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Mrs. Chamberlain Engel from Hayward, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Light-Up Art From the Heart

Help me give my students Chibitronics LED stickers, light sensors, and conductive fabric tape so they can create art that lights up!

  • $689 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

My middle school technology and computer students are very creative! Over the summer, I took the Pathfinders Institute course on using Chibitronics LED stickers to create light-up cards and art this summer, and I know my students would love to start making circuits to light up LEDs and take their art to new...LIGHTS!

Using the conductive fabric tape, students will learn how to make the electricity from coin batteries go through it and light up the LEDs by placing gaps between the tape.

They'll get to use design thinking to plan their circuits: they'll understand why electricity short circuits and how to make it flow the way they want it to. They will be able to understand that electrons from the battery flow through the circuit in a current and that we can increase the current by adding more (or larger) batteries. (We like using rechargeable batteries because we're a green school and we care about slowing down/stopping climate change!) We will also explore why we sometimes need to slow down the current with resistors so we don't overload the circuit.

They will not only develop their art skills, but they'll also learn about circuits and electricity. I know my makers will love designing cards and artwork that can light up and make their friends and family smile! Thanks so much for considering our project!

Mrs. Chamberlain Engel Cesar Chavez 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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Hayward, 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

105 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chibitronics Circuit Stickers - 10 Red, 10 Yellow, 10 Blue Megapack • Amazon Business $35.00 3 $105.00
Chibitronics White LED Circuit Stickers - Megapack, 30 white LED circuit stickers • Amazon Business $35.00 3 $105.00
GENNEL 5mm x 20M (0.2in x 65ft) Conductive Cloth Fabric Adhesive Tape, Faraday Tape for EMI Shielding, Interference Signal Blocking, Laptop Mobilephone LCD Repair, Cable Wire Harness Wrapping • Amazon Business $8.99 10 $89.90
Chibitronics Light Sensor 6-Pack • Amazon Business $18.00 3 $54.00
Chibitronics Tropical LED Circuit Stickers - Megapack, 10 Pink, 10 Orange, and 10 Green • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Chibitronics Conductive Fabric Tape Patches • Amazon Business $10.00 3 $30.00
CT-ENERGY Rechargeable 2032 Batteries 3.6v Replace Key fob Battery cr2032 of 3V Coin Button Cell Batteries (6 pcs) • Amazon Business $13.39 2 $26.78
Circuit Scribe Non-Toxic Conductive Ink Pen for Kids Circuit Building Set (2-Pack) | Silver Ink Rollerball Point Pen Kit, Science Experiment, DIY Science Projects (New & Improved Formula) • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
CT-ENERGY Lithium Rechargeable Coin Cells Battery Charger with 4-Pack 3.7V High Capacity 70mAh LIR2032H Rechargeable Button Batteries,Replace CR2032 3V Battery • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Chibitronics Pressure Sensitive Conductive Plastic (Velostat/Linqstat) • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00

Materials cost

$501.64

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $45.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$585.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.25

Total project goal

$688.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $688.31

4 Donors

-$343.71

Donations toward project cost

-$292.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.81

match offer

-$343.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$292.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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