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Ms. Dixon from South Gate, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let's Build that ROV!

My students need materials to build an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV), including solder, PVC pipe cutters, and soldering stations.

  • $800 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 Students

The most inspiring scientists I have met are the ones who step into my classroom every day. They are persistent, frequently engage in trial and error and, most importantly, they learn best when they are charged with the task of constructing their own learning.

I work at a school where the student population is predominantly Latino and where the majority of students receive free or reduced price lunch.

My students are energetic and highly motivated and, throughout the last couple of years, I have noticed that their elementary school exposure to authentic science learning experiences has varied from extensive to none.

My Project

My students need materials to build an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV), including solder, PVC pipe cutters, and soldering stations. With the use of the materials requested in this project, my students will have the opportunity to engage in a guided engineering experience. Building the Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) gives students the possibility of accessing numerous skills such as cutting PVC pipes, soldering, designing and troubleshooting their vehicle's effectiveness. All of these skills will enable students to experience genuine science and engineering that goes far beyond the textbook.

In the nine years that I have taught 6th grade math and science, I have undoubtedly witnessed the power that science learning can have on learners of all types from the student who is identified gifted to the student who has different learning and behavior needs.

Without fail, there is a transformative power to learning a science concept by experiencing it through authentic hands-on situations. That is what this project will achieve for my students.

Ms. Dixon South Gate Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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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South Gate, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

90 students impacted 21donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Weller WLC100 40-Watt Soldering Station • Amazon $39.79 4 $159.16
Cobra Products PST002 Ratcheting PVC Cutter 1-5/8" • Amazon $10.47 10 $104.70
SE 8436MVC 3-Inch Universal Aluminum Table • Amazon $15.99 5 $79.95
Craftsman 8 Pc Screwdriver Set, Phillips & Slotted, Made In USA • Amazon $20.90 3 $62.70
Solder Sucker- desoldering pump • Amazon $5.50 10 $55.00
Ridgid 23498 Ratchet Action Plastic Pipe and Tubing Cutter • Amazon $51.52 1 $51.52
MG Chemicals 4901 Sn99, 99.3% Tin and 0.7% Copper, No Clean Lead Free Solder, 0.032" Diameter, 1 lbs Spool • Amazon $49.95 1 $49.95
Weller SP40NKUS 40 Watt LED Soldering Iron Kit, Red/Black • Amazon $23.97 1 $23.97

Materials cost

$586.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $53.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$679.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.90

Total project goal

$799.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $799.36

15 Donors

-$534.36

Donations toward project cost

-$454.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.15

match offer

-$265.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$225.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.75

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 $0.00

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