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Ms. Melendez from Brooklyn, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Acrylic Prisms for Creative Photos

Help me give my students these super safe acrylic prisms for photography class.

  • $215 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 Project

In order for my 6th graders to really explore the wonders of photography, they need to experiment with different manipulatives. Acrylic prisms have precise angles and plane faces that are extremely useful for analyzing and reflecting light.

I am a first-year teacher in Brooklyn and my goal is to give my students the best experience this year.

I want to provide them with a tool that allows them to explore the properties of electromagnetic spectrum to bring vibrant colors and patterns to their photos. My students should have fun but also be safe too, which is why it's vital to get these prisms. These acrylic prisms are also extremely safe and shatterproof instead of the common glass prisms.

Ms. Melendez MS 890 Grades 6-8

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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 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

16 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
FS326 - Super-Safe Prisms - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 3 $149.97

Materials cost

$149.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$182.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.16

Total project goal

$214.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $214.38

2 Donors

-$107.19

Donations toward project cost

-$91.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.08

match offer

-$107.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$91.11

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.08

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 $0.00

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