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The Inoculation Project 2/19/2023: Missouri Succulents, Texas Building Blocks [1]

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Date: 2023-02-19

For February, DonorsChoose has created a special project designation to help people who wish to direct their donations in observance of Black History Month. You’ll see the text below in a box near the top of projects with this designation, including both our projects today. There is a search available if you’d like to locate more such projects.

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

Our new project this week is at a Kansas City middle school. Mrs. Bush wants a grow-box in which her students can grow succulents, like her own plants that she keeps in the classroom. At the moment, there are 2x matching funds from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is pleased to support teachers and students in metropolitan Kansas City. Our vision is to foster a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens in their communities. ... A quality education is the foundation for self-sufficiency, preparing young people for success in college and in life.

PROJECT #1 Project: Schoolhouse Succulents! Resources: Help me give my students the opportunity to grow succulents, which are easy to grow, and this light succulent garden hydroponic system is the perfect way for students to experience the joy of gardening. Economic need: An Equity Focus School; nearly all students from low‑income households. A “Celebrating Black History Month” project. Location: Central Middle School, Kansas City, Missouri Total: $301.01 (2x matching funds from Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation) Still Needed: $ 301.01 Completed, thank you! Please consider project #2 below. Project description by Mrs. Bush: My students love all my succulent plants in my classroom. They touch them, water them, smell them and stare at them. We have a succulent themed classroom this school year, so a light succulent garden hydroponic system would be perfect for our classroom. The students will be able to grow the succulent plants independently by planting the seeds, watering the plants, caring for the soil and making sure that the lighting is right for the plants as they grow. This hydroponic gardening table will motivate the students to become future gardeners in America! DONATE HERE Donations of ANY size can make a BIG difference! x x YouTube Video

This substantial project is for a Dallas kindergarten teacher, and we made good progress on it last week. Mrs. Scales needs lots of STEM building materials so her students can design and build whatever they imagine! Like our other project, this is also a “Celebrating Black History Month” project.

PROJECT #2 Project: STEM Full Speed Ahead Resources: Help me give my students building blocks and resources to help my students create in the learning station. Economic need: An Equity Focus School; nearly all students from low‑income households. A “Celebrating Black History Month” project. Location: George W Truett Elementary School, Dallas, Texas Total: $491.27 Still Needed: $ 431.27 $371.27 Project description by Mrs. Scales: Students LOVE STEM! I am a kindergarten teacher hoping to add a STEM center to our station rotation. I would also love to have STEM Fridays where all students are able to collaborate together! STEM can be a great tool for building student thinking and imagination stimulation! I would love to have many different building blocks, magnetic blocks, bristle blocks, legos, and manipulative options for students to choose from and switch out weekly to keep things new and fun for them! These STEM building manipulatives can also be used in many different subject areas. So, students will always have a chance to have some hands-on learning! DONATE HERE Donations of ANY size can make a BIG difference! Here are a couple of the items in the request. These “bristle-lock tiles” by PicassoTile are intended for children still developing fine motor skills — it’s a cinch to stick them together! x YouTube Video KASHIAOTE Gears building sets make it easy for kids to build projects that move and do things. x YouTube Video

Our main project from last week was completed, and it was a big one that we worked on for several weeks. Project #1, Pigments and Wavelengths of Light: Ms. Delchamps teaches high school biology in Mobile, Alabama, and she wanted her students to be able to do a fascinating project to understand what pigments plants use to go about their business of photosynthesis. She writes: On behalf of my students I want to thank you for funding my project Pigments and Wavelengths of Light. This will allow me to show students that wonders of plants and how they photosynthesize. They will gain a new appreciation of the wonders of nature by this hands-on lab experience. I am excited to get started on this project. Thank you again!

DonorsChoose has developed the designation Equity Focus Schools to describe some schools that submit projects. They meet two criteria: at least 50% of students are Black, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, or multiracial, and at least 50% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch, the standard measure for school economic need. You can read more at the link about their efforts to address the longstanding inequity in education.

Founded in 2009, The Inoculation Project combats the anti-science, anti-education push in conservative America by funding science, math, and literacy projects in red-state public school classrooms and libraries. Our conduit is DonorsChoose, a crowdfunding charity founded in 2000 and highly rated by both Charity Navigator and the Better Business Bureau.

Every Sunday, we focus on helping to fund projects in neighborhood public schools where the overwhelming majority of students come from low-income households. We welcome everyone who supports public school education — no money is required!

Finally, here’s our list of successfully funded projects — our series total is 1016! The success-list diary also contains links and additional information about DonorsChoose.

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