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
Menu
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.

See this teacher's page

Mr. de Santiago from Pomona CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Renewable Energy

Help me give my students an understanding of how renewable energy really works with LEGO solar panels.

  • $806 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

My students are 95% minorities and most come from low-income but good families. My school has the highest rate of students in the foster care system in my district.

My students have suffered greatly during this outbreak.

A lot of parents have lost their jobs due to the outbreak making an already challenging life a lot harder. There are those kids who are also living with an extended family or are living in apartments. This makes paying attention in class very difficult because of all the noise.

My Project

One 4th grade science has to do with renewable energy. LEGO has a solar panel that will help my students understand just how renewable energy works.

With these solar panels, my students will be able to create a solar car.

After they learn more about symmetry, gears, weight, and friction, my students will be able to create a solar racecar similar to those that college students create in real life.

Using the same solar panels from LEGO, my students will also come to understand that not all light is the same.

Mr. de Santiago
Grades 3-5

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 Mr. de Santiago 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
LEGO Education Solar Panel no. 9667 • Ultimate-ssd $42.74 12 $512.88

Materials cost

$512.88

Vendor shipping charges

 $86.88

Sales tax

 $46.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$684.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.77

Total project goal

$805.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $805.15

2 Donors

-$605.85

Donations toward project cost

-$534.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.47

match offer

-$176.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$150.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.47

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.83

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

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 Mr. de Santiago and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Pomona","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[7288192],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":6120326,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":3,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/renewable-energy/6120326/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":32,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. de Santiago","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"7288192":{"owner":"Mr. de Santiago","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[6120326],"proposalHash":"1450947352","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7288192_orig.png?crop=289,289,x50,y62&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1593749397065","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21610953,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":185,"proposalURL":"project/great-books-needed/8244136/","proposalTitle":"Great Books Needed","proposalId":8244136},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":7288192,"schoolCounty":"Los Angeles","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CA","name":"California"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.