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Mrs. Bradbury from Clearwater, FL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From Ideas to Reality: A 3D Printer for Student Innovation

Help me give my students a 3d printer to bring their 3d designs to life helping them continue their love of Computer Science.

  • 7 donors
  • $295 still needed thanks to a match offer

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Mrs. Bradbury Discovery Academy of Science 2-6
Clearwater, FL Grades 6-8

My Project

I love my students because they are endlessly curious, creative, and eager to turn their ideas into something real. They come to class with big imaginations and a genuine desire to solve problems, help others, and explore new possibilities. What inspires me most is their willingness to try, fail, and try again because they are natural innovators who simply need the right tools to bring their thinking to life.

A 3D printer will transform the way they learn by giving them hands‑on opportunities to design, build, and test their ideas.

Instead of only imagining solutions, they’ll be able to create prototypes, models, and functional objects that deepen their understanding of STEM concepts. This resource will help them develop critical skills like problem‑solving, spatial reasoning, collaboration, and perseverance. It will also open doors for cross‑curricular projects from engineering challenges to math modeling to creative storytelling.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 85 students impacted 7 donors
Mrs. Bradbury Discovery Academy of Science 2-6 Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Clearwater, FL 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

Never Before Funded 85 students impacted 7donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bambu Lab - P1S Combo 3D Printer - Black • Best Buy Education $549.99 1 $549.99
3Dgenius 3D Printer Filament Bundle Silk PLA Filament 1.75mm Pack 3D Printing Filament Pack Silk PLA 3D Printer Filament Fit Most FDM Printers, 250g X 12 Spools, Totally 3KG • Amazon Business $98.99 1 $98.99

Materials cost

$648.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$688.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$121.54

Total project goal

$810.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $810.25

5 Donors

-$111.00

Donations toward project cost

-$94.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.65

Matching donations from our partners

-$111.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$94.35

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.65

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 $588.25

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