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Mr. McElfresh from La Mesa CA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Using Solar Power to Charge Our Phones

Help me give my students 2 solar powered cell phone charger battery packs.

  • $187 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students thoroughly enjoy learning physics by "playing" with hands-on activities so I try and provide as many as possible in my classroom.

My students are a highly inquisitive and motivated group of 11th and 12th-grade physics students.

We are a comprehensive public charter high school located in Southern California. They are always motivated by real-world applications of what we are learning and I try as best I can to provide them with the opportunities to learn from hands-on activities.

My Project

The question I get daily from my students is "Mr. Mac can I charge my phone in class today?" I want them to experience first-hand learning about the power of the sun and allow them to experience how solar works with real-world examples and charging their phones is a perfect application of this concept.

I believe that hands-on science is the best way to teach concepts and using solar power to charge their cell phones will definitely help them understand the principles of energy transformations.

Students need to question, hypothesis, experiment, test, observe and analyze using real materials in order to comprehend what they are learning. I envision my students using this setup to design experiments based on computing how much power is needed to keep their cell phones charged.

Using these Solar Charger setups, my students will explore alternative, renewable energy sources by applying the technology directly to their personal daily cell phone charging needs.

Mr. McElfresh
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
RAVPower 25000mAh Solar Portable Charger with Micro USB & USB C Inputs, Quick Charge Solar Power Bank with 3 Outputs, External Battery Pack with Flashlight - Shock, Dust & Waterproof • Amazon Business $57.99 2 $115.98

Materials cost

$115.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$158.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.94

Total project goal

$186.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $186.27

1 Donor

-$186.27

Donations toward project cost

-$158.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.94

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