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Mrs. Koch from Lilburn, GA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stem Challenge for Ell Students

Help me give my students a challenging yet fun hands-on experience with 11 of the Carolina STEM Challenge: Solar Cars Student Mini Kits.

  • $576 goal

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My Project

My students are amazing. I teach mostly ELLs, and this DonorsChoose project is for my ESOL Environmental Science class. This incredibly diverse class is a science elective, taken by WIDA level 2-4 ESOL students in grades 9-12.

STEM Challenges enhance science learning immensely.

My students crave visual and tactile learning. I can teach them how solar energy works... we can read about it and watch videos or draw pictures; however, it would benefit them much more if they discover and experience this phenomenon firsthand.

I have large class sizes, so I am requesting 11 kits. This will allow my students to work in groups of three or in pairs to design and build solar cars. We will have a race in the car rider lane of our school, in addition to a creativity challenge.

Thank you so much for considering my DonorsChoose project. I hope you will be a part of a project that students will remember for years to come!

Mrs. Koch Parkview High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Koch

Lilburn, GA 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

35 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolina STEM Challenge: Solar Cars Student Mini Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $38.52 11 $423.72

Materials cost

$423.72

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$29.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$489.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.35

Total project goal

$575.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$575.67

6 Donors

-$524.79

Donations toward project cost

-$446.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.97

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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$0.00

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