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Ms. Kathi Nugal from Long Beach, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dream It. Design It. Build a Buoy Project.

Help me give my students the experience of engineering a floating buoy to collect data on the weather in the open ocean, see how the water quality changes, and possibly predict when a tsunami might hit.

  • $991 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

“Dream it. Design it. Build it.” and “We don’t just study the ocean; We experience it.” these are two philosophies I am trying to bring together for this project. As a result, my students can see that what happens in the science classroom, applies to the outside world. I teach physical science in an engineering pathway, and hands-on project-based learning is the way to go.

My students live next to an ocean but have limited knowledge about it and its importance to our daily lives.

After learning about the dynamics of the ocean’s wave motion, tides, currents, and sediments, students will design and build a buoy with PVC pipes and fittings. The first step to success would be to develop a buoy that floats and test how much weight the buoy can safely hold without tipping over or sinking. After that, an indoor/outdoor sensor is attached to the buoy to make it an observation buoy that can measure the temperature of the air and the water.

I recently attended AMS Project Ocean and was inspired to bring oceanography concepts and projects to my physics and engineering classes. I can introduce them to new experiences and new career choices. With the latest knowledge, they’ll gain life-changing confidence. Real-world applications would boost their expertise to world-class levels. Students will approach problems as scientists, focusing on data and facts collected by them. My goal as a science teacher is to connect engineering, science, and human interaction with the environment and how all need to be watched, cared for, and nurtured. With the donated materials, my students can learn about and create a device, collect real-time data, and better understand something in their backyard, the ocean.

Ms. Kathi Nugal David Starr Jordan High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Long Beach, CA 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

197 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK70828696T 90 Side Inlet Elbow 1/2 in x 1/2 in x 1/2 in Fitting Pipe Size, Schedule 40, 600 psi, White • Grainger $1.35 200 $270.00
TK70869124T Cable Tie 8 in Nominal Lg, 2 in Nominal Max. Bundle Dia., 0.14 in Wd, Natural, 1,000 PK • Grainger $110.77 1 $110.77
TK70828697T 90 Elbow 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in Fitting Pipe Size, Schedule 40, Female Socket x Female Socket, White • Grainger $0.95 90 $85.50
TK70828699T Digital Thermometer Indoor/Outdoor, Outdoor Temp, Indoor Temp • Grainger $7.98 10 $79.80
TK70828695T 90 Elbow 1/2 in x 1/2 in Fitting Pipe Size, Schedule 40, Female Socket x Female Socket, 600 psi • Grainger $0.26 200 $52.00
TK70828691T Pipe PVC, ChlorFIT, 1/2 in Nominal Pipe Size, 10 ft Overall Lg, Unthreaded, Schedule 40, White • Grainger $6.70 7 $46.90
TK70828692T Pipe PVC, ChlorFIT, 1 1/2 in Nominal Pipe Size, 10 ft Overall Lg, Unthreaded, Schedule 40, White • Grainger $18.44 2 $36.88
TK70828693T Coupling 1/2 in x 1/2 in Fitting Pipe Size, Schedule 40, Female Socket x Female Socket, 600 psi • Grainger $0.18 150 $27.00
TK70828694T Standard Cross 1/2 in x 1/2 in x 1/2 in x 1/2 in Fitting Pipe Size, Schedule 40, 600 psi, White • Grainger $1.00 25 $25.00

Materials cost

$733.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $67.15

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$842.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.59

Total project goal

$990.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $990.60

9 Donors

-$505.60

Donations toward project cost

-$433.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.09

Matching donations from our partners

-$480.59

Match offers toward project cost

-$408.50

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

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 $0.00

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