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Mr. Chin from Brooklyn, NY is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help us learn about the Power of the SUN!

Help me give my students the opportunity to explore and learn about solar power and how that will help the environment and learn how to advocate for a cleaner environment and prevent global warming.

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My Project

I work at a Title 1 school with the majority of children receiving free school lunch. Our kids are bright, inquisitive and hard working. I would like to introduce the concept of clean energy; specifically solar energy and how the SUN can help make a cleaner Earth for all humans. The students will learn about how solar energy works, why it is important to learn about, the benefits of using clean energy like solar power, and lastly students need to learn about solar power so they can possibly invent or create a whole new way of using alternative energy sources so they can help keep the Earth clean and to prevent global warming. Students will create houses using solar to power the lights and other household appliances. This unit will incorporate engineering, math, science, technology and art to learn how to create a solar powered home (from cardboard and other materials) for people to live in.

Mr. Chin Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

400 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mini Panels Encapsulated Solar Cell - Voltage: 1.5V • Nasco $15.95 27 $430.65
Solar Kit Motor • Nasco $6.50 27 $175.50
Solar Experimenters Kit • Nasco $12.95 10 $129.50

Materials cost

$735.65

Vendor shipping charges

 $73.56

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$850.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$150.04

Total project goal

$1,000.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,000.28

1 Donor

-$1,000.28

Donations toward project cost

-$850.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$150.04

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