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Mrs. Diaz from Corpus Christi TX is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Racing Newton’S Laws: Engineering Balloon Powered Cars

Help me give my students the tools necessary to engineer air powered cars for our Physics Unit!

  • $331 goal

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My Students

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. As a team, we do everything in our power to prepare them for the world they will inherit. Many of my students are being raised in single-parent​ households, grandparents or extended family members and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. Even though they may have struggles at home, they are eager to learn and have the desire to succeed.

Unique, creative, expression, and excited are words I would use to describe my students.

They love to be challenged and learn new things! They get excited when they see today we will do an activity rather than book work!

My Project

Each year as we discuss Newton’s Laws and Physics, my kids are quickly bored and overwhelmed with all the information. They struggle to see the connections.

This year, the kids will engineer their own cars to race with classmates.

Students will diagram where each of Newton’s Laws are represented and then calculate the speed of their cars! The trebuchet will be used to hook and engage the students for learning about physics! Kids who finish early will have inquiry time to design experiments using it as well! I know these hands on activities will help my kids grow as engineers and learn Physics!

Mrs. Diaz
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TREBUCHET GARAGE PHYSICS • Frey Scientific $45.50 1 $45.50
TAPE SCOTCH 234 GEN PURPOSE MASKING 2 IN X 60 YD • Frey Scientific $19.87 2 $39.74
BALLOONS 11 IN PACK OF 144 • Frey Scientific $16.61 2 $33.22
BALLOONS 7 INCH SET OF 144 • Frey Scientific $12.42 2 $24.84
CRAFT STICK REGULAR PACK OF 150 • Frey Scientific $2.41 10 $24.10
GLUE STICK 0.43IN X 10IN LONG PACK OF 20 • Frey Scientific $5.25 4 $21.00
STRAW -UNWRAPPED - WHITE - PJSWUW8400 - PACK OF 400 • Frey Scientific $9.44 2 $18.88
MARKERS DRY ERASE NEW STYLE 8-CLR CHISEL SET OF 8 • Frey Scientific $6.74 2 $13.48

Materials cost

$220.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $26.49

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$280.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.51

Total project goal

$330.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $330.07

3 Donors

-$241.00

Donations toward project cost

-$204.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.15

match offer

-$89.07

Match offer toward project cost

-$75.71

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.36

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