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Ms. Ferris from Beaverton, OR is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hands-On Physical Science

Help me give my students more hands on opportunities in our Physics units

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ferris's classroom raised $770

This project is fully funded

My Project

I love how curious and hands-on my students are when they’re exploring the world through science. Whether we’re using toy cars to model Newton’s Laws or testing the effects of gravity with ramps and stopwatches, they light up when they get to see science in action. These physics materials—prisms, metal bearings, a whiteboard optics set, and engaging physics books—will bring abstract concepts like light, motion, and energy into sharp focus. Rather than just reading about refraction, they’ll see it happen with prisms. Instead of imagining collisions, they’ll test them with different metal bearings. These tools will help turn passive learning into active discovery.

These materials will allow my students to make sense of physics through real-world exploration.

With the whiteboard optics set, I’ll be able to demonstrate how light bends and reflects—concepts that are difficult to grasp without a visual. The metal bearings will help students compare mass, momentum, and energy transfer in collisions. The books will give them accessible explanations and inspiration to apply what they learn in class to the world around them. My goal is to make physics feel less like memorization and more like puzzle-solving and play. My students are deeply engaged when they can see the “why” behind scientific ideas, and these resources will help them do just that.

What makes my students special is how they rise to every challenge with curiosity and creativity. Many of them come from diverse backgrounds and bring unique perspectives to class discussions and lab work. They care about understanding, not just getting the right answer. With the right tools, they thrive—and I can’t wait to see what they’ll discover next.

Ms. Ferris Meadow Park Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
United Scientific Frey Scientific Deluxe Whiteboard Optics Kit - Middle-High School - Adult • School Specialty $346.57 1 $346.57
Frey Scientific Plasma Ball, 8 Inch Diameter • School Specialty $82.04 1 $82.04
GSC Physics Balls, Set of 12 - Aluminum/Steel/Brass • School Specialty $47.69 1 $47.69
Eisco Labs Inertia Demonstration Kit - Middle-High School - Adult • School Specialty $28.04 1 $28.04
CMY Cubes Mini (30mm) - Cyan, Magenta & Yellow Cube - Optical Color Cube - Teaches Subtractive Color Mixing - Educational, Scientific, Physics & Kinetic Art Desk Object, STEAM • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Projectile Science: The Physics Behind Kicking a Field Goal and Launching a Rocket with Science Activities for Kids • Amazon Business $15.30 1 $15.30
Feel the Force: Revealing the Physics Secrets that Rule the Universe • Amazon Business $12.81 1 $12.81
Must Know High School Physics • Amazon Business $12.60 1 $12.60

Materials cost

$565.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $50.43

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$653.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.40

Total project goal

$769.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $769.31

6 Donors

-$612.87

Donations toward project cost

-$520.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.93

match offer

-$156.44

Match offer toward project cost

-$132.97

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.47

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 $0.00

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