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Escape Traditional Learning and Help Us Escape MHS!

Help me give my students a Davinci Code Cryptex as well as a Wireless Security Camera and Digital Countdown Timer so that they step up their problem solving game!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Do's classroom raised $374

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My Students

The author Leo F. Buscaglia once said, "The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live." As a teacher of Reading Intervention at the high school level, many of my students are frustrated and jaded from almost a decade of struggling in school. The risks they took in the earlier years of their education often embarrassed them in front of their classmates, and they have decided that their roles in the classroom are limited to silent wallflower or distracting class clown.

Beneath this fear of repeated failure are creative, opinionated students with unique, and often challenging, life experiences.

These ninth, tenth, and sometimes eleventh graders, although reading between two to eight years below grade level, require a class to learn and practice skills and strategies for reading. Many of my students have IEPs or ESL, and unfortunately that often means that their schedule limits them from creative electives. It has become part of my mission to give my students creative, risk-taking opportunities within the confines of my reading curriculum.

My Project

For the past two years, my Reading Intervention classes have researched, designed, built, and run escape rooms for our high school teachers and students. These rooms have evolved from paper riddles hidden around a portion of the classroom to acquiring an empty office with more intricate puzzles and props that have challenged even veteran escape room enthusiasts in our building. In an effort to legitimize the rooms and create more excitement for problem solving, we require several materials. First, a security camera with night vision will to allow students to view players during the game in order to provide appropriate hints and assist in effective game flow, as well as provide adult supervision to an otherwise private room. The 64GB Flash Memory disk will allow for games to be recorded an analyzed for game improvements.

Aside from safety and logistics, my students' escape rooms would improve greatly with a few exciting escape room props.

The Digital Countdown Timer will create the anticipation and excitement during game play for the players. The durable DaVinci Code Cryptex is a unique place to conceal clues, and it will last through multiple games. The American Lock will allow students to lock drawers on the desk that is located in our escape room. The black light can be used to locate hidden messages. Finally, the clear PVC piping and magnets will allow students to build a puzzle that hides a key in one section of the piping and uses the magnets to move that key to an open area for retrieval. While these materials may seem minor, having access to these options will provide students with more opportunities for innovation and creative problem solving.

Project tagged as

Oakdale, CT
Grades 9-12
Literacy
Traditional School
Lab Equipment
Half of students from low‑income households

Mrs. Do Montville High School Grades 9-12

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Half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

YIMFAS The Davinci Code Cryptex Valentine's Day Christmas Gifts Girlfriend Boyfriend Birthday Gift Free With Lord of The Rings Ring • Amazon Business $55.00 1 $55.00

LambTown Digital Led Countdown Timer Electronic Alarm Clock with Temperature Date - Red • Amazon Business $41.99 1 $41.99

Victure 1080P FHD WiFi IP Camera Indoor Wireless Security Camera with Motion Detection Night Vision Home Surveillance Monitor with 2-Way Audio for Baby/Pet/Elder • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99

FORMUFIT F01290E-UV Elbow PVC Fitting, Furniture Grade, 90 Degree, 1/2" Size, Clear • Amazon Business $6.49 5 $32.45

FORMUFIT P012FGP-UV-5 Schedule 40 PVC Pipe, Furniture Grade, 5', 1/2" Size, Clear • Amazon Business $8.54 3 $25.62

PNY Elite Performance 64GB Flash Memory High Speed SDXC Class 10 UHS-I (P-SDX64U395-GE) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99

FORMUFIT F012EEC-UV PVC External End Cap, Furniture Grade, 1/2" Size, Clear • Amazon Business $3.53 6 $21.18

Strong Neodymium Disc Magnets 50% Stronger Than N35 Rare Earth Magnets - 1.26" D x 1/8" H, Pack of 12 • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

FORMUFIT F012TEE-UV Tee PVC Fitting, Furniture Grade, 1/2" Size, Clear • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98

Escolite UV Flashlight Black Light, 51 LED 395 nM Ultraviolet Blacklight Detector for Dog Urine, Pet Stains and Bed Bug • Amazon Business $10.05 1 $10.05

American Lock Lockout Hasp, Vinyl Coated Steel Hasp, 1 in. Jaw Clearance, ALO80 • Amazon Business $5.85 1 $5.85

Materials cost			$283.09
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.25
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$317.34
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$56.00
Total project goal			$373.34
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$373.34
10 Donors			-$276.73
Donations toward project cost			-$250.52
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$26.21
match offer			-$78.61
Match offer toward project cost			-$66.82
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$11.79
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$18.00
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Escape Traditional Learning and Help Us Escape MHS!

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