You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Varela from Dallas, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Varela is requesting
Fully Funded

Ms. Varela's classroom raised $451

Operation Transformation

My students need two hands-on energy activity kits.

Classroom photo
Ms. Varela Rosemont School
Dallas, TX Grades 3-5

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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 do you mean by that Ms. V?", or, "Ahhh, I think I know what you are talking about...wait, nevermind." Those two phrases are all too common in my Science classroom which is made up by urban students who have not had the opportunity to "explore" the vast and amazing world around them.

My students come to class everyday with gleaming eyes and smiles from ear to ear, "What are we going to learn today Ms. V?", "Oh, we have an amazing lab today", I respond.

"That's why we love your class, it is always fun and we learn so much!". They thrive on exploring and making sense of "their world". Unfortunately, most of my students have not had the opportunity to travel outside of their neighborhood, much less of their city. Their exposure is very limited. Therefore, I am their passport to discovery. I feel it is my responsibility to provide them with as many hands-on learning opportunities as possible that they otherwise would not have. We are a Title I school with limited funding, so the opportunities they do have in my class are also limited, as our budget does not allow me to provide them with some of the basic resources that would make their learning experience that much more powerful.

My Project

My project, Operation Transformation, will allow students to explore the different forms of energy and their transformation into other forms of energy. Most students think that energy dies or magically disappears. With this lab, they will be given the opportunity to explore the different channels of energy transformation and they will be able to make sense of what happens to each form of energy when we are no longer able to see it in action or hear it. Students will also be able to see how it is that solar energy is transformed into electrical energy. This is a topic that is so difficult to teach and the best way for students to learn it is through actual hands-on activities which they can manipulate.

Research shows that students learn best through inquiry.

If funded, this lab will allow my students to inquire about the difficult subject that is transformation of energy. The transformation of solar energy in particular, will allow students to explore first hand and understand the reason for our need to find alternative energy in renewable resources. This lab will spark up more powerful conversations, which will lead to questions, which lead to additional inquiry and bring out awareness.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

65 students impacted 1 donor
Ms. Varela Rosemont School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Dallas, TX View local requests

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

65 students impacted 1donor

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Varela is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Transformation of Energy Apparatus • Nasco $273.75 1 $273.75
Solar Kit • Nasco $38.25 1 $38.25

Materials cost

$312.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $31.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$382.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.57

Total project goal

$450.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $450.45

1 Donor

-$450.45

Donations toward project cost

-$382.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.57

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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 Ms. Varela and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"TX","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/operation-transformation/422187/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":65,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Varela","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"1887522648","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Dallas","teachersOnPage":[478063],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":422187,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":16096,"schoolName":"Rosemont School","authorIds":{"478063":{"owner":"Ms. Varela","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[422187],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":52600,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NDk1Njg1"],"teacherId":478063,"schoolCounty":"Dallas","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"TX","name":"Texas"}}