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Ms. Caruso from Hawthorne, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Caruso's classroom raised $734

Calculators Needed for High School Math

My students need 40 scientific calculators to perform time consuming calculations more efficiently and solve more complex problems than possible without calculators.

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Ms. Caruso Hawthorne High School
Hawthorne, CA Grades 9-12

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My Students

Using a table to find the value of sine? Computing the inverse of a 3x3 matrix by hand? Surprisingly, some of my students would have to do this without the simple tool of a scientific calculator.

My students come from low-income families, often with parents or guardians who have not studied math beyond Algebra 1, let alone attend college for mathematics.

Although most of my students were not born into families that have excelled in academics, they have the capability and desire to learn not only Algebra 1, but all the courses up to and including Calculus.

My Project

In order to succeed in these math courses, my students need 40 scientific calculators. Most people take it for granted to own a scientific calculator, however, most of my students not only do not own one, but do not even know how to use some of the basic functions such as taking a square root. In this day of extraordinary technological advances, my students need scientific calculators to help them perform basic calculations more efficiently. Sine, Cosine, Tangent, square roots, matrices, and factorials! Without calculators, my students cannot solve problems beyond the very basic and simple involving any of these topics. As they study Geometry and Algebra 2, the use of a calculator eliminates doing unnecessary calculations by hand so the students can spend more time learning the concepts and solving more complex problems than they might otherwise.

Your financial support will help make our classroom become a more accessible, creative space that truly facilitates and enhances their learning.

Instead of leaving these low-income youth behind - you will be providing them with the learning tools to become critical thinkers in this rapidly changing society.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

200 students impacted 8 donors
Ms. Caruso Hawthorne High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Hawthorne, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

200 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TI-30XII CALCULATOR -- Texas Instruments TI-30XII Scientific Calculator • Quill $13.49 40 $539.60

Materials cost

$539.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.40

Sales tax

 $39.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$601.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$131.97

Total project goal

$733.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $733.18

6 Donors

-$733.18

Donations toward project cost

-$601.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$131.97

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