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Mr. Zimmermann from Brooklyn, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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3D Printing Our Way to a Brighter Future

Help me give my students a 3D printer and filament to design and create solutions to climate change and other problems within our school community.

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My Project

We are a school community that is fully committed to project-based learning. 100% of our curriculum is designed to empower students to design and actively implement solutions to the most pressing issues facing our local and global community, from climate change to health injustice.

A 3D printer creates opportunities for students to actively learn and build a better reality by designing and testing solutions to these critical issues.

For instance, our students are currently in the process of learning about health and food injustice in our community. I would like for our students to be able to design and build a hydroponic system from scratch. This would not only allow students to learn how to 3D model, but would also allow them to begin growing nutritious food to share with our school community.

One of our most popular projects involves students designing and building a fully functional wind turbine prototype to model how best to mitigate our rapidly changing climate. In order for students to make their wind turbines, they need 3D printing software and 3D printers to design, print, and construct critical components, such as their blades and nacelles. While we used 2 fully functional 3D printers over the past 3 years, they have both gone out of commission. After many attempts to repair them, including having student leaders research solutions, we have been unsuccessful.

We would greatly appreciate a new and functional 3D printer, and filament, to continue these projects, and to continue supporting dynamic student-centered learning and student-led design.

Mr. Zimmermann Red Hook Neighborhood School Grades 6-8

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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Brooklyn, NY 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Anycubic 3D Printer Kobra 2 Pro, 500mm/s High-Speed Printing, High Power Powerful Computing New Structure, Upgraded LeviQ 2.0 Auto Leveling Smart Z-Offset, Print Size 8.7"x8.7"x9.84" • Amazon Business $279.99 1 $279.99
ELEGOO Silk PLA Filament 1.75mm Gold & Silver 2KG, 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 2 Pack 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) 3D Printing Filament Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers • Amazon Business $35.62 1 $35.62
DO3D Fast Color Change Natural Rainbow PLA 3D Printing Filament, Tidy Winding 1.75mm PLA, Widely Fit for 3D Printer; 1KG Cardboard 3D Printing Material, Clear Transparent Type Multi Colored PLA • Amazon Business $31.34 1 $31.34
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Purple 1KG, 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) 3D Printing Filament Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers • Amazon Business $17.81 1 $17.81
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Pink 1KG, 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) 3D Printing Filament Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers • Amazon Business $17.81 1 $17.81
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Yellow 1KG, 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) 3D Printing Filament Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers • Amazon Business $17.81 1 $17.81
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Sea Green 1KG, 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) 3D Printing Filament Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers • Amazon Business $17.81 1 $17.81
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Dark Blue 1KG, 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) 3D Printing Filament Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers • Amazon Business $17.81 1 $17.81
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Orange 1KG, 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) 3D Printing Filament Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers • Amazon Business $17.81 1 $17.81
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm White 1KG, 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) 3D Printing Filament Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers • Amazon Business $14.84 1 $14.84
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Black 1KG, 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm, 1kg Cardboard Spool(2.2lbs) 3D Printing Filament Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers • Amazon Business $13.85 1 $13.85

Materials cost

$482.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$519.74

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.72

Total project goal

$611.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $611.46

5 Donors

-$328.23

Donations toward project cost

-$279.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.23

match offer

-$283.22

Match offer toward project cost

-$240.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.48

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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