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Mr. Vanderwerff from Oakland, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Vanderwerff's classroom raised $848

Static Electricity for Physics - Shocking!

My students need 9 static electricity experimentation items such as a discharge electrode, Faraday cage set, and Volta hail storm.

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Mr. Vanderwerff Lighthouse Community Charter School
Oakland, CA Grades 9-12

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

With your donation, static electricity will grab the attention of my students as they learn about key science content. I am an 11/12th grade Physics teacher at a charter school with amazing students from a high-need community.

My students are very interested in learning more about how static electricity works. Although we have been able to use common household items to study it, they would greatly benefit from more spectacular examples and more experience with the topic.

We have requested both student kits and materials for demonstrations (think BIG SPARKS) which make these phenomenon quite visible. For example, Volta's Hailstorm challenges students to explain why small polystyrene balls start jumping up and down when they aren't even touching a source of static electricity.

By donating these materials to our school, you will make it possible for all my students to truly understand static electricity, which will give them a strong base for logical reasoning for the rest of of the year.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

75 students impacted 4 donors
Mr. Vanderwerff Lighthouse Community Charter School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oakland, CA View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

75 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FARADAY CAGE SET • Sargent-Welch $22.05 1 $22.05
VOLTA'S HAIL STORM • Sargent-Welch $66.09 1 $66.09
SPHERE - INSULATED • Sargent-Welch $235.09 1 $235.09
DISCHARGE ELECTRODE • Sargent-Welch $65.25 1 $65.25
LEYDEN JAR • Sargent-Welch $11.66 1 $11.66
ELECTROSTATIC POMPON SET • Sargent-Welch $21.42 1 $21.42
ELECTROSTATIC MATERIALS KIT • Sargent-Welch $53.99 1 $53.99
INSULATING PLATFORM • Sargent-Welch $60.30 1 $60.30
ELECTRIC WHIRL • Sargent-Welch $41.79 1 $41.79

Materials cost

$577.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $57.76

Sales tax

 $41.88

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$694.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$152.55

Total project goal

$847.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $847.49

2 Donors

-$108.74

Donations toward project cost

-$89.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.57

match offer

-$738.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$605.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$132.97

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