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Mr. Bulander from Saint Paul, MN is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It's Electric: Designing Circuit Boards

Help me give my students the soldering irons, copper sheets, ferric chloride, and electronics components necessary to design and build their own circuit boards.

  • $997 goal

This project expired on June 22, 2024.

This project expired on June 22, 2024.

My Project

Students at Upper Mississippi Academy (UMA) are a special breed: curious, creative, and in many instances revolutionary. Something they have lacked are the adequate resources to develop their own electric circuits for their physics coursework and proposed electrical engineering elective. I have worked collaboratively with my students to identify initial materials required for us to create electronics projects of their choosing:

UMA students are keen to build Miniature Tesla Coils, Photoresistor Theremins, Continuity Checkers, Air Raid Sirens, Adjustable Frequency Generators, and Water Level Indicators based on schematics found online.

These are all reasonable and achievable electronics projects for highschool students. Based on initial circuit diagrams, they hope to improve these designs by establishing and etching copper circuit boards using ferric chloride, and soldering components into place.

I have verified and confirmed the materials on this list, as I have done similar work in a previous educational setting. Much of this will be new to these students and they are excited to try their hands at electrical engineering! School resources are dwindling, but this shouldn't stop our incredible students from learning at a high level with a hands-on approach.

Materials we need for these projects to come to life are as follows: ferric chloride, copper plates, soldering irons, wire, paint pens, batteries and connectors, 555 timers, LEDs, speakers, switches, a few potentiometers, an array of transistors, resistors, ceramic and electrolytic capacitors, and a DC power supply for me to help students troubleshoot. It sounds like a lot, but our learning community is ready for the challenge!

Thank you for taking the time to help UMA students shine! These materials (and the consequential, progressive learning) will set them up for success in a potentially rewarding career path should they be further inspired by our exploration of this realm. Thank you!

Mr. Bulander Upper Mississippi Academy Grades 9-12

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More than a third 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

Never Before Funded 90 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Soldering Iron Kit,Electric 60W Soldering Gun Welding Tools with ON/OFF Swicth,5 Soldering Iron Tips,Tweezers,solder wire,for soldering Kit and Repairing,DIY • Amazon Business $10.99 20 $219.80
DC Power Supply Variable, Adjustable Switching Regulated (30 V 0-10A) with Encoder Coarse & Fine Adjustments Knob, Bench with USB & Type-C Quick-Charge Interface • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
DOWELL 10-22 AWG Wire Stripper Cutter Wire Stripping Tool And Multi-Function Hand Tool，Professional Handle Design And Refined Craftsmanship. • Amazon Business $6.72 10 $67.20
PKCELL 9V Dry Battery (100 Count)– Ultra Long-Lasting 9 Volt Carbon Zinc Battery, 3-Year Shelf Life, Leak-Proof 9V Battery for Smoke Detectors • Amazon Business $59.55 1 $59.55
21 Posca Paint Markers, 1M Extra Fine Posca Markers with Replaceable Tips, Posca Marker Set of Acrylic Paint Pens | Posca Pens for Art Supplies, Fabric Paint, Fabric Markers, Paint Pen, Art Markers • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
MG Chemicals - 415-4L Ferric Chloride Copper Etchant Solution, 4L Liquid Bottle, Dark Brown • Amazon Business $44.81 1 $44.81
Twidec/10Pcs 1A 250V AC 2 Pins SPST Black + Red Normal Open Mini Momentary Push Button Switch with Pre-soldered Wires PBS-110-XBKR • Amazon Business $9.79 4 $39.16
Chanzon 10 Pcs Single Sided Copper Clad Laminate PCB (7x10 cm 4x2.7 inch) Copper Plated Universal Circuit Prototype Board for Etching DIY Pcbs Kit • Amazon Business $6.99 3 $20.97
EEEEE 30 Kinds 1020pcs Assorted Type General Purpose TO92 Transistors PNP NPN Bipolar Power Transistor Assortment Kit with Individual Compartment • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
3120pcs 156 Values Metal Film Resistor Kit Minidodoca 1 Ohm-10M Ohm 1/4W 0.25 watt ±1% Tolerance Fixed Resistors Assortment Kit RoHS Compliant 100 1000 1k 10k 100k ohm Resistor Pack for DIY Projects • Amazon Business $19.97 1 $19.97
HOUSERAN Needle Nose Pliers, 5 Inch, Needle Nose Pliers Set, 5 Pack, Small Needle Nose Pliers, Long Nose Pliers with Side Cutter, Spring Loaded Jewelry Needle Nose Pliers for Cutting and Bending Wire • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
EEEEE 30 Value 900 pcs Multilayer Monolithic Ceramic Capacitor Assortment kit 10pf－10uF Individual Box Lid pf nf uf (900 pcs) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
AITIAO 10Pcs Mini Loudspeaker Metal Shell Round Internal Magnet Speaker 2W 8 Ohm for Mini Speakers DVD Evd Mini Multimedia Speakers • Amazon Business $8.69 2 $17.38
Glarks 545Pcs 24 Value 10V 16V 25V 50V Metal Electrolytic Capacitors Assorted Assortment Kit Set, Lable Capacitor Range 0.1UF - 1000UF • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
TUOFENG 22 awg Wire Solid Core Hookup Wires-6 Different Colored Jumper Wire 30ft or 9m Each, 22 Gauge Tinned Copper Wire PVC (OD: 1.60mm) Hook up Wire Kit • Amazon Business $14.98 1 $14.98
Hilitchi 210Pcs LDR 5mm Light Dependent Resistor LDR Sensor Photoresistor Photoconductive Resistance 5506, 5516, 5528, 5537, 5537-2, 5539, 5549 • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
DiCUNO 450pcs (5 Colors x 90pcs) 5mm LED Light Emitting Diode Round Assorted Color White/Red/Yellow/Green/Blue Kit Box • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
JWISLAND 60 Pack 9V Battery Connector, I-Type 9 Volt Battery Connectors with Wires, 9V Battery Clip Connector Tinned Wire Leads 150mm with Hard Buckle Plastic Shell • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
BNTECHGO 22 AWG Magnet Wire - Enameled Copper Wire - Enameled Magnet Winding Wire - 4 oz - 0.0256" Diameter 1 Spool Coil Natural Temperature Rating 155℃ Widely Used for Transformers Inductors • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45
BNTECHGO 28 AWG Magnet Wire - Enameled Copper Wire - Enameled Magnet Winding Wire - 4 oz - 0.0122" Diameter 1 Spool Coil Natural Temperature Rating 155℃ Widely Used for Transformers Inductors • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45
BNYZWOT DC 12V Wired Connector Active Electronic Buzzer 85dB 25PCS • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
AHIER Solder Tip Cleaner+ Soldering Rosin Flux Paste(0.35 oz / 10 g)+ 60/40 Tin Lead Rosin Core Solder Wire(1.76 oz / 50 g) + 3pcs Replacement Brass Pads, 6 PCS Solder Iron Welding Tool Set • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
HiLetgo 20pcs WH148 Single-Joint Potentiometer 50K B50K Variable Resistors 15mm Shaft 3Pins 50K Ohm Potentiometer • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
Chanzon SPDT Mini Micro Slide Switch 1p2t 2 Position 150pcs(SS12F15) 5 mm Toggle Vertical Slide Switch Panel Mount Small High Knob Vertical PCB Arduino Breadboard Electronic Dip Miniature SlideSwitch • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
BOJACK NE555 Timer IC NE555P Pulse Generator DIP-8 (Pack of 50 pcs) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
DAOKAI 50PCS 8Pin IC chip Socket Adaptor 2.54mm Pitch Type Socket Dual Row Flat Pins Soldering Integrated Circuit IC Sockets Connector • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95

Materials cost

$799.68

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.50

Sales tax

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3rd party payment processing fee

$12.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$847.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.50

Total project goal

$996.68

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