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Mr. Petuskey from Philadelphia, PA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kindle Fire Fanfare, 2019!

Help me give my students up-to-date Kindle Fire tablets to explore the universe of science inquiry!

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Petuskey's classroom raised $573

This project is fully funded

My Students

It's a law of nature: all students, especially STEAM students (science, technology, engineering, art, and math), love to explore science technology on Kindle Fire tablets. This computer project aims to replace outdated Kindle Fire tablets with new, up-to-date models. Behold: the Kindle Fire Fanfare 2019 project!

Our budding scientists, from kindergarten to fifth grade, love the versatile and safe inquiries possible with Kindle Fire tablets.

Students gather data using the Google Science Journal app, or become a rhino beetle, fire ant, or wolf using an animal simulation. For each of the 442 students who attend our science laboratory classes each week, there is never any idle down-time. Do we have five spare minutes?; then we explore the Periodic Table, create a gravity simulation, or animate a piece of original, digital artwork. Students always utilize the digital photography and movie-making options when documenting their innovative ideas. This technology has never been more versatile for exploring STEAM applications, physical science, or life science. Best of all, these Kindle tablets satisfy the STEAM requirement of student collaboration. Whew!

Do I think these Kindle tablets are essential for STEAM students? You bet!

My Project

This project is vital, especially since these Kindle Fire tablets are the only computers that are available to our science laboratory students during inquiries. Unlike literacy and mathematics classrooms that have banks of personal computers, enough for each student, our science lab teams share one Kindle. When these Kindles are on the fritz, science inquiries cease.

Dollar-for-dollar, these new Kindle tablets will pull the weight of a full personal computer.

Even better than personal computers, Kindles fit the hands of smaller scientists, when photographing, measuring, or wirelessly controlling robots is necessary. Best of all, these tablet models are similar to what young scientists already use at home. What a win-win!

Mr. Petuskey Gen George A McCall 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

442 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
All-New Fire 7 Tablet (7" display, 16 GB) - Black • Amazon Business $44.99 8 $359.92
SUPWANT Silicone Case for All-New Fire 7 9th 2019 - Light Weight Anti Slip Shockproof Protective Kids Case Back Cover for Amazon Kindle Fire 7 Inch 2019 Tablet (9th Generation - 2019 Release), Purple • Amazon Business $8.99 10 $89.90

Materials cost

$449.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$486.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.87

Total project goal

$572.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $572.44

1 Donor

-$325.00

Donations toward project cost

-$325.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$190.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$161.57

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.51

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$57.35

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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