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Mr. Porter from Calumet, MI is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Porter's classroom raised $581

Hands-On Learning=Life Long Learning!

Help me give my students real hands-on experience with Newton’s Laws, and otherwise hard to grasp concepts including inertia, sound waves, and gravity.

Mr. Porter Washington Middle School
Calumet, MI Grades 6-8

My Students

My students are very eager to learn science. They enjoy doing hands-on activities, and learn best when working with small groups actually seeing the concepts we learn about in class become reality. When my students come to class they come ready to learn and grow. They show genuine interest in science, and are always questioning why and how something happens.

My Project

These materials will make a huge difference in my students’ learning. They will be able to learn tough concepts using hands on and visual tools which will help them to not only grasp the concepts, but get excited about them. My students will be able to build and explore Newton’s laws, and other concepts we learn in 6th Grade Science. Sound waves is one of those concepts, and they are difficult to model without the proper tools. Having these supplies will help my students truly understand concepts they otherwise may be unclear about. With Covid being so prominent, we do have some students who are virtual. These tools will allow me to model over Zoom the tougher concepts.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

80 students impacted 4 donors
Mr. Porter Washington Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Calumet, MI View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

80 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Newton's Law • AKJ Education $31.39 8 $251.12
Delta Education Wavelength and Spectrum Demonstration • Frey Scientific $102.74 1 $102.74
Frey Scientific Steel Tuning Forks, 256 to 512 Hertz, Set of 8 • Frey Scientific $30.22 1 $30.22
Frey Scientific Frictional Apparatus • Frey Scientific $27.44 1 $27.44
Frey Scientific Newton's Cradle, 3/4 in Ball • Frey Scientific $18.37 1 $18.37

Materials cost

$429.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.45

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$493.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.14

Total project goal

$580.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $580.93

4 Donors

-$523.64

Donations toward project cost

-$493.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.85

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$57.29

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 $0.00

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