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Ms. Whitford from Durham, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Discovering Force & Motion Through Engineering

Help me give my students K'NEX Model Engineering Sets and additional wheels and axles.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Whitford's classroom raised $592

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

When we survey the students at the beginning of the year and ask them what their favorite subject is many choose reading or math. Instruction is usually so focused on those subjects that science gets pushed to the wayside or forgotten about altogether. That is where my class comes in. I strongly believe students learn and remember better through doing.

This project will help my students be able to conduct Force & Motion investigations from beginning to end.

Students will be able to build their own vehicles, experiment with the way forces such as mass and friction affect the motions of the vehicles, and engineer new vehicles to make them more effective.

Ms. Whitford Y.E. Smith Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Durham, NC View local requests

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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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
K'NEX 70 Model Building Set - 705 Pieces - Ages 7+ Engineering Education Toy (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $39.99 7 $279.93
Learning Resources Metric Weight Set, Set of 58 Weights, 1g, 5g, 10g, 20g, 100g, 500g, 1000g • Amazon Business $38.08 3 $114.24
Wheels and Axles,Traffic Light ,Tires Bulk Lot - Building Bricks Block Education Wheels Set Toy Compatile with Major Brands • Amazon Business $12.80 3 $38.40

Materials cost

$432.57

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$33.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$502.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.73

Total project goal

$591.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$591.53

3 Donors

-$305.76

Donations toward project cost

-$259.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.86

match offer

-$285.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$242.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.86

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$0.00

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