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Mr. Epps from Charleston, SC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Using 3D Printing to Make it Themselves!

Help me give my students a 3D printer and filament to create their own manipulatives.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Epps's classroom raised $1,292

This project is fully funded

My Project

My high school students are an eclectic bunch, ranging from my extremely curious Integrated Science 9th graders to the 11th and 12th graders in our rigorous Anatomy & Physiology class. The beauty of a 3D printer is its infinite applications and the accessibility of use—if you can gain access to one.

This 3D printer and filament will foster students' problem solving skills, develop technology literacy, and empower students to embrace creativity.

My Integrated Science students will use the 3D printer to connect the scientific method and the engineering design process, a connection that is too often neglected in science classes. Students will identify basic real-world problems, design solutions in open-source computer software, and print their prototypes out.

My Anatomy & Physiology students will use the 3D printer to directly support their understanding of the science behind the human body. They will design and create tangible anatomical structures that would ordinarily be cost prohibitive for us to acquire.

Mr. Epps James Island Charter High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Charleston, SC View local requests

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

60 students impacted 18donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ 3D Printer kit, Removable Print Sheets, Beginner-friendly 3D Printer DYI Kit, Fun to Assemble, Automatic Calibration, Filament sample Included, Print Size 9.84×8.3×8.3 in. • Amazon Business $949.00 1 $949.00
SUNLU PLA Filament 1.75mm, Neatly Wound PLA 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, Fit Most FDM 3D Printers, 1kg Spool (2.2lbs), 330 Meters, PLA Blue • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
SUNLU 3D Printer Filament, Neatly Wound PLA Filament 1.75 mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, Fit Most FDM 3D Printers, Good Vacuum Packaging Consumables, 1kg Spool(2.2lbs), 330 Meters, Sunny Orange • Amazon Business $15.83 1 $15.83

Materials cost

$983.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $69.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,097.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$193.75

Total project goal

$1,291.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,291.65

16 Donors

-$1,055.18

Donations toward project cost

-$919.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$135.78

match offer

-$210.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$178.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

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 $0.00

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