Help me give my students a 3-D printer and filament to design and engineer with hands-on opportunities!
$591 goal
This project expired on March 22, 2022.
This project expired on March 22, 2022.
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.
Science is often a challenging subject for middle school students, yet, when given the right materials, it is the most fascinating and engaging subject of them all! Who hasn't made a vinegar and baking soda volcano at some point in their lives? We attend a small K-12th grade school located in a rural town in which there are just as many dirt roads as there are paved.
Many of my students are under resourced 7th and 8th graders who have a passion for learning about the world around them.
Limited only by their own understanding and previous classroom experiences, these young people thrive in an exploratory atmosphere. Many of them have had limited opportunities to receive high-quality science exposure due to the heavy emphasis on mathematics and literacy in the early years. Economic backgrounds and limited school resources have inhibited opportunities for them to learn kinesthetically, and develop their scientific communication skills linguistically. My students have had minimal exposure to project-based learning tasks which use real-world applications.
My Project
In my engineering and design class, my students do a lot of structured designing and problem-solving. These are great skills that will help give them an edge up or even the playing field with their more affluent peers; however, my students also need opportunities to design, build and fail on their own creations, in a classroom where it's a safe space to do so. We are in need of more hands-on resources so that students can create models of their own design. For example, the 3-D printer will allow my students to utilize technology such as "Tinkercad" to design and then use the 3-D printer to bring them to life as they explore problems and solutions that can make their community and world better. The extra filament will provide enough supply to hopefully last us through the school year! Giving my students experiences where THEY are the designers and THEY are the engineers builds a self-confidence that really can't be taught. So thank you for investing in this project!
Official Creality Ender 3 V2 3D Printer Upgraded Integrated Structure Design with Silent Motherboard MeanWell Power Supply and Carborundum Glass Platform 8.66x8.66x9.84 Inch Printing Size
• Amazon Business
$272.99
1
$272.99
3Doodler Create PLA 3D Printing Filament Refill Bag (x250 Strands, Over 2000 ft. of Extruded Plastics!) - Maker (Amazon Exclusive)
• Amazon Business
$36.34
1
$36.34
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Blue, Model Number: 3D PLA-1KG1.75-BLU
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Green
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Red
• Amazon Business
$24.99
1
$24.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, White
• Amazon Business
$22.99
1
$22.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Black, Pack of 1
• Amazon Business
$22.99
1
$22.99
Materials cost
$430.28
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$35.50
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.45
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$502.23
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$88.63
Total project goal
$590.86
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