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Mr. Nails from Atlanta, GA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Science of Music

Help me give my students a speaker to increase positive environments and differentiated learning through the science of music.

  • $546 goal

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My Project

One thing every student loves today is music. Whether they’re using it to focus on their work or as a means to express their feelings, music has become a norm in today’s life. Instead of fighting against the music, I’ve learned to find the science of music. Utilizing music in my classroom has proven to be very useful.

My students and I have created almost 5 songs about science and I’ve seen that with each topic we’ve utilized music, they have scored much higher.

My students would make beats on the table that would be disruptive to class, so we made a deal that I would let them make a beat and rap if it were related to our content. They made a song about land and sea breezes which was shared with other classes at our school.

I plan to use the speakers as a way to create music with them in a setting that they can clearly hear and to incorporate it to teach new topics to them. For example, we utilize flocabulary to introduce new vocabulary for the unit. I also will be using the speaker to provide classroom music when our scholars are working because my scholars have proven that they are much more productive with background music.

Mr. Nails Bunche Middle School Grades 6-8

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
JBL PartyBox 110 - Portable Party Speaker with Built-in Lights, Powerful Sound and deep bass • Amazon Business $399.95 1 $399.95

Materials cost

$399.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$463.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.80

Total project goal

$545.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $545.35

1 Donor

-$463.55

Donations toward project cost

-$463.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$81.80

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 $0.00

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