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Mrs. Gallegos from Belen NM is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Racing with the Wind

Help me give my students the experience to build teacher geek wind racers with duct tape.

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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 Project

The earth is all used up. Now my students have to build machines to race on Mars. They need fast-moving racers to move supplies back and forth from different colonies.

We need to problem solve ways to move a payload and do it quickly.

Help us get the windmill racer kits. The kits use a small motor to make wind move. Students need to engineer working windmill blades and a box to carry a load. We are creating, solving, and building our way into the future. Help us build a fantastic future.

Mrs. Gallegos
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TeacherGeek Air Racer Kit Pack of 10 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $75.53 3 $226.59
36 Rolls Colored Duct Tape 10 Yards x 2 Inch Duct Tape Waterproof Colored Duct Tape Craft Tape for DIY Art Packaging Color Coding Office School Home (Multi Colors) • Amazon Business $42.79 1 $42.79

Materials cost

$269.38

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 FREE

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 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$303.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.54

Total project goal

$356.96

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Total project goal

 $356.96

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 $356.96

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