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Mr. Ellern from Reno NV is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Astronomy Project!

Help me give my students an opportunity to see the planets! This telescope is said to be great in both low light and high light pollution areas.

  • 1 donor
  • $632 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

This year we had a great eclipse to look at as we went through the 8th grade curriculum focused on the planets and the Earth/Sun/Moon systems. You'd be surprised to find out how big space is!

I'd like to set up a decent telescope when there is an evening activity (like the Middle School Dance, or Art Night) and have students and parents take a look at the moon and planets.

I'd done some research and this telescope is big enough to operate in both low and high light pollution environments. It also can use a cell phone app to guide the scope toward the proper locations to see hundreds of other celestial wonders like nebula.

Or course, we also have low light polution areas here in Nevada too! Maybe we can take it with us on an overnight field trip?

Let's have the kids get familiar with their universe!

Thanks

Mr E

Mr. Ellern
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Celestron - Starsense Explorer DX 130AZ Smartphone App-Enabled Newtonian Reflector Telescope - Silver/Black • Best Buy Education $376.73 1 $376.73
Celestron – Zoom Eyepiece for Telescope – Versatile 8mm-24mm Zoom for Low Power and High Power Viewing – Works with Any Telescope That Accepts 1.25" Eyepieces • Amazon Business $89.95 1 $89.95
Celestron Eclipsmart Solar Filter Starsense Explorer DX - Grades 1-12 - Adult • School Specialty $29.95 1 $29.95

Materials cost

$496.63

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$537.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.78

Total project goal

$631.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $631.86

1 Donor

-$537.08

Donations toward project cost

-$537.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$94.78

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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