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Ms. Maureen Ambrose from Mechanicsville VA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Light Me Up!

Help me give my students the copper tape, lights, and batteries needed to light their imagination!

  • $370 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school is a wonderful neighborhood school and a true community of friends, teachers, and family. Teachers enjoy working with students and peers. They create a warm and welcoming environment.

Our students are active learners.

They enjoy doing and creating, often by working in collaborative teams. They are innovators and work on 21st-century problem-solving skills daily. The enthusiasm they bring to school is evident by their warm and engaging interaction with all staff members and teachers. They continually seek ways they can help and assist our community. It is a true joy to see them strive to exceed expectations!

My Project

As a resource teacher, I collaborate with many teachers and work with many students and classes. We will use the materials to make paper circuits to demonstrate and 'illuminate' our knowledge of not only electricity and circuits but as a tool to express our creativity!

Fabricate, illuminate and communicate will be our motto as we demonstrate our knowledge and use our imagination!

Paper circuits are the perfect tools to create stories, design games, and promote collaboration among my students. We will use the materials to tap our inner artist! The opportunities to empower students while reviewing the scientific properties of electricity and circuits are endless!

Ms. Maureen Ambrose
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DiCUNO 450pcs(5 Colors x 90pcs) 5mm LED Light Emitting Diode Round Assorted Color White/Red/Yellow/Green/Blue Kit Box • Amazon Business $12.99 10 $129.90
4 Pack Copper Foil Tape with Conductive Adhesive for EMI Shielding, Slug Repellent, Paper Circuits, Electrical Repairs, Grounding(1/4inch) • Amazon Business $9.98 10 $99.80
Chibitronics - Chibi Lights - LED Circuit Stickers STEM Starter Kit • Amazon Business $30.00 1 $30.00
MineTom LED -1 Lot of 20 CR2032 3 Volt Lithium Button Cell Coin Battery, Specially Made for LED Light • Amazon Business $6.59 3 $19.77

Materials cost

$279.47

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$313.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.35

Total project goal

$369.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$369.01

3 Donors

-$275.19

Donations toward project cost

-$241.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.78

match offer

-$85.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$72.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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Project Activity

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