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Ms. Gonzalez from Port Isabel TX is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tarpon Rockets To The Sky

Help me give my students a rocket engine along with recovery wadding so that they can build their very own rocket.

  • $198 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My students are geniuses and very hands on learning. I teach Engineering Design , Calculus Ap, and Pre-Calculus honors in a Title 1 school. I often have tutoring sessions for college entrance exams for any student in our school. Most of my students have a cell phone, some a school chrome book, or very few have their own computer. Our school is bringing back more and more students every week. Some of my Engineering students elect to also receive college credit for our class.

My Project

This year it is more important for my Pre-Calculus students to understand how trigonometry is used in the world, more importantly in our own neighborhood. Our school is located about thirty minutes from Space X. I would like for my students to build their very own rocket from scratch. So in order for this to happen, each student will need their very own engine and recovery wadding.

Understanding how rockets work, how trigonometry is being applied, and how to work in teams is the goal that I want my students to accomplish.

Ms. Gonzalez
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ROCKET ENGINE A8-3 PK 24 ESTES • Ward's Science $67.87 2 $135.74

Materials cost

$135.74

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$167.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.61

Total project goal

$197.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $197.39

2 Donors

-$98.70

Donations toward project cost

-$83.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.80

match offer

-$98.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$83.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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