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Ms. Codrington from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Roller Coaster Science

My students need a roller coaster building set to learn basic physics concepts.

  • $372 goal

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My Students

Have you ever found that physics€™ concepts were too abstract to understand? I want my students to be passionate about physics and to learn to love it. I want them to build their own mini roller coasters to figure out how those terrifying turns on the scariest amusement park attractions rely on applied physics.

I teach science in a school in Brooklyn with a 59% poverty rate.

I work with 250 second grade to fifth grade students. My students are always full of questions. They enjoy doing experiments in class, observing, manipulating materials, measuring, and making predictions. They love to learn how scientists gather and share information.

My Project

I strongly believe that the best way to learn science is through hands-on exploration. I want my students to work in small groups to learn some basic physic laws as they build their own roller coaster and test the safety of the design. I want to encourage my students to be independent scientists who ask questions, make observations, and draw conclusions.

Having a roller coaster kit will support my science curriculum in helping students ask and answer common questions about gravity, g-force, potential and kinetic energy, as well as other physics concepts.

By donating these materials to my classroom, you are helping me to foster my students'€™ love for inquiry and science.

Ms. Codrington PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet Grades 3-5

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More than a third 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

250 students impacted 19donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
KIT K'NEX ROLLER COASTER PHYSICS • School Specialty Inc. $256.02 1 $256.02

Materials cost

$256.02

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.60

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$315.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.67

Total project goal

$371.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $371.13

13 Donors

-$333.78

Donations toward project cost

-$294.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.57

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.35

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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