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Mrs. Austin from Walkertown, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wild World of Science!

The cost of science center activities, including science bags on recycling, floating and sinking, weather, how a seed grows, what magnets can do, as well as butterfly lifecycle models, and books on science poetry. is $635, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Austin's classroom raised $649

This project is fully funded

I am a second year teacher working in rural North Carolina. I work in a wonderful new school in Forsyth County just outside of Winston Salem, North Carolina; unfortunately we have very limited funding. I am requesting some exciting science items to use in my 2nd grade classroom. This year I have students who would greatly benefit from the use of science centers and hands on manipulatives. In the coming school year I want to offer my 2nd grade a world of exciting science adventures. This proposal is for several science bags with books, games and puppets that the children can use to help develop their scientific inquiry. The students will be able to use these in the science center in our classroom. I am also requesting some non-fiction science reading materials to be used in the center as well as a butterfly cage and some manmade habitats for the children to observe animal life cycles. These items I am requesting would encompass all the Major Concepts/Skill areas as outlined in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Including Strands: Nature of Science, Science as Inquiry, Science and Technology, Science in Personal and Social Perspectives. These centers and manipulatives will reinforce the competency goals as stated in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and assist both teacher and student by providing new and exciting ways to learn and teach science. 75% of the student population at my school eat on a free or reduced lunch. Many of my students have no access to science experiences or scientific reading materials. This would be highly beneficial to those students who want to learn but have limited or no access to all things scientific. Please help me with this vital project. If I could afford this on my own I would gladly fund this project, unfortunately I am on a beginning teacher salary with little extra funds. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Mrs. Austin Asu Academy Middle Fork Grades PreK-2

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More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Creepy Crawlies Grades K-2 • Scholastic Teacher Store $28.00 1 $28.00
Science View Topic Kits - Classroom Set • Frey Scientific, Inc. $38.85 1 $38.85
Science Bag -- Sky Tree • Childcraft, Inc. $39.99 1 $39.99
Science Bag -- Floating and Sinking • Childcraft, Inc. $39.99 1 $39.99
Science Bag -- Recycle • Childcraft, Inc. $39.99 1 $39.99
Science Bag -- Weather Words • Childcraft, Inc. $39.99 1 $39.99
Butterfly Lifecycle Models • Frey Scientific, Inc. $4.95 2 $9.90
Butterfly Garden Kit, Entomology • Frey Scientific, Inc. $29.75 1 $29.75
Properties of Matter • Scholastic Teacher Store $37.00 1 $37.00
101 Science Poems & Songs For Young Learners • Scholastic Teacher Store $12.95 1 $12.95
Life Cycles • Scholastic Teacher Store $45.00 1 $45.00
Science Bag -- What Magnets Can Do • Childcraft, Inc. $39.99 1 $39.99
Science Bag -- How a Seed Grows • Childcraft, Inc. $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$441.39

Vendor shipping charges

 $44.14

Sales tax

 $18.76

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$532.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$116.78

Total project goal

$648.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $648.78

5 Donors

-$566.76

Donations toward project cost

-$532.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$82.02

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