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

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Quality Compasses for Geometry Class

My students need protractors, drafting pencils, and metal precision compasses, soft touch compasses, and straight-edged compasses (for students who cannot handle compasses with points).

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My Students

The students in my classroom have trouble getting quality mathematical tools.

My students want to learn.

However, in their lower socioeconomic neighborhood, the last thing any of them, or their parents, are thinking about are quality--and I do stress quality--materials for school. Some students can afford it, while others cannot. And when they are asked to buy their own materials, this fact glares at them in their face.

My Project

Students will be using these protractors, mechanical pencils, and quality compasses in their high school geometry class. They will be using these for constructions and transformations just to name a few. The main point would be for students to see how to use the radii of circles as a unit of measurement.

As of now, students are using compasses from the dollar store which do not stay in place as they turn the compass.

This causes massive frustration. Using the flat compasses also causes frustration due to the face that they become loose very quickly. Students would be delighted to finally have access to quality compasses, protractors, and mechanical pencils.

Mr. Paul Queens Collegiate - College Board School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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
Helix Precision Thumb Wheel Compass, 4.375-Inch (32577) • Amazon $7.99 30 $239.70
Westcott Soft Touch School Compass With Microban Protection, Assorted Colors • Amazon $4.49 30 $134.70
ETA hand2mind, Protractors, Set of 100, (5314B) • Amazon $32.17 1 $32.17
ETA hand2mind, SAFE-T Bullseye Compass, Set of 30, (75676) • Amazon $27.20 1 $27.20
Learning Resources Bullseye Demonstration Compass • Amazon $24.67 1 $24.67
Staedtler Mars Drafting Mechanical Pencils 3 pk, 0.3, 0.5, & 0.7mm widths, 925WP3 • Amazon $15.78 1 $15.78

Materials cost

$474.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$511.33

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.23

Total project goal

$601.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $601.56

4 Donors

-$590.98

Donations toward project cost

-$511.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.58

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 $0.00

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