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Mrs. Dahl from Erie PA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Protecting Against Concussions

My students need these materials to complete an exciting new engineering design challenge. This will be a project that challenges students to improve football helmet designs.

  • $460 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Eager, urban middle school STEM students. I teach in a very diverse school with students who are very passionate about STEM education. The students in my STEM classes are creative and hard working. Most of the students in my classes will be first generation college students and many plan to pursue careers in STEM fields, many of who aspire to be engineers. STEM resources are essential to enhancing these students’ curiosity and creativity. Providing hands-on classroom experiences gives my students the skills needed to be the best in their classes moving forward to high school, college, and beyond.

My Project

The materials being requested will be used each semester by the 7th grade STEM students. Students will learn about the biology and physics. After learning these fundamentals students will work in teams as they take on the challenge of designing, building, and testing a new and improved football helmet. Students will be the engineers as they design and build. The students will also be the scientists as they collect accurate data using the sensor being requested. Students will be engaged in this exciting new engineering design challenge. This lesson has many connections to the real world and is very relevant to middle school student lives.

Mrs. Dahl
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shockbox Football Helmet Sensor, One Size, Black • Amazon Business $179.99 1 $179.99
Floracraft Styrofoam Head EPS Male Bulk, White • Amazon Business $12.73 10 $127.30
Aurum Cables 6 Feet Extension Cord ,16AWG Electrical Power Cord, SJTW NEMA 5-15P to NEMA 5-15R - ETL Listed - 3 Pack • Amazon Business $15.99 3 $47.97

Materials cost

$355.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$390.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.93

Total project goal

$459.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $459.52

10 Donors

-$428.30

Donations toward project cost

-$390.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$31.22

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 $0.00

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