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Ms. Quigley from Mesquite, TX is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Exploring Conic Sections with Play-Doh!

Help me give my students some hands-on tools to explore the conic sections created from a double-napped cone. We will be forming cones and then cutting them in different planes to create parabolas, circles, ellipses, and hyperbolas.

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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

Last year when I taught conic sections it was so boring. The formulas are a little dry when only shown on paper and the students were not engaged.

I want to spice it up this year and have the students discover each of the conic sections (parabolas, circles, ellipses, and hyperbolas) via a geometric exploration.

They will form a cone with the dough and then cut the shape with the fishing line on different planes to create the different sections.

I added a TPT gift card on here because there is a teacher with a bundle of engaging lessons and projects prepared for this unit that I'd like to use as a resource.

Ms. Quigley Mesquite High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Mesquite, TX 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

89 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
Play-Doh Modeling Compound 36 Pack Case of Colors, Non-Toxic, Assorted Colors, 3 Oz Cans (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $22.11 3 $66.33
Learning Resources Wood Geometric Solids, Kids Wooden Shapes, Montessori Toys, Set of 19, Ages 9+ • Amazon Business $29.60 1 $29.60
BAIMAN Monofilament Nylon Fishing Line 549Yds-Ultimate Strength Abrasion Resistant Leader Line Strong Mono Fishing Line (6LB,Blackish Green) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29

Materials cost

$202.22

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$235.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.51

Total project goal

$276.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$276.76

6 Donors

-$272.35

Donations toward project cost

-$235.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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$0.00

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