Hi, everyone, and thank you for visiting my classroom fundraiser. My name is Jonathan Hernandez and I’m entering my second year of teaching high school Physics and Anatomy & Physiology at a Title 1 school in Texas. This year, I’ll be teaching around 130–140 students and I want to provide them with hands-on, engaging learning experiences that go beyond worksheets and lectures.

In my classroom we have built rubber-band-powered cars, catapults, and egg-drop contraptions in Physics. We have introduced dissection procedures using pickles in a forensic investigation activity, have built anatomical muscle models, and have simulated the steps of digestion with real food items in Anatomy & Physiology. These activities spark creativity, deepen understanding of scientific topics, and overall make learning fun.

However, most of the supplies I used last year came out of my own pocket. I purchased the materials myself because I believe every student deserves a chance to learn by doing. This year I will continue to provide supplies to my students and classroom. I have provided a non-exhaustive list of supplies below, which I purchased last year.

I’m asking for your help to raise funds to offset the cost of classroom supplies for this school year. Any contributions will go directly toward consumables and materials used in student projects - enough to support 130+ students across two subjects for an entire school year. Thank you for supporting public education, creative teaching, and the next generation of thinkers and doers.

Physics

Diffraction lenses

Polarizing lenses

Graphing paper

Batteries for buggy cars, accelerators, calculators, etc.

Tennis balls, rubber bouncy balls, marbles

Cotton balls, pipe cleaners, Styrofoam cups, duct tape, masking tape, yarn, toothpicks, rubber bands, straws, Ziploc bags (Egg Drop lab)

Anatomy & Physiology

Index cards

Twizzlers, shrink wrap (building muscle models)

Plates, bowls, cups, utensils, cheese cloth, baking soda, vinegar, butter, bananas, deli meat (digestion simulation)

Modeling clay

Sponges, hand soap, dish soap, disinfecting wipes, nitrile gloves (for dissections)

Pickles, food coloring, multi-colored beads, googly eyes (pickle dissection / forensic lab)

General supplies for both classes

Lined paper

Color paper

Pencils

Kleenex

Glue sticks

Hot glue sticks

Scotch tape

Balloons

Popsicle sticks

Sharpies

Crayons

Markers

Color pencils