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Ms. Chandler from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting N-spired to Learn Math

Help me give my students graphing calculators and cables for our charging bay to help them analyze mathematical functions using multiple representations.

  • $1,784 goal

This project expired on July 19, 2025.

This project expired on July 19, 2025.

My Project

Making meaning in a mathematics classroom can be a difficult task for students. My goal is to help students learn to find connections between different representations in mathematics to help them understand the meaning behind problems.

The students at our school are made up of an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse population.

Forty-six percent of the population is considered economically disadvantaged. They have chosen to opt out of the traditional high school because they recognized that experience was not ideal for their educational vision. Our students choose to come to a school that focuses on science and math, choosing core science and math classes as their electives for high school credit.

The State Standards for Mathematics puts a large emphasis on identifying the connections between different mathematical representations. Students are asked to look at tables and describe the characteristics of the corresponding graphs and equations. This deep understanding of mathematics is difficult for students to grasp because it requires time and effort devoted to number crunching and data analysis by hand. The TI-Nspire calculators allow students to view multiple representations of mathematics at once, enabling the students to see connections between the representations more easily. The TI-Nspire calculators have the capability to integrate science projects into math class by creating spreadsheets from data gathered using scientific probes that can then be analyzed and shared with the class wirelessly. With these powerful machines, students can make their learning more meaningful and more accessible.

Mathematics is best learned through application.

These calculators give students the ability to visualize data, and make their own connections. The ability to use the calculators across the curriculum makes them the ideal choice for enhancing the collaboration between math and science classes making science the driving force behind the mathematics.

Ms. Chandler Salt Lake Center for Science Education Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than 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

150 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Texas Instruments TI-Nspire CX II Color Graphing Calculator with Student Software (PC/Mac) White 3.54 x 7.48 • Amazon Business $135.99 10 $1,359.90
PKPOWER AC/DC Adapter Charger for Texas Instruments AC9940 AC9941 AD5652, Power Supply for P-0310A P-1030A P0310A P1030A TI-Nspire Navigator Wireless 5 Cradle Charging Bay • Amazon Business $19.98 5 $99.90

Materials cost

$1,459.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$21.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,516.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$267.56

Total project goal

$1,783.76

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