You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Mr. Hungerford from Gilroy, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mr. Hungerford is requesting

05/04/15... May the Fourth (or was that Force) be with us.

My students need Dual Range Force Sensors to perform experiments in the Physics Classroom.

  • $320 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

One of the greatest things about being a science teacher, is being able to get our students out of their desks and actually experiment with the topics we are discussing. To be able to go beyond the discussion, and see their faces as they discover what is going on in the world around them is great.

My school is a large high school (1400 students) in a rural area.

The older, and now smaller, of two comprehensive high schools in my district. We are a growing school, and the Physics classes are getting larger, so the need for quality materials is becoming critical. My students are predominately second language, and most (about 70%) qualify for free lunch. But these students are great. Many do not have parents who have gone to college, so a major focus of our school is in preparing students to think about going on with education after high school.

My Project

Dual Range Force Sensors, well the name really wraps up what they are and what they do. But, there is so much more. Yes the Dual Range Force Sensors just measure the force imparted to them, but how we are able to transform that basic ability into learning is what is really important. We use these sensors in a variety of labs when we work with Newtonian mechanics each year. Pushing and pulling, exploding and colliding, these sensors are used to collect the data of the interaction. The dual range nature allows us to measure forces as small as 0.01 Newtons, to as large as 50 Newtons. The force sensors are used in many activities in class including: replacing our old and inaccurate hand-held spring scales; getting mounted (horizontally) on a dynamics cart to study collisions; getting mounted (vertically) on a ring-stand to measure forces such as the tension in hanging objects; two sensors can even be connected together to collect data simultaneously when we study Newton's Third Law.

I don't want to force the issue, but the study of forces, and all of Newtonian Mechanics, is a large part of our physics class.

Being able to quickly and accurately measure force will lead to a much deeper understanding of how force is part of our everyday lives. Having these force sensors will help us master the force. May the FORCE be with us...

Mr. Hungerford
Grades 9-12

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mr. Hungerford is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Force Sensor Dual-Range� • Sargent-Welch $109.09 2 $218.18

Materials cost

$218.18

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.96

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$271.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.90

Total project goal

$319.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $319.31

3 Donors

-$319.30

Donations toward project cost

-$271.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mr. Hungerford and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"his","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/050415-may-the-fourth-or-was-that/1517616/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":60,"teacherScreenName":"Mr. Hungerford","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"1623630050","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Gilroy","teachersOnPage":[655331],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":1517616,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":1,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"655331":{"owner":"Mr. Hungerford","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[1517616],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-1_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":94880,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":{"completingDonationAmount":344,"proposalURL":"project/pop-pop-boats/8974905/","proposalTitle":"Pop Pop Boats","proposalId":8974905},"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MjMyNDA2MA==","MjkyMTUyMg==","Mjg4ODA3Nw=="],"teacherId":655331,"schoolCounty":"Santa Clara","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CA","name":"California"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.