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Mr. McElfresh from La Mesa, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help My Students Learn About Electrical Circuits

My students need 13 sets of "Snap Circuits" electrical circuit experiment kits.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. McElfresh's classroom raised $1,032

This project is fully funded

I teach College Prep Physics to predominately 10 -12th grade students. My students do not have access to basic lab supplies that are taken for granted at most schools. This is especially prevalent with respect to our principles of electricity and circuit design supplies.

I do not have access to reliable end user friendly materials for teaching the principles of electrical circuits.

The Snap Circuit electrical circuit kits I have asked for would solve this problem and give my students opportunities to create electrical circuits and explore concepts of electromagnetism through a variety of hands-on labs. The skills learned in these labs will help them prepare for college in that they will be using the fundamentals of electromagnetism to build their circuits while also practicing good data collection and analysis skills.

Your help will make it possible for me to provide a new hand-on lab opportunity for my students to develop a love for the sciences. It is through donations such as this that I am able to expand and continuously improve the learning environment of my students.

Mr. McElfresh Helix Charter High School Grades 9-12

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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

200 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Snap Circuits? 300-Experiment Set w/Soft Case 'N VE VE ht 7 i VE 70866-1239125025 F7 F 7 F 7 F x F F: !Xn F !Xn F F F x F F F ! Fx F " w@B3 F &N k6 0 ! V \; &N ! k6 x F !x F x F $ !HReq ! . w ! • Nasco $53.25 13 $692.25

Materials cost

$692.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $69.23

Sales tax

 $50.19

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$846.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$185.71

Total project goal

$1,031.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,031.71

1 Donor

-$497.29

Donations toward project cost

-$422.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.59

match offer

-$498.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$408.36

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.64

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.20

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 $0.00

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