Light & Atoms through photosynthesis:

Students will study basic laws guiding atomic behavior and light energy with these Light and Optics lab modules.

Green Globs Graphing Program:

The green globs graphing program gives students an interactive experience to enhance their graphing skills.

Guided Non-fiction reading program:

Instructional resource and materials to build comprehension and vocabulary skills to become strategic independent readers.

Celestron CPC1100 XLT Telescope:

A telescope giving astronomy and physics students the ability to view night sky objects in a hands-on way that was previously unavailable.

All About Stuttering:

Help for students who stutter is available from SVSD speech-language therapists who will utilize this workbox and materials.

Graphing Calculators:

Providing technology for the exploration of Mathematical functions and concepts using graphing calculators.

Rosetta Stone for English Learners:

Licenses and training for ELL instructors and students.

CSI Snoqualmie:

This hands-on lab will provide in-depth explanations about how restriction enzymes cut DNA and how electrophoresis is used to separate and visualize DNA Fragments.

Concrete Geometry:

Math manipulative tools to help students form a solid concrete foundation of the difficult abstract geometry concepts such as the pythagorean theorem, trigonometry area of triangles, volume of prisms, etc.

Music Library Development

Help to purchase sheet music for large ensembles, small groups, and soloists as well as warm up and technique books.

Educational board games for differentiating instruction:

Board games to help students learn and practice their German language skills.

Balance and Motion Workshop:

Students put the principles of gravity and force to use while constructing wooden toys at this workshop.

Drums and Xylos:

The music department will benefit from the purchase of drums and xylophones decreasing the ratio of students per instrument to 2.

Variables Toy Workshop:

Students learn mathematic and scientific concepts in this hands on workshop.

Reading Intervention and Enrichment programs:

The Foundation is pleased to announce continued support of the District’s Reading Intervention and Enrichment programs at the elementary schools. Recognizing that reading proficiency is essential to academic success, the Foundation has gifted $16,000 to the Snoqualmie Valley School District for continued implementation of these vital reading programs.

Stereo Microscopes for 1st Grade Classrooms:

The first grade students will benefit from the addition of a microscope while Collecting & Examining Life lessons.

Light Boxes:

Visible light from the Sun is made up of a mixture of all colors of light. Students can study this effect with the Light Box.

Stereo Microscopes for Middle School:

This type of microscope allows students to study materials in a hands-on way.

Compost Bins:

With these worm compost bins students experience scientific methods in a renewable hands on way.

Science Computers (COW’s):

More students will be able to run experiments with these mobile science computers and they are completely compatable with the Vernier probes previously funded by the Foundation.

Watershed/Nonpoint Source Model:

Humans impact the ecosystem in both positive and negative ways. Students can study and predict how external changes influence a watershed during the Salmon Unit of study.