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Ms. Wood from Fort Lauderdale FL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mass, Friction, and Static!

Help me give my students gram cubes to learn about mass and using balance scales to measure mass and pull back cars and trucks so my students can explore friction.

  • 5 donors
  • $156 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

My students love to use their hands to explore science. I have balance scales, but no gram cubes. I have a variety of surfaces, but no toy cars to test the friction of the surfaces. I have confetti, but no balloon to rub on fabric to magically lift the confetti. Please help me to bring these necessary items to our science lab so we can enrich my students' learning. I want the students to be able to use the gram cubes to understand mass as well as the tools we use to measure mass. I know by using the toy cars on different surfaces, they will have an experience with friction that they will enjoy and remember. The balloons allow each student to explore static electricity on their own. All these hands-on activities enhance their learning.

Ms. Wood
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
JOYIN 18 Piece Pull Back City Cars and Trucks Toy Vehicles Set Model Car, Friction Powered Die-Cast Cars for Toddlers, Boys, and Girls’ Educational Play - Kids Toys • Amazon Business $15.99 3 $47.97
Learning Resources Interlocking Gram Unit Cubes - 1,000 Pieces • Kaplan Early Learning Company $44.96 1 $44.96
White Balloons,100-pcs,12-Inch Latex Balloons • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69

Materials cost

$100.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$132.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.32

Total project goal

$155.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $155.45

5 Donors

-$146.37

Donations toward project cost

-$132.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.08

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 $0.00

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