Help My Students Visualize the Infra Red World Around Them...
Help me give my students one UNI-T UTi260B Thermal Camera with Macro Lens, Infrared Cameras Thermal Imaging Camera.
$639 goal
This project expired on August 22, 2025.
This project expired on August 22, 2025.
My Project
My students love to explore the hidden world around them and if I can show them the Infra red portion they will be amazed. My problem is that I do not have the tools to make this happen.
I teach College Prep Chemistry & Earth Science to a great group of students at a Southern California public charter school.
My students are tech savvy but currently do not have access to this type of tool so are unable to observe the hidden this aspect of the world around them.
My solution is to equip them with a FLIR One Pro LT iOS Pro-Grade Thermal Camera for Smartphones that they will be able to use to observe and analyze the invisible IR world that surrounds them.
Your generosity will make it possible for me to provide my students with up to date technology, which will allow them to become excited about Science by using this IR camera for research and to collect real time data in order to improve their understanding of the world around them.
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
180 students impacted
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