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Mrs. Neal from San Jose CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making Our Fantasies A Reality

My students need a MakerBot Mini and printing filament.

  • $2,318 goal

This project expired on January 12, 2015.

This project expired on January 12, 2015.

My Students

My students love hands on activities and would have their minds blown with the experience of 3D printing.

Do you remember when you really started to understand the world around you and saw something incredible for the first time?

Now imagine that moment bottled up and you have a glimpse of my 7th grade students. They are at the prime of their curiosity and crave new experiences.

My Project

We love what can happen in the virtual world, and with a 3D printer, we can make what we imagine physically appear. I want to give my students an exciting experience in connecting what we learn in Math and Science to hands on experiences in STEM. This project will be a launching point for connecting our classroom to the possibilities of their futures. As 7th graders we study medieval technology, such as the trebuchet (catapult) and life sciences. My students would be able to construct catapult prototypes and models of microscopic organisms. A dream of all infectious disease lovers!

This project will help establish the significance of mathematical and scientific processes in the classroom and deepen our understanding of how things work, while bringing our learning to life.

Mrs. Neal
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
MakerBot Replicator Mini Compact 3D Printer • Amazon $1,375.00 1 $1,375.00
MakerBot True Blue PLA Filament (Small Spool) • Amazon $18.00 3 $54.00
MakerBot True Purple PLA Filament (Small Spool) • Amazon $18.00 3 $54.00
MakerBot True Yellow PLA Filament (Small Spool) • Amazon $18.00 3 $54.00
MakerBot True Red PLA Filament (Small Spool) • Amazon $18.00 3 $54.00
MakerBot True Black PLA Filament (Small Spool) • Amazon $18.00 3 $54.00
MakerBot True Green PLA Filament (Small Spool) • Amazon $18.00 3 $54.00
MakerBot True White PLA Filament (Small Spool) • Amazon $18.00 3 $54.00

Materials cost

$1,753.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $160.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$26.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,969.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$347.59

Total project goal

$2,317.29

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