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Ms. Stewart from Decatur, GA is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bounce Into Physical Science: Exploring Newton’s Laws with Bumper Balls!

Help me give my students six sets of giant inflatable bumper balls that will allow them to experientially learn Newton's Laws of Motion.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Stewart's classroom raised $637

This project is fully funded

My Project

Experientially exploring with the inflatable bubble bumper balls will afford my students with hands-on opportunities to directly experience and experiment with force and motion.

My students will be able to physically interact with the balls, observing how their actions (applying force) affect the movement of the balls, demonstrating concepts like inertia, momentum, and action-reaction forces, all while having a fun and engaging experience. 

When students bump into each other with bumper balls, they can visually see the immediate change in direction and speed, illustrating how forces act during collisions, directly relating to Newton's Third Law (action-reaction). 

By varying the force applied to the bumper balls, students can observe how different forces result in different accelerations, demonstrating Newton's Second Law (F=ma). 

The large, inflated nature of bumper balls makes it easy to see how their inertia (resistance to change in motion) affects their movement when pushed or bumped, demonstrating Newton's First Law.

With the hands-on experiencing, reflecting, thinking, and acting approach, students can experiment with different factors like the force of the collision, angle of impact, and the mass of the bumper balls to see how these variables influence the resulting motion, allowing for deeper understanding of the concepts. 

The playful nature of bumper ball activities encourages active participation and allows students to actually explore the laws of force and motion concepts in a fun and memorable way, enhancing their learning experience. 

Ms. Stewart Ronald McNair Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
X XBEN Giant Hamster Ball Set of 2 for Kids,Adult, Inflatable Zorb Ball Bubble Soccer Bumper Ball for Outdoor, Playgroud, Yard, Park, 47Inch • Amazon Business $78.56 6 $471.36

Materials cost

$471.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$540.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.46

Total project goal

$636.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $636.41

5 Donors

-$543.86

Donations toward project cost

-$465.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.39

match offer

-$88.80

Match offer toward project cost

-$75.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.75

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 $0.00

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