Make the Body Electric! e-Textiles for Body System T-Shirts!
My students need e-textiles kits and books so we can make electronically enhanced shirts about our body systems.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Wolf's classroom raised $1,994
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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
What goes on under our skin? Because it is so hard to visualize how organs and cells work together to keep us healthy, my students and I use shirts, felt, markers and paint to make the invisible, visible! This year, I want to incorporate the latest technology to really make these shirts shine.
My students come from five continents, speak a dozen languages, and are different from one another in countless ways.
What unites them is that they have all come to the United States seeking a better life, a great education, and most importantly to learn English. They all carry the experiences of life and their former education with them.
At our school we want to empower them with the words to speak with one another about their past, but also give them the experiences and language to do great things together. From our school, they graduate to public and private college, lucrative careers here or back in their native countries, and some even serve in the military. They learn with one another and become bilingual and sometimes trilingual citizens of the world.
My Project
At the same time students learn about their inner organs, I want them to get in touch with their inner maker. With inexpensive white t-shirts as our template and basic electronics components, I want them to dream big! The great thing about the maker mindset is that with a few of the same basic ingredients - batteries, conductive thread, LED lights and simple circuit boards, there are limitless possibilities.
I am requesting e-textile kits and more of these basic components to complement the felt, paint, and markers we already have at our disposal thanks to previous generous donations. Lights to trace the path of blood through the heart? Blinking LEDs that mimic the firing of neurons? An accelerometer to make muscles light up when you move? I can't wait to see how students make organ systems shine with these tools.
Students need the opportunity to make choices about how they want to work.
It is the same formula that will make them self-starting and inventive in whatever field they choose. My hope is that this project gives them the space to be creative in art, biology, electronics, and presentation. They will learn a lot of language, get informed about their bodies, and learn a lot from each other as they collaborate to create something unforgettable. Your donation can make the amazing possible.
More than three‑quarters 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
Soft Circuits: Crafting e-Fashion with DIY Electronics (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning)
• Amazon
$28.50
1
$28.50
Make: Wearable Electronics: Design, prototype, and wear your own interactive garments
• Amazon
$25.36
1
$25.36
LED - Super Bright White (100 pack)
• Sparkfun
$23.96
1
$23.96
Needle Nose Pliers
• Sparkfun
$1.56
10
$15.60
LED - Basic Red 5mm (25 pack)
• Sparkfun
$2.36
4
$9.44
LED - Basic Green 5mm (25 pack)
• Sparkfun
$2.36
4
$9.44
Materials cost
$1,639.49
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$24.59
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,694.08
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$298.96
Total project goal
$1,993.04
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,993.04
2 Donors
-$1,993.04
Donations toward project cost
-$1,694.08
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Wolf and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
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