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Mr. Griffin from Madison, AL is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Racing for Education Green Style

Help me give my students Materials to continue innovating and improving the build of our 2 GreenPower Cars.

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My Students

Every teacher says this but my students are one of a kind. They stay engaged and absolutely love hands-on, active, engaging projects and challenges that allow them to think outside the box to find solutions! These students stay motivated to innovate and create new ideas for our GreenPower car, and keep me on my toes consistently. My only wish is that I could keep them forever.

As a teacher I make it a point to use a multitude of strategies and team work to make sure I meet every student's needs to promote increased engagement.

Each year I go through over 100 applications and have to choose between some very deserving students. These students range from being high achievers academically to struggling students that need an extra lift. This makes my group of students the best. I have a variety of children that each offer something special that helps the classroom and team. Due to each student love of learning they are able to operate as a group that is headed toward one goal.

My Project

The materials that will be used for purchase are supplies that the students will be using for competing in GreenPower competitions. The objective of the project is to advance education in the subjects of sustainable engineering, science and technology for middle school students. GreenPower presents engineering challenges for students based around designing and building a single seat electric powered race car. At Discovery Middle School students have constructed two cars while learning various science, math, technology and engineering concepts.

In order to achieve our goal of providing our students an outstanding educational experience, we strive to apply not only engineering career principles of design and construction, but also the ability to present ideas in a manner that uses leading technology in today's world.

Materials such as the GoPro, Bluetooth headsets, SD Cards,etc. will be used to help with communicating and live time analysis and telemetry of our cars.

Students will learn how to use tools to design new concepts and create them using industry leading technology. Students will also learn how to research concepts that could improve the car's performance.

GreenPower is an excellent way to bring all together such as project leads, mechanical, driving, social interaction, electrical, public speaking, and designing. By providing students the opportunity to bridge disciplines, new connections are generated and important contributions are created. Students are able to combine multiple disciplines and pursue different ways of thinking about the same problem or subject. This helps students develop critical thinking skills and provides real world applications for growth that is relevant to the students.

Mr. Griffin Discovery Middle School Grades 6-8

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Madison, AL View local requests 35 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Motorcycle Bluetooth Intercom, Fodsports M1S Pro 2000m 8 Riders Group Motorbike Helmet Communication System Headset Universal Wireless Interphone (Waterproof/Handsfree/Stereo Music/GPS/2 Pack) • Amazon Business $152.99 1 $152.99
VViViD 3M 1080 Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl Detailing Wrap Pinstriping Tape 20ft Roll (2 Inch x 20ft roll) • Amazon Business $35.99 2 $71.98
AKASO 4K Wi-Fi Sports Action Camera Ultra HD Waterproof DV Camcorder 12MP 170 Degree Wide Angle LCD Screen/Remote, Royal Blue (EK7000BL) • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
TECKWRAP 1ft x 5ft 5D High Gloss Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl Bubble Free Air Release Car Wrap Film Automotive DIY Decals • Amazon Business $9.99 5 $49.95
PeohZarr Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth Earbuds with Newest 4D HiFi Sound, Graphene-Enhanced and Double Moving Coil Driver, Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth 5.0, Dual Mic, IPX8 Waterproof, One Bud at a Time • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Seibertron Youth Dirtpaw BMX MX ATV MTB Racing Mountain Bike Bicycle Cycling Off-Road/Dirt Bike Gloves Road Racing Motorcycle Motocross Sports Gloves Touch Recognition Full Finger Glove Black XL • Amazon Business $18.99 2 $37.98
Seibertron Youth Dirtpaw BMX MX ATV MTB Racing Mountain Bike Bicycle Cycling Off-Road/Dirt Bike Gloves Road Racing Motorcycle Motocross Sports Gloves Touch Recognition Full Finger Glove Black M • Amazon Business $18.99 2 $37.98
Seibertron Youth Dirtpaw BMX MX ATV MTB Racing Mountain Bike Bicycle Cycling Off-Road/Dirt Bike Gloves Road Racing Motorcycle Motocross Sports Gloves Touch Recognition Full Finger Glove Black L • Amazon Business $18.99 2 $37.98
SanDisk 64GB Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - 100MB/s, C10, U1, Full HD, A1, Micro SD Card - SDSQUAR-064G-GN6MA • Amazon Business $12.49 3 $37.47
VViViD 3M 1080 Black Carbon Fiber Vinyl Detailing Wrap Pinstriping Tape 20ft Roll (1 Inch x 20ft roll) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Neewer 50-In-1 Action Camera Accessory Kit for GoPro 7 GoPro Hero 6 5 4 3+ Hero Session 5 Apeman DJI OSMO Action SJ6000 DBPOWER AKASO VicTsing Rollei Lightdow Campark • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Permatex 24027 Surface Insensitive Threadlocker Blue, 0.20 oz. • Amazon Business $6.13 3 $18.39
UGREEN SD Card Reader USB 3.0 Card Hub Adapter 5Gbps Read 4 Cards Simultaneously CF, CFI, TF, SDXC, SDHC, SD, MMC, Micro SDXC, Micro SD, Micro SDHC, MS, UHS-I (Black) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
UGREEN SD Card Reader USB 3.0 Card Hub Adapter 5Gbps Read 4 Cards Simultaneously CF, CFI, TF, SDXC, SDHC, SD, MMC, Micro SDXC, Micro SD, Micro SDHC, MS, UHS-I (Black) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Cable Zip Ties Heavy Duty 26 Inch, Strong Large Black Zip Ties with 200 Pounds Tensile Strength, 50 Pieces, Long Durable Nylon Black tie wraps, Indoor and Outdoor UV Resistant, Quality Cable Ties • Amazon Business $15.47 1 $15.47
Cable Matters Combo Pack Assorted 200 Self-Locking 6+8+12-Inch Nylon Cable Ties (Tie Wraps, Zip Ties) in Black and White • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
SD Card Reader, Micro SD/TF Compact Flash Card Reader with 3 in 1 USB Type C/Micro USB Male Adapter and OTG Function Portable Memory Card Reader for & PC & Laptop & Smart Phones & Tablets (USB 2.0) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
SD Card Reader, Micro SD/TF Compact Flash Card Reader with 3 in 1 USB Type C/Micro USB Male Adapter and OTG Function Portable Memory Card Reader for & PC & Laptop & Smart Phones & Tablets (USB 2.0) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$677.10

Vendor shipping charges

$9.99

Sales tax

$55.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$782.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$138.08

Total project goal

$920.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$920.51

4 Donors

-$878.15

Donations toward project cost

-$756.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$121.22

Matching donations from our partners

-$30.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$25.50

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.36

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$0.00

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