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Mr. Makupson from Henderson NV is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Blast of with Quadratics Come to Life!

Help me give my students rockets so we can make Quadratics come to life! Each year our Algebra I students shoot rockets to model the curve of a parabola.

  • 14 donors
  • $529 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

My Algebra I students have been learning about Quadratic equations. It is the largest unit of the year, and when students are first exposed to the Algebra involved with Quadratics they can be overwhelmed and frankly...BORED! What better way to remedy this boredom with an all culminating moment of mathematical modeling. That is to say, modeling quadratics using rockets. I need help in have my students take their learning to new heights with Estes Rockets, and B6-4 engines. My hope is that students will have a positive learning experience that they take with them through their remaining years in high school.

Mr. Makupson
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Estes Alpha Rockets, Pack of 12, Blue • School Specialty $144.99 2 $289.98
Estes Rocket Engine Blast-Off Flight Pack, Set of 24 • School Specialty $79.99 1 $79.99
Estes Model Rocket Recovery Wadding • School Specialty $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$375.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $37.60

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$449.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.27

Total project goal

$528.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $528.47

11 Donors

-$509.94

Donations toward project cost

-$449.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.53

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 $0.00

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