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Mrs. Lauer from Saint Albans VT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fourth Graders Would Love Making a Clock with Potatoes!

Help me give my students a hands on experience learning about using alternative energy sources!

  • $421 goal

This project expired on March 16, 2023.

This project expired on March 16, 2023.

My Project

My students need hands on experiences when learning about energy. Please help me give them the opportunity to build their very own clock from a potato.

Fourth Graders are curious and they want to learn how to make their planet cleaner and healthier place to live.

With these kits, they will learn how to harness the energy from a potato, as an alternative to a battery, to power a small clock.

They will use Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to build a potato clock with these kits!

They will learn about electrochemistry and apply that learning when they build a potato clock!

Mrs. Lauer
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
4M Tosymith, Green Science Kits DIY Potato Clock, STEM, For Boys & Girls Ages 8+ • Amazon Business $16.12 20 $322.40

Materials cost

$322.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$357.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.04

Total project goal

$420.28

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