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Mr. Price from Phoenix, AZ is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a STEM Program: 3D Printer

My students need a 3D Printer and filament for our STEM Program.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Price's classroom raised $3,646

This project is fully funded

My Students

If I asked you to build a bridge, and all you had to work with was a bag of marshmallows and some spaghetti noodles, how would you approach it? By learning how to solve small problems like these today, my students are learning how to tackle our biggest problems tomorrow.

I teach students from kindergarten through 6th grade at a suburban elementary school in North Phoenix.

Students come to me for 40 minutes every four days. These students are very bright, and they often require modification to make the work more challenging. They are very comfortable using technology for entertainment and socializing, and are ready to become active producers of technology rather than consumers.

My Project

I would begin by having students use CAD software to design and print simple figures which builds their fluency with technology and creates foundational skills, both with the software and workflow. As students gain skills, I would have them create objects to solve a particular task, such as having younger students create a boat that is stable in choppy waters, or older students make a water wheel that can lift a weight to a given height. Challenges like these will inevitably include unsuccessful attempts, allowing students to identify what went wrong, and look for ways to troubleshoot, an essential part of the engineering design process. Finally, I hope to allow as many students as possible to make their own ideas, whether those are toys just for fun, or prototypes of their inventions.

Bringing a 3D printer and filament into the classroom helps to develop an iterative mindset as students create a design, test it, and continually modify the design until it is successful.

It would create a critical connection between the digital world and the real world. A 3D printer helps students understand how they can become creators and designers of the future, not just consumers.

Mr. Price Wildfire Elementary School Grades 3-5 Phoenix, AZ View local requests 700 students impacted 22donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Afinia H Series H800 3D printer • CDW-G $2,570.52 1 $2,570.52
AFINIA VALUE LINE 1 75MM ABS FILAMEN • CDW-G $43.44 1 $43.44
AFINIA Value Line 1 75mm ABS Red filament for 3D printers • CDW-G $43.44 1 $43.44
AFINIA Value Line 1 75mm ABS Yellow filament for 3D printers • CDW-G $43.44 1 $43.44
AFINIA Value Line 1 75mm ABS Gold filament for 3D printers • CDW-G $43.44 1 $43.44
AFINIA Value Line 1 75mm ABS Purple filament for 3D printers • CDW-G $43.44 1 $43.44
Afinia 3D printer extruder nozzle • CDW-G $36.54 1 $36.54

Materials cost

$2,824.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $201.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$42.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$3,098.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$546.80

Total project goal

$3,645.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $3,645.35

18 Donors

-$3,360.35

Donations toward project cost

-$2,907.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$453.05

Matching donations from our partners

-$225.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$191.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$60.00

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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