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Mr. O'Connell from Chester SD is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Rocketry 101!

Help me give my students the tools and supplies for our upcoming rocketry study.

  • $523 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

My students enjoy hands-on learning. Science is something that is more than doing busywork. STEM Education is an important part of this activity. Rocketry brings into the classroom many different learning ideas. This project will test my student's engineering skills and enhance rocketry skills. Our goal is to have a school-wide launch on our football field. I implemented an altimeter into this competition. We will be able to find how far the rockets traveled and we can implement this data onto a spreadsheet. This will allow us to broaden our knowledge of rocketry even more.

Mr. O'Connell
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Estes Viking Model Rocket, Launch Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $245.97 1 $245.97
Estes Model Rocket Engine, Model B6-4, Pack of 24 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $78.39 1 $78.39
Estes Electron Beam Launch Controller • Carolina Biological Supply Company $21.10 1 $21.10

Materials cost

$345.46

Vendor shipping charges

 $44.57

Sales tax

 $19.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$444.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.39

Total project goal

$522.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $522.60

1 Donor

-$522.60

Donations toward project cost

-$444.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.39

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