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Mr. Wester from Richmond, VA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Physics Experiments Made Better With Dynamics Cart Tracks!

Help me give my students a class set of low-friction dynamics cart tracks in order to test a wide variety of physics phenomena using hands-on experimentation and observation experiences!

  • $819 goal

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My Project

Physics is more fun, and physics students are more successful when they can directly observe and manipulate the phenomena they're trying to learn about. Without opportunities to make observations, record precise measurements, and plan and conduct investigations, physics concepts seem counter-intuitive, abstract, and frankly hard to believe.

I want to help my students enjoy my physics class by giving them the tools and experimental apparatuses they need to investigate physics concepts with ease and precision using high-quality, low-friction tracks for dynamics carts.

Adding these tracks to our collection of lab tools will allow my students to use the dynamics carts we already have to investigate velocity, acceleration, forces, momentum, energy, and a wide range of other important physics concepts. These experiences will not only help them enjoy the class but will better prepare them for their AP Physics exam and college-level physics in the future.

Mr. Wester Franklin Military Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

50 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Combination Track/Optics Bench, 1.2 Meter • Vernier $155.00 3 $465.00

Materials cost

$465.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $193.53

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$695.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$122.74

Total project goal

$818.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $818.25

1 Donor

-$409.12

Donations toward project cost

-$347.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.37

match offer

-$409.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$347.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.37

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 $0.00

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