Help me give my students a laptop so they can apply their 21st century skills in the field of STEM and exercise responsible digital citizenry.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. V's classroom raised $555
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
Students are mostly of immigrant households with over 85% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Most students speak English as a second language with Spanish as the predominant language in their household.
Despite the challenges these students face daily, some end up accepted in one of our nation's Ivy League schools -- a feat not easy to accomplish!
I am so proud of my students because despite of their disadvantages, they have managed to shine above these challenges. And they shine brightly!
My Project
Students are engaged in a STEM project where they are looking for an efficient and effective metal catalyst that can photo electrolyze water. A laptop would be an excellent tool for their research.
Even with just 20 earth abundant metals to start, the combinations of these metals can run in the millions!
With the use of a laptop, students can easily use it to record their data, plot and analyze results, and share their results with the scientific community. And once this metal catalyst is found, it can be utilized in the production of hydrogen gas -- which could eventually free us from our dependence on fossil fuels.
Los Angeles with its year-round photochemical smog needs to cut its reliance on fossil fuels. My students are doing the research so we can find the catalyst that can easily photo electrolyze water (and we have plenty of saltwater) with just the aid of sunlight (and we too have plenty of that!). We may be able to solve our energy problem and cut out smog. Ambitious? Yes, but everything always has to start because someone dared.
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
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