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Mrs. Bouchard from Astatula, FL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us to Create a World of Wonder in 3-D!

Help me give my students a 3D printer for a real world experience!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Bouchard's classroom raised $645

This project is fully funded

My Students

When my students walk into my classroom, the first thing they learn is that they are now officially OWLS. Yes, from day one, they are Outstanding, Wonderful, Learning, Students! They take this very much to heart. It puts them all at the same academic level.

My classroom is a place of community, which is the most important thing I teach them all school year.

This hopefully leads to our becoming a family. That is important, because our students are diverse. They have different types of backgrounds with many different stories to tell, especially since my school is considered at a low income level. This however does not change their eagerness to explore new things, learn new things, and grow! It is actually a student who has inspired me to do this particular project.

My Project

I have thought a long time now about a 3D printer for the classroom. The other day one of my student's set this whole thing into motion because of something she said.

We have read many articles in Scholastic News that have discussed the wonders of 3D printers and how they help the world around us.

We have read about dogs that were disabled who are now able to get around because a 3D printer created prosthetic legs on wheels to help the dog have front "legs."

We also read about a girl not much older than my 9 year old students who had a prosthetic arm but wanted to do something fun so she planned and created an arm that could blow out glitter!

A 3D printer could benefit my students in so many ways. They can think about real-world problems they can solve. We could come up with a fun project that would help out another class in my school like bubble-wands for our pre-K students. We can use it to create STEAM engineering projects. There are so many possibilities!

However what really got me thinking was that one student. We were doing a project where we had read a story about morning meals from around the world. I had them write their point of view about trying new things and then they picked the food they thought they wanted to try.

We created 3D food out of paper to go with our writing. The student turned around and said to me "this would be so much fun if we had a 3D printer. Oh my gosh! What a fantastic way to make reading and writing more engaging for my students!

Mrs. Bouchard Astatula Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
XYZPrinting da Vinci Jr. 1.0a 3F1JAXUS00C 3D Printer (5290079) • Quill.com $509.99 1 $509.99

Materials cost

$509.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$547.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.64

Total project goal

$644.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $644.28

7 Donors

-$334.00

Donations toward project cost

-$283.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.10

match offer

-$310.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$263.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.54

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 $0.00

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