This week, we're helping to provide a novel and chemistry supplies for high school science classrooms in North Carolina and Arkansas, respectively. We hope that readers who support quality public school education will help these teachers and students by sharing or supporting our featured projects.
The Inoculation Project is an ongoing, volunteer effort to crowdfund science and math projects for red-state public schools in low-income neighborhoods. As always, our conduit is DonorsChoose.org, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that facilitates tax-deductible donations to specific, vetted projects in public schools.
Let’s help this North Carolina high school teacher bring the alternative energy lessons to life with a classroom set of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
MAIN PROJECT
Resources: Help me give my students the opportunity to learn about the impact of education, innovation, and alternative energy on developing communities in a different part of the world!
Economic need: Nearly all students from low‑income households
Location: North Wilkes High School, Hays, North Carolina
Total: $170.26
Still Needed: $170.26 Completed, thank you! Please consider project below.
Teacher’s Comments from Coach Prouty:
My Students: Our high school is located in Northwest North Carolina. Throughout its history, the county has experienced economic ups and downs. Recently, the country lost many jobs due to a major company leaving.
We encourage our students to create opportunities for themselves by developing their personal and professional skills and abilities.
We want our students to feel like people are investing in their future, and that is why we are looking to use donors choose to allow our community and country to choose to invest in these students as well.
My Project: A major goal of my classroom is to connect the students to real life examples as well as open their eyes to the struggles and difficulties faced by different communities and cultures around the world.
"The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind," is a great, easy to read young adult novel that will help my students apply concepts they learn about alternative energy to a real life example.
I will be able to help my students develop literacy skills as well as find motivation in a story about a young man who used his personal drive to help his community.
My students will learn about environmental issues, overcoming obstacles, perseverance, family, and community service. We will use these books as the basis for a couple of projects.
Donations of ANY size can make a BIG difference!
Then let’s help provide supplies for this never-before-funded high school teacher to teach AP Environmental and AP Chemistry.
LONG-TERM PROJECT
Resources: Help me give my students a better Chemistry education! these things will be used by everyone I teach
Economic need: Nearly all students from low‑income households
Location: Newport High School, Newport, Arkansas
Total: $342.74
Still Needed: $342.74 $124.80
Teacher’s Comments from Mr. Teague:
My Students: My students are Juniors in high school who choose to take Chemistry. They are 60 percent minority and about the same in poverty level. These are bright students with very few resources. Our school is located on the White river in Northeast Arkansas. This was once a thriving town , and in terms of rice production it still is an important part of this country’s food industry. If anything, our students are patriots. We have a strong ROTC program and many graduates join the service.
My Project: These items are meant to teach specific content areas. The Colorimeter is used for Beers law. This is the schools first year to have AP Chemistry and this adventure requires some special equipment. Also here are some supplies like electronic balances that we will use every year and some personal protective equipment. Students will put on their gloves, weigh out the sample on the balances and analyze them with the instrument. The students taking AP Environmental and AP Chemistry will actually have an opportunity to earn college credit if they pass the test and will definitely be more colleges ready whether they pass their end of course test or just use the rigorous training to help students pass College Chemistry or Physical science or environmental science.
Donations of ANY size can make a BIG difference!
Thanks to a generous assist from our donors, both of last week’s projects were completed! Here are the teachers’ thank you notes:
Our STEAM Dream!
Thank you so much for helping us grow this year with our critical thinking, math, and science concepts. Our math centers and enrichment time will be like never before!
We all know it takes a village to raise self-aware, independent, creative and caring children, thank you for being part of our village!
With gratitude,
Ms. Trogdon
Operation Hands-On Science!
I, and my students, greatly appreciate all of your generous donations and support. The materials will most definitely support our instructional needs and further the understanding of the concepts and material we are teaching. Hands-on learning is an integral part of the learning process. Every little bit helps. Thank you!
With gratitude,
Mr. Hampson
Founded in 2009, The Inoculation Project combats the anti-science push in conservative America by funding science and math projects in traditionally red-state classrooms and libraries. Our conduit is DonorsChoose.org, 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 science or math projects, preferably 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 776! The success-list diary also contains links and additional information about DonorsChoose.org.