My students need a TV and an Apple TV, along with a printer, to visualize and interact with molecular structure geometry.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Gomez's classroom raised $1,600
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
Students love to work with molecular models. It is one of the only times that they get to visualize and manipulate the atoms and molecules that we are continuously talking about in class. Being able to project their work on a screen also facilitates and engages them in interacting with their peers.
The program my students are enrolled to is a Magnet Program in a Title I school, with a 90% of minorities in the program, 90% of disadvantage social-economic families, but with a very successful performance.
Students in our program come from difference areas in the city, some of them very far from the school. Our program is very rigorous where some of our students take AP level classes (college level classes taught in High School) as the first and only class on the subject. In these classes, for example, my AP Chemistry class, the students enter with the knowledge they got in their middle school and reach a college level in a single year.
My Project
Chemistry is a challenging subject to teach and learn, because of the multiplicity of information modalities the students deal with. From traditional lecturing, to laboratory procedures, inquiries, from hands-on molecular modeling to abstract problem solving strategies. A very important and at the same time one of the most challenging aspects of teaching and learning Chemistry is to expose the students to molecular models that show the structural and geometric characteristics of the compound. Being able to project a computer simulation of the structure is the best complement to the use of molecular models by the students. The Apple TV streaming device connected to a TV will streamline the process of how we approach the analysis of a molecule: what are the most important features, both structural and reactivity-wise. Students will interact with the model and will be able to show their fellow students their results and conclusions.
Having a good model of the microscopic level will help my students to understand, justify and predict macroscopic properties of the chemicals around them.
The more sophisticated the former is, the more accurate and successful the latter will be. Their justifications or explanations will be based in the articulation of a theoretical models rather than memorization of poor-connected data.
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
Apple TV and Amazon Basics 6.5-Feet HDMI Cable
• Amazon
$95.48
1
$95.48
Maclocks Security Mount mounting kit
• CDW-G
$56.28
1
$56.28
SquareTrade 4-Year TV Protection Plan ($500-$600)
• Amazon
$53.85
1
$53.85
VideoSecu ML531BE TV Wall Mount for most 22"-55" LED LCD Plasma Flat Screen - up to 88 lb VESA 400x400 mm with Full Motion Swivel Articulating Arm, 20 in Extension, for Monitor (Black) WP5
• Amazon
$29.59
1
$29.59
Flat Screen TV Anti-Theft Security Kit
• Amazon
$28.67
1
$28.67
Materials cost
$1,201.76
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$109.96
3rd party payment processing fee
$18.03
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,359.75
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$239.96
Total project goal
$1,599.71
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,599.71
1 Donor
-$1,359.75
Donations toward project cost
-$1,359.75
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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