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Mr. Dukes from San Pedro, CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calculators—A Necessary Tool

Help me give my students scientific calculators. My students do real-world math problems every day and need calculators to do them.

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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

Our school has a very diverse population both ethnically and economically, with many of them coming from low income families. In fact, over half of them qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school culture is focused upon respect for every student and toward learning. I have found most of my students, even those who do not like math and science, to really enjoy taking physics and to get more excited about science as well as the why and how things in the world work. They also see the applications of the mathematics that they have been taking.

My students are taking on a challenging class in physics that integrates science and math together and has them look at the world in a more logical and scientific way.

With the new state standards of NGSS, our entire population will be taking physics. This is a difficult course for them as it has them developing their critical-thinking skills more than they ever have before. Most of the students end up very successful in this class and it also is one of the best courses to prepare them for moving on to college.

My Project

The students do calculations every day in physics using real-world numbers such as times off of a stop watch or distances between planets. A good number of my students cannot afford a calculator in order to do these. They also use them to follow along with me during sample problems and on tests. The biggest struggle is during testing: if the student does not have access to a calculator, the test becomes much more difficult or would take them much longer to finish. Even after borrowing calculators from other teachers, I have had to have students share calculators during tests. This is difficult as I have to make sure that it is cleared out every time that is is passed between the students. These calculators would give every student a more equal opportunity to be successful.

Mr. Dukes Port of Los Angles High School Grades 9-12

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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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San Pedro, CA 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Texas Instruments TI-30XII Scientific Calculator • Staples Advantage $12.22 30 $366.60

Materials cost

$366.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $33.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.88

Total project goal

$512.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $512.52

1 Donor

-$341.68

Donations toward project cost

-$290.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.25

match offer

-$170.84

Match offer toward project cost

-$145.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.63

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