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Ms. Talamantez from Houston TX is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Back To Basics

My students need protractors, rulers, magnets and a magentic forces kit.

  • $232 goal

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My Students

Do you remember dreading those complicated physics problems? Can you imagine trying to understand physics without any tools to assist you with the measurements? Our physics students are sharing tools, as well as missing some of the essentials that are necessary to investigate advanced magnetism.

My classroom is a mix of very different learning styles.

Most of my students are economically disadvantaged, and 100% are labeled at-risk. I want to provide a safe and fun learning environment where they do not have to feel disadvantaged by sharing or not participating in normal physics investigations. I want them to feel comfortable working on their own and begin to enjoy physics instead of dreading it.

My Project

By supplying my students with their own tools for measurement, they will become more independent and confident in their calculations. They are currently sharing or borrowing tools from their classmates. Rulers, protractors, and compasses will provide them with the basics when dealing with forces, vectors and magnetism.

Since my students are economically disadvantaged, I've tried my best to get some of the basics funded for them, if not buying them myself.

These resources will definitely provide reusable measurement tools that will last for years. Please take the time to think of our students and help provide some of the basics for educating them to become successful in physics. Thank you so much for your time.

Ms. Talamantez
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PROTRACTOR MULTI-USE CLEAR - SCHOOL SMART • ABC School Supply, Inc $2.46 2 $4.92
COMPASS 16MM DIA PK/4 • ABC School Supply, Inc $1.42 7 $9.94
KIT MAGENTIC FORCES • Frey Scientific, Inc. $91.35 1 $91.35
PROTRACTOR CLEAR PLASTIC 6'' PK/12 - SCHOOL SMART • ABC School Supply, Inc $2.18 2 $4.36
CHALKBOARD PROTRACTOR 15 1/2 WOOD - SCHOOL SMART • ABC School Supply, Inc $3.79 2 $7.58
RULER FINGER GRIP RULER 12'' SMOKE • ABC School Supply, Inc $0.94 25 $23.50
MAGNETS BAR ALNICO 3''X3/8''X2/8'' PKG/2 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $6.26 1 $6.26

Materials cost

$147.91

Vendor shipping charges

$16.74

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$196.87

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.74

Total project goal

$231.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$231.61

17 Donors

-$222.79

Donations toward project cost

-$196.87

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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