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Mrs. Breitberg NBCT from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping Our Magnetism

My students need an electromagnet, a magnetic field demonstrator, magnetite and a high strength magnetizer.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Breitberg NBCT's classroom raised $293

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 for this activity are 3rd graders, but I teach all 850+ 1st -8th grade students' science lab and will reuse the materials with each grade to further develop their learning of magnetism and energy. It is difficult to acquire materials to allow for hands on learning by our students.

Our school is high poverty so their experiences outside the classroom is very limited. We have quite a large population of special needs students and bilingual; so hands on learning is critical in helping them learn new science concepts.

The remagnitizer will allow us to reuse a stack of bar magnets in our classroom that now are merely steel because they've lost their magnetism. With over 850 students using these materials over time they get dropped and loose magnetism. This machine will allow us to re-use the steel; allowing students to use the materials as they were intended. Right now they're just sitting on a table because they're no longer magnets. The electromagnet will show the power of combining electricity and magnetism in a manner that other demos only pale; it will be able to hold 200 pounds! This will engage students in learning. The lodestone, natural magnets have never been seen by magnets and will good evidence of permanent magnets versus our bag magnets that revert to being steel too often when dropped!

Your help will ensure that our materials are used and maintained. You will make it possible for students to engage in science, making their learning long term and meaningful.

Mrs. Breitberg NBCT Zapata Academy Grades 3-5

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
High-Strength Magnetizer • Nasco $111.81 1 $111.81
Magnetite (Lodestone, Strongly Magnetic) - Bag of 10 (3 cm x 4 cm Specimens) • Nasco $7.31 2 $14.62
3-D Magnetic Field Demonstrator • Nasco $26.09 1 $26.09
Ironclad Electromagnet • Nasco $45.34 1 $45.34

Materials cost

$197.86

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.79

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$240.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.68

Total project goal

$292.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $292.68

1 Donor

-$282.35

Donations toward project cost

-$240.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.33

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 $0.00

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