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Mrs. Sheila Moore from Newport NC is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sun Power!

My students need 12 solar engine kits and 12 solar bags.

  • $573 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

We live in a world that is facing an energy dilemma. We need to move our focus from a country that is oil dependent to one that can harness and use some alternative energies.

My students in the Earth and Environmental classes are freshmen.

Our school is a high achieving school, ranked number 2 in our state's ABC ranking system. It is a rural school, and we seek all opportunities to challenge our students. Hands-on activities are the most important tool for the science educator, and these supplies that show the power of the sun are a favorite of the freshmen!

My Project

The supplies are quite simple. I would like a dozen solar engines and solar bags. Students can work in teams of two--the more students actively engaged the better. Students can assemble the solar engine and use the solar panel to power it. We can test several questions: Does the angle of the sun affect the panel's ability to move the propeller? Does covering half of the solar panel affect its effectiveness? The solar bags are just sheer fun. Huge black solar bags fill with air and the heat from the sun, causing them to rise like a zeppelin. My students LOVE this outside activity.

Alternative energies are important to everyone on the planet.

By inspiring my students to take a quick peek at the power of the sun, perhaps they will make better decisions about its use and make a change that our planet needs!

Mrs. Sheila Moore
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Solar Electricity Demonstration Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $15.15 12 $181.80
The Solar Bag • Carolina Biological Supply Company $18.00 12 $216.00

Materials cost

$397.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.78

Sales tax

 $16.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$469.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.05

Total project goal

$572.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $572.51

4 Donors

-$96.00

Donations toward project cost

-$78.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.28

match offer

-$476.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$390.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.77

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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