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Mr. Paskowitz from Wilmington, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Robotics Program

My students need basic metalworking tools (a drill press and cutoff saw) so that they can design and build robots to compete in FIRST and VEX Robotics programs.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Paskowitz's classroom raised $601

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Last year, our school's first Robotics team was formed. With grant money, we were able to order some of the machines needed for fabrication, but we had a few problems. We got some very high-tech machines, but still lack basic cutting tools necessary to build working robots.

The 3,339 mostly (91%) Latino students in grades 9 through 12 attend our school in the Heart of the Harbor at the southern tip of the city of Los Angeles.

Surrounded by several refineries and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the school serves a blue-collar, working class community with a substantially (70%) economically-disadvantaged population. The majority of our parents work for these industries and others in the Los Angeles industrial harbor vicinity. Our Robotics Team is made up of general and special ed students who are interested in design, engineering, and manufacturing. Before joining the team, many of them didn't know what type of work engineers do. After experiencing Robotics competitions, many of them want to become engineers.

My Project

Each year in the FIRST Robotics Competition, students have six weeks to design and build a robot to compete in FRC's "Varsity Sport for the Mind", a 3-on-3 high-energy robot sporting event. Students participate in a range of experiences they would otherwise be unlikely to experience. They communicate with local business representatives, develop and lead squads within the larger team to accomplish specific tasks, design parts and systems, produce digital renderings, solve difficult problems, and program computer micro-controllers. This intense event is made even more valuable when students have the equipment and materials available to properly fabricate parts. Students learn skills that are applicable to a wide range of jobs and careers. The safe and successful operation of machinery plays no small role in that experience. These tools will help us give students the opportunity to learn skills that will help them in life and in the pursuit of career goals from machining to engineering.

Our students are best served by being exposed to multiple career options and by learning skills that will serve them in many jobs.

Robotics serves this function beautifully. All of our students learn skills and practices that range from machine operation to management. Few high school programs provide such rich learning experiences. With these tools, students will solve three-dimensional problems, and will learn to design and build the products that will make our future better than the present.

Mr. Paskowitz Phineas Banning High School Grades 9-12

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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
Abrasive Cut Off Saw, Blade Dia 14 In, Arbor Hole 1 In, No-Load RPM 4000, 15.0 Amps @ 120V, Cutting Capacity 5 In, Tool Weight 39.0 Lb, Pivoting Fence Angle 45 Deg, Handle Type Horizontal D, Ball/Roller Bearings, Standards UL and CSA, Steel Construct • Grainger $191.55 1 $191.55
Chop Saw Wheel, Type 1, Dia 14 In, Thickness 7/64 In, Arbor Hole 1 In, Max RPM 4300, Material Aluminum Oxide, Wheel Specifications A24R, For Use With Stationary Cut Off Machine, For General Purpose, Package 4 • Grainger $21.53 1 $21.53
Drill Press, Step Pulley, Swing 10 In., Motor HP 1/3 HP, Phase 1, Voltage 115 V, Hz 60, Amps AC 6.8 A, Capacity Cast Iron 1/2 In., Capacity Steel 3/8 In., Spindle Speed 620 -3200, Number of Speeds 5, Chuck Size 1/2 In., Spindle Taper JT33, Spindle Tr • Grainger $184.95 1 $184.95

Materials cost

$398.03

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.80

Sales tax

 $36.42

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$510.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.04

Total project goal

$600.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $600.26

2 Donors

-$300.13

Donations toward project cost

-$255.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.02

match offer

-$300.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$255.11

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.02

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 $0.00

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