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• Mastering AP Physics with Updated Review Books

  Funded Oct 3, 2024

  You have really helped my students achieve their goals of getting 100% prepared for the AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 exams. The review books you helped to provide will go a long way to getting these students confident and ready to tackle the exam in May.

  Throughout the year I do my best to provide relevant lab activities and problems for my students to do so they are ready for the exam. This year we are working in a new curriculum for AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 compared to previous years. These new review books are aligned with the new exams and will help my students to prepare for what they will see in May.

  I hope you know how much your donation will help my students achieve their ambitions. Many will excel on the exam because of the extra practice you are helping to provide. These same students will be able to get into their first or second college choice more often. You are the person responsible for that. Thank you. Thank you from me, and thank you from my students.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Stewart

  This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Foundation and 2 other donors.

• Learning Electric Circuits: Hand Crank Generators, Motors, Fans, and Bulbs

  Funded May 6, 2024

  My students are already excited about using the hand crank generators. They came in the mail just in time to integrate with a circuit lesson in my Physical Science classes. I will get to use them in AP Physics 2 and Honors Physics classes next year as I already covered circuits in those classes already. The Physical Science students got to see how their mechanical energy of moving the crank caused a light bulb to light up and they could also use it to turn an external motor to run things like wheels or propellers or fans. By adding more lightbulbs they saw how much more difficult it was to turn the crank. Alternatively when a blinking Christmas light was put in they could experience the difference in the resistance of the crank when the bulb was lit compared to when it was off. I'm glad that all of these came with two extra sets of gears because I am sure that they will get swapped out when students really push them to the limit.

  Also, thanks to you, I now have enough cartridges of toner to get through at least next year and probably for long after that. It is such a great gift that I don't need to worry about paying for it out of my own pocket. Thank you very much!

  To sum up, the materials you provided are already a hit here at the end of this school year and I look forward to integrating them further into more lessons next year.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Stewart

  This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors and one other donor.

• Learning Physics with Graphing Whiteboards and Classroom Supplies

  Funded Aug 19, 2023

  Thank you so much for supplying much needed materials for our science classroom this year. I am able to make inviting spaces for students to learn with the new whiteboards and cleaning supplies for them (cleaner spray, erasers, magic erasers, microfiber towels). In addition the screen wipes will allow my students to clean their safety goggles and computer screens at a moments notice. The paper will keep us running for the entire year and into the future. I will use the felt pads on the bottoms of each desk so they don't mar the floor and are easier to move from collaborative learning groups to test taking mode. Everything you helped to supply will go into enhancements for my classroom and will help our learners to be more engaged in the lessons. My students and I thank you immensely.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Stewart

  This classroom project was brought to life by The SONIC Foundation and 3 other donors.

• Safety Measures to View Two Solar Eclipses Next Year!

  Funded May 8, 2023

  The materials you provided for the students at will be used after this impact letter is due. What I can tell you is that because of your donations, every student (all 1600+) will be able to safely view both Solar Eclipses here in Naples: Annular eclipse (50% coverage here) in October and Total eclipse (60% coverage here) in April. I have been working at getting all of the things ready to go for this massive project from printing the permission letters to stuffing the printed envelopes with safety instructions and a sealed set of eclipse glasses. Because of your generosity, hundreds of students will be able to make lasting memories during both events. That's pretty special. On behalf of all of the students at my school, I thank you and wish you the best in the future.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Stewart

  This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors Corporation and 5 other donors.

• Prisms and Pop Up Toys for Physics Understanding

  Funded Dec 25, 2021

  This project helped out computer accessibility in my classroom immensely. There are heavy duty extension cords that I now have running to areas of the room so that wherever a student is sitting they have access to a computer charger. This is especially important on test days where everyone is taking an online test (and some students didn't charge their computer the day before). The glass prisms are useful when demonstrating color dispersion (think Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Cover) and total internal reflection (how information traveling through fiber optical lines work). A substitute item I found was a set of rubber balls that I can use in my Archimedes' Principle lab where students find that the buoyant force on an object equals the weight of the fluid that is displaced by the ball (and other objects). Finally, the jumping spring toys are used in a conservation of energy lab where students calculate the maximum gravitational potential energy of the toy at its highest point in the jump and then use that information to calculate its launch speed and the spring constant of the toy. All of these items bring authentic learning experiences into the classroom for students to experience firsthand and we all thank you for your generosity. Without you I would be picking and choosing an item here and there to add to my arsenal when I had some extra money in my pocket.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Stewart

• Balancing Birds, Face Masks and Tools to Learn Physics!

  Funded Dec 10, 2021

  Thank you so incredibly much for your continued support of my classroom. This project was used to replenish some supplies and to get some new materials for labs. My students now plenty of earbuds to use for content videos that are now delivered through their computers. They still get the real thing in class but they can now get the content (or refresh themselves) anytime on demand. The dry erase markers are used on student sized white boards for problem solving. Gorilla glue will be used in projects like the Mousetrap Car distance race. Laminating pouches are for reference materials. I now have plenty of face masks for any student who wishes to have one in class. Balancing birds are used in conjunction with a Torque lab that I do with weights and meter sticks teaching about Clockwise and Counterclockwise torques. My students thank you immensely for your generosity. I do too. With donors like you, I feel confident in providing the best experiences for my students in getting them ready for college and beyond. Thank you.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Stewart

• Physics Lab Computer Upgrade Time!

  Funded Dec 1, 2021

  My students thank you so much for the added flexibility to our classroom that you have given to us. We upgraded an aging computer in the lab area of the classroom and we now have plenty of laptop chargers for student issued computers. Much of my instruction is now available on demand to students through their laptops and all of their labs and assignments are now being submitted through their computers. They need a way to have them charged while in class so having 7 of them really allows for all students to have access when they need it. Thank you again for the continued generosity you have shown to our classroom. We really appreciate it.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Stewart

  This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.

• Multimeters for Circuit Labs, Electronic Balances and a Lab Computer!

  Funded Aug 28, 2021

  I wanted to wait until I was able to use the materials from this project with my students before reporting back. Even before I had the multimeters out of their boxes, I had a couple students ask me about what they are used for and if they could try things out with them. Science inquiry is not dead!

  Just this past week I was able to use the multimeters in a few AP Physics 2 lab activities I created to go with some new modular circuit kits we just got in. The students were able to use the multimeters to measure resistances, voltage gains/drops and current in electric circuits dealing with series and parallel configurations of resistors and light bulbs.

  Today in a lab activity students will be getting mass measurements with the electronic balances from this project. It deals with electric energy changing into thermal energy.

  And most importantly, the new computer in the project (the big ticket item) is now permanently installed in the lab where it is connected to a PASCO Scientific interface that accepts all types of sensors and probes. Today we will monitor the temperature of the water as it heats up. My students and I thank you for providing them with the opportunity to have real world lab experiences that they will be familiar with as they transition into college and the work force.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Stewart

• Physics Labs Brought to Life With a New Laptop!

  Funded Dec 14, 2019

  Thank you so much for donating to our classroom. The new laptop and projector bulbs will go a long way in my classroom as far as pushing student learning to the limit. The old school overhead projector has gained a new lease on life in my classroom as a constant place where students can see their daily learning goals and activities. It is on at all times as a reminder of the focus for the class time we have together. The new lab laptop computer is such an upgrade over the laptop it has replaced. Thank you. We need some new laptops and I will be adding one at a time to replace the older models that don't function properly. Students have been able to do many digital data collection labs such as acceleration of bodies on a ramp and projectile labs where the laptop has been interfaced with lab equipment to gather data in real time. I could not teach Physics as effectively without the use of these lab computers and I thank you for replacing one that did not work anymore.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Stewart

  This classroom project was brought to life by An anonymous classroom supporter and 3 other donors.

• Hands-On, Hair-Raising Physics Electricity Demonstrations

  Funded Jan 15, 2020

  My students are very much enjoying the upgrades to their introduction to electric charge and fields. The Tesla coil is an exciting way of showing visible plasma arcing and electric force. They can see the bar spinning on the top of it when the charge leaves the bar pushing it in the opposite direction. The Van De Graaff Generator is the big boy that allows students to experience a strong electric field safely and provides a way for them to interact with it and have their hair stand straight out from their head! It's one of the most dramatic demos in all of Physics and I will be able to rest assured that I won't be without a replacement belt for years. Thank you for your generous contribution to this project. We appreciate it!”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Stewart