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Mrs. Rao from Portland ME is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Explore, Experiment and Explode

Help me give my students a microwave to use for science experiments and also to make tasty treats.

  • $186 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach in a multi-grade classroom (3-5) full of inquisitive and interesting 8- to 11-year-old boys and girls. Our students have a range of different needs, including one-on-one, adapted materials, extra support, and help with coping skills. All of our students are in our Day Treatment setting due to not being successful in a regular education classroom.

Our students are funny, smart and creative.

Our students thrive on hands-on projects, experiments, and, of course, reinforcements.

Our kids come to us with very little and have very high needs. With all this, our attendance is high and their eagerness to learn is infectious!

My Project

We have 2 very used microwaves. They work most of the time, except for the turn table and the heating varies between overheating and under cooked.

Have you ever put a bar of Ivory soap in the microwave?

That is a cool science experiment! Explode an egg in a microwave? We haven't tried that one, but I have read it is fun and messy.

Of course, the microwave will also be used to heat up food, make microwave popcorn and other tasty treats. But, the science experiments are really what we are looking forward to.

With your help, we will be exploring, experimenting and exploding things very soon!

Mrs. Rao
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Toshiba EM131A5C-BS Microwave Oven with Smart Sensor, Easy Clean Interior, ECO Mode and Sound On/Off, 1.2 Cu.ft, Black Stainless Steel • Amazon Business $119.99 1 $119.99

Materials cost

$119.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$6.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$157.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.85

Total project goal

$185.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$185.64

3 Donors

-$174.16

Donations toward project cost

-$157.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.48

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$0.00

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