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Ms. Wood from Edmond, OK is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Solar Powered Learning

Help me give my students the opportunity to build their own solar cars.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Wood's classroom raised $685

This project is fully funded

My Project

If you were to walk into our Gifted and Talented classroom, you would become immersed in the various activities, critical thinking moments and experiments these students are fortunate to acquire. These activities are just a small glimpse into one week in our classroom. Our Gifted and Talented classes, which meet weekly in two-hour blocks, are bustling with excitement and new-found knowledge.

Everyday in our class is a high energy experience in which even an adult would come out of there saying, "Wow!

That was fun!" This "fun" component is the goal of my teaching style, and always has been. Therefore, I am always striving to find a way to make our units and lessons into fun and engaging experiences.

4th graders in our Gifted and Talented classes are exploring the various aspects of energy. What better way to experience solar energy than by building a solar car? As a teacher, I want to keep students interested in energy without grabbing glue guns or soldering irons. What better way for my students to learn than from the solar car kit? Students will build and explore how solar cars work outdoors in full sunlight or indoors under a bright, incandescent light.

Ms. Wood Orvis Risner Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

25 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolina STEM Challenge: Solar Cars Student Mini Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $38.70 13 $503.10

Materials cost

$503.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $41.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$581.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.64

Total project goal

$684.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $684.29

4 Donors

-$84.98

Donations toward project cost

-$72.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.73

Matching donations from our partners

-$599.31

Match offers toward project cost

-$509.41

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$89.90

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