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Mr. Tranquilino from Charlotte, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Tranquilino's classroom raised $518

Physics Design Labs

My students need a class set of materials to build bridges and rockets.

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Mr. Tranquilino Harding University High School
Charlotte, NC Grades 9-12

My Students

My students in Physics and Astronomy love to do different design challenges. They love to design and build structure and vehicle projects. They will surely learn and enjoy designing and building bridges and rockets.

I have about 50 students this year ranging from 10th to 12th graders.

Half of them are in my Physics class, and the other half in Astronomy class. Our school serves students who choose to undertake college preparatory curriculum. Our Magnet programs are Mathematics, Science, Environmental Studies, and International Baccalaureate.

My Project

The dynamic eight-piece poster set will not only illustrate key principles of physics, but they will spark student interest. The students will be able to relate Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy to skateboarding, and Mechanical Work to the game of soccer. On the Model bridge classroom pack, students will be challenged to design and construct their own wooden bridge. They will surely enjoy the thrill of destructive testing. On this design challenge they will learn concepts of Forces like squeezing, stretching, bending, sliding, and twisting and how they apply in real-life bridge building. They will also learn to calculate the capacity and efficiency of their bridge. In Astronomy, my students love rocketry investigations. They will be challenged to design and construct their own model rocket while exploring the following topics: design processes, rocket parts, phases of rocket flight, recovery systems, rocket propulsion, rocket engine operation, and rocket stability testing.

This Physics Design Challenge Project is so important because it will keep my students engaged in the classroom.

Design challenges provide them the opportunity to develop their engineering skills. They learn best when they are doing hands-on activities. They need these materials to learn Physics and Astronomy concepts through inquiry, not by lecture and watching videos.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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

50 students impacted 24 donors
Mr. Tranquilino Harding University High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Charlotte, NC 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

50 students impacted 24donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Model Bridge Classroom Pack Basswood • Nasco $78.75 1 $78.75
Daily Warm Ups: Physics • Nasco $18.75 1 $18.75
Alpha III Bulk Pack • Nasco $108.25 1 $108.25
Model Rocket Engine Bulk Pack B6-4 • Nasco $53.95 1 $53.95
Physics of Fun Poster Set • Nasco $79.75 1 $79.75

Materials cost

$339.45

Vendor shipping charges

 $33.94

Sales tax

 $26.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$439.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.64

Total project goal

$517.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $517.60

24 Donors

-$509.66

Donations toward project cost

-$439.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.94

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