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Mrs. Hopkins from Salisbury, NC is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Hopkins's classroom raised $307

Building Bridges to Geometry

My students need a KNEX Education Real Bridge Building Set to understand how geometry connects to the real world.

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Mrs. Hopkins Granite Quarry Elementary School
Salisbury, NC Grades 3-5

My Students

A typical day in my classroom involves communication, relevancy, problem-solving and collaboration. Students come ready to learn and live up to our classroom belief “Learning and thinking are hard work.” Math involves daily writing to improve communication and hands-on tasks to remain relevant.

My thirty motivated, hard-working students have created an exciting and welcoming environment where “We are a family” is one of our classroom beliefs.

Active listening, discussion groups, think, pair and share are all ways we work to become leaders. Coming from diverse families and socioeconomic backgrounds, they are ready to travel and see what’s outside their city and county. With goals of becoming marine biologists, sports managers, pediatricians, and writers, these students are anxious to see how they can impact the world and what other people have done before them. Without the cost of a bridge building kit covered, these students will be unable to see how geometry connects to the real world through engineering.

My Project

In teams, we'll build seven, five to six foot long, K'NEX Bridge Models including replicas of real-world bridges such as the Golden Gate (suspension), Forth Rail Bridge (cantilever) and Sydney Harbor Bridge (arch). We'll use the models as a catalyst to study the history, function, structural design, geometry and strength of bridges through our study of geometry and its real-world applications. Students will be expected to understand the engineering principles that have been applied to allow bridges to support the loads they must carry.

Through inquiry-based lessons, I challenge students as they build, investigate, problem solve, discuss, and evaluate problems in action.

This project will allow me to continue to challenge students daily in math.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

30 students impacted 15 donors
Mrs. Hopkins Granite Quarry Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Salisbury, NC 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

30 students impacted 15donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
KNEX Education Real Bridge Building Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $193.50 1 $193.50

Materials cost

$193.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.35

Sales tax

 $15.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$260.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.03

Total project goal

$306.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $306.87

10 Donors

-$285.17

Donations toward project cost

-$260.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.33

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.70

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