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What Does a Million Look Like?

My students need a 36" cube box to be used to collect pennies they bring to class.

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Mrs. Blackford Frederick Middle School
Frederick, OK Grades 6-8

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My Students

What does a million look like? My students will be collecting pennies to see what a million looks like. To keep the pennies secure, students will be constructing a 36" cube box in which to keep the pennies. Pennies collected will be donated to the local food bank at the end of the project.

My students are sixth grade students in a rural community.

They are energetic and eager to learn. Student in our school love to help others in the community. Our class goal is to collect a million pennies. We will write about what a million looks like, and then we will be donating all pennies collected to the local food bank. In constructing the box, students will also be learning how to handle tools that may be used in everyday life.

My Project

The objective of this project is to build a 36” cube box in which students will collect pennies. The students will be involved in the actual build of the box, learning how to properly handle tools that may be used in everyday life. The students will write a descriptive essay at the beginning of the project on what they think a million will look like. The pennies will then be donated to the local food bank during the annual school food drive on behalf of the sixth grade class. If a million is not reached by the annual food drive, the students will be discuss the length of time it would take to reach a million pennies. All pennies collected to this point will be donated. Our goal is a million pennies, which is equivalent to $10,000. The project will supply my students with first hand knowledge of helping others out in the community as well as how to use tools that may be used in everyday life. My students will learn the importance of helping others.

It is important for my students to be able to take pride in knowing they constructed the box that will hold the pennies.

The box will be constructed out of plexi-glass and plywood so that students can see how close they are to reaching their goal. By actually helping to construct the box, my students will learn how to handle tools that they may use in everyday life. The project will impact my students by allowing them to be an active part in helping others in our community.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

50 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. Blackford Frederick Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Frederick, OK View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

50 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ACRYLIC SHEET .236 48X96 CLEAR • Sutherlands $176.99 1 $176.99
3/4 BIRCH CAB GRADE • Sutherlands $39.95 2 $79.90
120Q SLDBRS PINTMBLR PADLCK3/4 • Sutherlands $7.99 2 $15.98
286BC TEE HINGE 4 EX HVY ZINC • Sutherlands $3.29 3 $9.87
V34 HASP DBL 31/4 ZINC • Sutherlands $5.99 1 $5.99
SCREW DW COARSE 2IN BLK 1LB • Sutherlands $5.29 1 $5.29

Materials cost

$294.02

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$333.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.84

Total project goal

$392.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $392.27

1 Donor

-$392.27

Donations toward project cost

-$333.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.84

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