This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My students don't seems to appreciate the impact and contributions that engineers have in their lives. I hope that this year my students will become more motivated to be better problem solvers, and pursue engineering careers. My challenge is to keep them engage in the engineering process.
My students are predominately Black and Hispanic from low to middle income families.
They are mostly boys ages 11 to 15 years old. They are a typical group of middle school student that if engage in the right way you can make a great impact on their lives. Our school is a title I school which means we service mainly lower income students. Being mostly from a low income community many of the student are not exposed to the engineering, so many of them are not drawn towards careers in those fields. In the past few years however, our school district have been making an effort to promote and support the S.T.E.M. initiative, which is an attempt to motivate our student to seek careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
My Project
A 3D printer is a replicator, it can reproduce any object that the students can design on their computer. Basically, what they can produce is limited only by their imaginations and the time they are willing to spend learning how the system works. In essence, what I envision is seeing a class of students engaged in problem solving and being inquisitive about how things work and how to put them together. The 3D printer kit for this project will be used to show the students how one is assembled, how it works and it will be used to design and build specific objects, For example: the casing for a laser experiment.
My students are not exposed to most current technologies.
Yes they may know something like an electron microscope from the TV. However, they don't have any hands on experience with these things. By having a 3D printer in my classroom they will see for themselves how they are assembled, how they work and what they can make. This will get their attention and keep them engaged.They will see the potential for their lives. Once it can be related to there lives they will be inspired to do more.
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
Printrbot Simple Maker's Kit Model 1405 3D Printer, 4" x 4" x 4" Maximum Build Dimensions, 100 Micron Maximum Resolution, 1.75-mm PLA Filament
• Amazon
$349.00
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$349.00
HATCHBOX 1.75mm Blue PLA 3D Printer Filament - 1kg Spool (2.2 lbs) - Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm
• Amazon
$22.98
1
$22.98
Aspectek 3D Printer PLA Filament 1.75mm 2.2lbs - Red - Compatible with Printrbot, MakerBot, MakerGear and Many Other Printers
• Amazon
$20.99
1
$20.99
Materials cost
$392.97
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.89
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$428.86
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$75.68
Total project goal
$504.54
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$504.54
4 Donors
-$384.54
Donations toward project cost
-$326.86
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$57.68
Matching donations from our partners
-$120.00
Match offers toward project cost
-$102.00
Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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