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Mr. Ropelato from Roy, UT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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3D Creativity

Help me give my students an accessible 3D printer to help them create individual objects and products to enhance their learning experience.

  • $572 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are great teens with so much potential for greatness! They are curious, charismatic, accepting, and inclusive.

They enjoy hands on projects and project based learning.

I will leave objects or puzzles out and without any prompting many students ask what how does that work or what is that? They begin the discussion on learning.

They want to learn but don't know where to find information. Many student homes are single parent or multi-family homes, which provides a variety of challenges, not excuses. 60% are free or reduced lunch. And they just need a little bit more support.

My Project

3D printing allows students to bring imagination and creativity to life. Motivating students to want to learn can be challenging. With a 3D printer the products created can inspire students to discover new knowledge they wouldn't have thought about before.

Student curiosity leads to questions that facilitate learning conversations.

I leave puzzles and objects I have printed from home on my desk and kids start the conversation with what is that? or how do this work? Because they want to know the learning becomes more meaningful. Students can now create and display their own passions and interests with other students.

Mr. Ropelato
Grades 6-8
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 500 students.

    9 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FlashForge Adventurer 3 3D Printer • Amazon Business $449.00 1 $449.00

Materials cost

$449.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$485.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.72

Total project goal

$571.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $571.46

6 Donors

-$417.64

Donations toward project cost

-$354.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.65

Matching donations from our partners

-$153.82

Match offers toward project cost

-$130.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.07

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 $0.00

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