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Ms. Jones Strait from Saint Paul MN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Roller Coaster Theme Park

My students need cardstock to build the tracks of the roller coaster, foamboard to have a solid base, and tape and glue to hold the whole project together.

  • $924 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Thank you for looking at this project. Our classroom is a 6th grade Physical Science classroom in the heart of St Paul, MN. This year we will be studying Chemistry, Force and Motion, Energy, and Waves. We get to use engineering to apply the concepts we are studying.

We love doing hands-on projects.

Our teacher has a very cool roller coaster project that we really want to build but we need your help to get the supplies. Please help us make this project possible.

My Project

Students will be using engineering skills to build and test their roller coasters along the way. They will be evaluating their designs and redesigning parts of the roller coaster for even more speed and complexity as they send their marbles for an exciting ride. It's a fun way to show what they know about speed, force, and motion.

Roller Coasters give students a hands-on engineering and design challenge.

Allowing the students to take risks and redesign helps them understand that there are many times when we have to rethink or think outside of the box to solve a problem. They will use cardstock to build the tracks of the roller coaster. The foam board will give it a solid base and the tape and glue to hold the whole project together.

Ms. Jones Strait
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
NEENAH Bright White Cardstock 8 1/2" x 11", 65 lb., Bright White, Smooth, 250 sheets • Quill.com $14.87 8 $118.96
Scotch Magic Tape Value Packs 12 Rolls/Pack • Quill.com $21.69 5 $108.45
Pacon Economy Foam Board White, 30" x 20", 10/Ct • Quill.com $16.99 5 $84.95
ASTROBRIGHTS Cardstock 8 1/2" x 11", 65 lb., Planetary Purple, 250 sheets • Quill.com $14.02 5 $70.10
ASTROBRIGHTS Cardstock 8 1/2" x 11", 65 lb., Pulsar Pink, 250 sheets • Quill.com $13.17 5 $65.85
ASTROBRIGHTS Cardstock 8 1/2" x 11", 65 lb., Gamma Green, 250 sheets • Quill.com $13.17 5 $65.85
ASTROBRIGHTS Cardstock 8 1/2" x 11", 65 lb., Terra Green, 250 sheets • Quill.com $13.17 5 $65.85
ASTROBRIGHTS Cardstock 8 1/2" x 11", 65 lb., Lunar Blue, 250 sheets • Quill.com $13.17 5 $65.85
Elmer's All-Purpose Washable Glue Sticks 7g., 60/Pack • Quill.com $27.19 2 $54.38
Elmer's Washable School Glue Gallon • Quill.com $15.63 2 $31.26
Intertape Duct Tape Grey • Quill.com $5.99 2 $11.98

Materials cost

$743.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$784.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$138.46

Total project goal

$923.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $923.09

18 Donors

-$858.09

Donations toward project cost

-$729.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$128.71

match offer

-$65.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$55.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.75

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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