A Little Help for Our Friends
- School:
- Gulf Coast Charter Academy South
- Subject:
- Science
- Teacher:
- Debbie Borowski
- Students Impacted:
- 63
- Grade:
- 4
- Date:
- September 8, 2022
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
Heather Dam - $499.15
Original Grant Overview
Goal
I would like to create an engaging and accessible science classroom for all of our 63 fourth graders.
What will be done with my students
All three classes (63 students) of fourth graders will easily be able to work with their data, see supplemental videos in class simply and clearly, write and erase in their science notebooks, read and learn the names of our science tools and supplies in two languages, and be in a cool science environment with the galaxy light covers.
Benefits to my students
Throughout the year, our fourth graders will be doing experiments that will require them to take measurements. In order for their experiments to be considered valid, they will need to repeat measurements at least three times. And to interpret and understand their data, they will need to get averages of that data. In our experiments, the weights and lengths are almost never “clean” whole numbers. Averaging numbers like 40.66, 20.23 and 35.93, is something they have not yet learned and becomes a whole new lesson taking the wind out of their “science sails”.
A pull-down projection screen will enable me to use both white boards in my room as well as show supplemental videos. The L brackets will allow us to install the screen over one of the white boards as that is the best spot for projecting.
Pencils and erasers need to be in constant supply. Surprisingly, we have already used half of the pencils and erasers with which we began the year!
Our group of fourth graders includes many English Language learners and quite a few students who are not reading on level. I would like to use the label maker to make English/Spanish word labels for the plastic totes in my room that contain our science tools and supplies so that all of our students will learn the names and possibly spellings for the items they will be using throughout the year.
There are nine fluorescent lights in our classroom. I would like to use five light covers that showcase the beauty of outer space to eliminate the harsh glow of the lights and inspire my students to learn more about our beautiful universe.
Budget Narrative
I will purchase all of these items from Amazon. There will be no shipping fees. I have included estimated taxes.
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Pack Pocket Calculator Small Battery Powered Calculator Bulk Mini Size 4 Function Calculator Hand Held Basic Calculator for Students Kids School Home Office (Green, White, Red, Yellow, Blue, Black) | $39.99 |
| 2 | Elite Screens Manual B, 80-INCH Manual Pull Down Projector Screen Diagonal 16:9 Diag 4K 8K 3D Ultra HDR HD Ready Home Theater Movie Theatre White Projection Screen with Slow Retract Mechanism, M80H | $99.00 |
| 3 | Elite Screens 6" White Projector Screen L-Brackets, Single Metal Welded Construction, Wall or Ceiling Mount - Includes Hooks and Hardware, Model: ZVMAXLB6-W | $25.00 |
| 4 | Brother P-Touch, PTH110BP, Easy Portable Label Maker Bundle (4 label tapes included) | $54.99 |
| 5 | 5 x OCTO LIGHTS Fluorescent Light Covers for Classroom Office | $204.95 |
| 6 | Wood-Cased #2 HB Pencils, Yellow, Pre-sharpened, Class Pack, 320 pencils | $29.99 |
| 7 | Amazon Basics Pink Eraser, 24 Count | $12.23 |
| 8 | taxes | $33.00 |
| Total: | $499.15 |
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