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Mrs. Aquilia from Jamaica, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Human Conductors of Electricity!

My students need these fun and engaging Energy Sticks to see how our own bodies can create electricity!

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My Students

I'm an elementary school science teacher in a low income urban area comprised of mostly minorities. A number of students are in temporary housing with their families, or are foster children, or are living in other difficult situations. For many of our students, the time they spend in school is the only safe and stable circumstance in their lives.

Many of our students are struggling with disabilities, either academic or emotional, and it's challenging to hold their focus and interest in the classroom.

Fortunately many students enjoy science because I plan activities that are interactive, engaging, and hands-on.

My school has just completed our final year of a federal magnet grant which allowed us to create a beautiful science lab. However there are still many supplies necessary for my science investigations, activities, and projects; with our magnet money dwindling, my school has nothing in our budget to support my science curriculum going forward. I can only afford to pay so much out of pocket, and then I will have to resort to teaching from boring textbooks that do little to inspire, excite, or ignite my students' passion for learning.

My Project

As we begin our third grade energy unit and fourth grade electricity unit, there is no better way to introduce these 2 exciting topics than to create energy ourselves. My third and fourth graders are going to turn their bodies into conductors of electricity!

These energy sticks allow students to investigate open and closed circuits using their own bodies!

All humans have the static electricity inside us to create energy, and students will learn how to harness that electricity to complete a circuit. The Energy Sticks are plastic tubes with electrodes on each end of the plastic tube. When these electrodes are touched simultaneously, the tube lights up and makes noise. When one or both of the electrodes are released, the flashing lights and noise stop because the circuit is broken.

I plan to have students each experiment with his/her own Energy Stick, and then create multi-student circuits by having students hold hands in a circle. One participant can hold one electrode and the person next to him or her can hold the other electrode. If everyone in the circle is holding hands, the Energy Stick will light up and make noise. We will learn that as someone breaks the circle it will stop.

My students will love learning about energy and electricity using these Energy Sticks, and I can't wait to launch this activity!

Mrs. Aquilia PS 160 Walter Francis Bishop Grades 3-5

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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.

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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
Sensor Stick Human Conductivity Energy Stick • Amazon Business $8.78 35 $307.30

Materials cost

$307.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$341.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.34

Total project goal

$402.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $402.25

1 Donor

-$402.25

Donations toward project cost

-$341.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.34

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