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Mrs. Stevens from E Palo Alto, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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MakerBot for Maker Class

My students need a mini 3D printer for making and prototyping.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Stevens's classroom raised $1,826

This project is fully funded

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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

A typical day in our classroom is anything but typical. My 7th grade students are using computers, power tools, recycled materials and imagination to build solutions and design new products. Our class is a STEM-infused maker space where kids can build, tinker, and create new things.

My students are 7th graders attending an ASPIRE school serving a low income community in East Palo Alto.

Our school aims to prepare all students for success in and after college. My Class, called Overdrive, is designed to introduce middle school students to the world of "making" through design thinking, coding, and product design. Growing up in the heart of Silicone Valley, my students live in a world heavily influenced by STEM and tech culture and opportunities-- many high income students are applying to college already fluent in AutoCAD, javaScript, and Arduino through exposure both at school and in their home communities. Our students share these same passions for design and creation, and this class gives them an opportunity to level the playing field.

My Project

This year, my students will complete several rigorous making projects where they will be presented with a challenge and will be tasked with designing and testing a solution. They will use computer hardware and software, power tools, recycled materials, and a whole lot of passion to build circuits for light-up quilts, edit videos, code apps, and prototype products. We will use the 3D printer in particular to build mousetrap cars and explore concepts of kinetic energy and efficiency. They will design their own wheel sets, test their choices, and then return to the drawing board. Because they will have the ability to print multiple sets of wheels, they will be able to experiment with density, diameter, balance, and relief. Students will also use the 3D printer to experiment with building an wind turbine. Students will design and print their own blades, learning through experimenting with angle, airflow, lift and drag.

This printer will bring the design process to life for my students.

They will be able to test and iterate in real time. They will be able to test ideas for and take ownership of their learning in a way that was previously not possible. This tool also will help to level the playing field for my students, exposing them to the same rigorous content and materials that are becoming the norm in high income schools.

Mrs. Stevens Aspire East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy Grades 6-8

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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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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

60 students impacted 41donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MakerBot Replicator Mini Compact 3D Printer • Amazon $1,375.00 1 $1,375.00

Materials cost

$1,375.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $125.81

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,551.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$273.78

Total project goal

$1,825.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,825.21

33 Donors

-$1,812.86

Donations toward project cost

-$1,551.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$261.43

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.35

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