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Mr. Latif from Santa Fe NM is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Hands-on Science: DIY Solar Car

Help me give my students an opportunity to build a DIY (Do It Yourself) solar car at home that runs on solar energy.

  • $773 goal

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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 Students

I am currently teaching two sections of Physics to 50 students in a College Prep high school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. These students come from highly diverse ethnic, national, and socioeconomic backgrounds. They are highly motivated and eager to succeed in school.

One alternative to relying solely on digital technologies is to provide students with hands-on learning opportunities at home during the pandemic.

We are a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) school, often utilizing hands-on projects to reinforce conceptual learning. The DIY solar car kit provides an opportunity for students to learn more about the principles of electrical, mechanical, and renewable energy through a hands-on science project.

My Project

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed multiple bills in 2020 to expand New Mexico's capacity for solar energy, creating new economic opportunities for the citizens of this rural and indigenous state. Students will conceptualize renewable energy sources, and perform power calculations, and analyze energy consumption.

New Mexico has one of the highest renewable energy potential in the world.

The DIY educational solar car kit will supplement abstract conceptual learning in Physics with a hands-on project that prepares young New Mexicans for jobs in an expanding solar industry in a sunny state.

Mr. Latif
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CAR SOLAR POWERED • School Specialty $22.49 25 $562.25

Materials cost

$562.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $56.22

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$656.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.92

Total project goal

$772.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $772.82

11 Donors

-$623.82

Donations toward project cost

-$530.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.57

match offer

-$149.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$126.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.35

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 $0.00

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