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Ms. Deegan from CT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Inventing Our Way to Success

My students need batteries, light bulbs, magnets, wire, tools, and paint to create original inventions.

  • $639 goal

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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

Do you remember all the creative ideas you had as a child? Students are given plenty of opportunity to learn facts and figures, but I want to give them the opportunity to explore their own minds and imagination. Using these resources, students will create their own original invention.

I teach in a 5th grade regular education class with 80% ELL and 25% special education students.

Our school is located in a high-need, low-income community where English is NOT the dominant language. My students work very hard to meet the state's academic expectations, and hands-on activities such as these provide them access to knowledge that can not be gained in a text. Students work with new vocabulary and concepts in a meaningful way. Also, students, who normally struggle, can participate with their peers in an activity which develops their confidence and sense of accomplishment.

My Project

In these science explorations, students will use the book, I Wonder Why My Zipper Has Teeth, to investigate inventions of the past as inspiration to create their own inventions. They will use wire, batteries, light bulbs, magnets, and various tools to discover concepts of electricity, magnetism, and simple machines. Finally, they will apply this knowledge to their own creation. Students will have to analyze a problem in their own life, and create a solution to that problem.

I want to teach my students that learning is not answering a question on a test, but applying their understanding to real-life problems.

Problem-solving skills reach beyond any one concept, and will enable my students to solve the variety of challenges they encounter. The resources I have requested in this proposal will enable my students to develop life skills as well as academic knowledge.

Ms. Deegan Fair Haven School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New Haven, CT View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

27 students impacted 21donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
7-PIECE TOOL SET -- Stanley Hand Tools; 7-Piece Tool Kit • Quill $26.99 5 $134.95
Wire, Hook-Up, Black, 100 ft • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.16 1 $11.16
Wire, Hook-Up, Red, 100 ft • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.16 1 $11.16
DURACELL COPPERTOP D BATTERIES 8-PK -- Duracell Alkaline "D" Batteries; 8/Pack Recloseable • Quill $12.46 5 $62.30
BATTERY HOLDER 'D' CELL 10/PK • Sargent-Welch $13.50 5 $67.50
DC Motor • Carolina Biological Supply Company $2.33 20 $46.60
Economy Bulb Holder • Carolina Biological Supply Company $1.24 20 $24.80
I Wonder Why Zippers Have Teeth • AKJ Books $6.06 14 $84.84
PRANG LIQUID TEMPERA PAINTS 16 0Z. PLASTIC DISPENSER BOTTLE -- Prang Liquid Tempera Paint; Black • Quill $3.59 1 $3.59
PRANG LIQUID TEMPERA PAINTS 16 0Z. PLASTIC DISPENSER BOTTLE -- Prang Liquid Tempera Paint; Blue • Quill $3.59 1 $3.59
PRANG LIQUID TEMPERA PAINTS 16 0Z. PLASTIC DISPENSER BOTTLE -- Prang Liquid Tempera Paint; Red • Quill $3.59 1 $3.59
PRANG LIQUID TEMPERA PAINTS 16 0Z. PLASTIC DISPENSER BOTTLE -- Prang Liquid Tempera Paint; White • Quill $3.59 1 $3.59
PRANG LIQUID TEMPERA PAINTS 16 0Z. PLASTIC DISPENSER BOTTLE -- Prang Liquid Tempera Paint; Yellow • Quill $3.59 1 $3.59
Paint Brush, 1", Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $15.15 1 $15.15
Economy Magnet Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $21.80 1 $21.80

Materials cost

$498.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.22

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$555.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.07

Total project goal

$638.97

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $638.97

16 Donors

-$638.10

Donations toward project cost

-$555.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.20

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.87

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 $0.00

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