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Mr. Burgess from San Leandro, CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Catch A Sound Wave, See The Energy

Help me give my students a speaker to use in our daily classroom projects and activities. Technology is essential in every science class to enhance various learning styles.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Burgess's classroom raised $556

This project is fully funded

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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

The student at our school are extremely diverse, anxious to learn, and ready to connect with school culture. Our district is one of the most diverse in California with many languages, cultures, and proficiency levels. Many of our students come anxious and ready to learn.

Diversity is a beautiful gift in our urban Title I school.

There are still populations of students who feel disconnected and alienated from school culture. Besides academics we are constantly focused on social skills, and problem solving.

My Project

Technology is a key component in our NGSS aligned science class. Studying waves of various forms including sound is especially engaging to students in middle school. What is the difference between high and low frequency waves? Students are fascinated by sound and music. This portable speaker will allow us to study various aspects of sound and waves.

We will use lasers combined with the speaker to observe changes in energy in various wave forms.

With your help we can help student visualize waves to give them a deeper understanding of invisible physics experiments.Your generous donation will enrich our middle school classroom experience.

Mr. Burgess Bancroft Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Leandro, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

999 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FreePlay LIVE Portable Rechargeable PA Speaker with Bluetooth • Woodwind and Brasswind $399.99 1 $399.99

Materials cost

$399.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$36.60

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$472.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.40

Total project goal

$555.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$555.99

2 Donors

-$555.99

Donations toward project cost

-$472.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.40

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$0.00

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