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Mr. Johnson from Houston, TX is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Ups and Downs of Physics

Help me give my students a force plate to help measure reaction forces from Newton's 3rd Law.

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My Students

Houston ISD is a large urban school district with a very diverse student population. Our high school draws students from all over the district. We specifically focus on getting students to improve their STEM skills by having a strong focus on Engineering, Science, and Math.

My classes consist of 12th grade physics students who are uaing project experience physics with hands-on activities.

This develops the students' inventive skills, challenging them to develop experiments and projects using their own unique experiences and knowledge.

EIHS is currently in it's 6th year. I am in my second year here. We are only in the 3rd year of teaching physics at EIHS and in need of additional lab equipment to help my students experience the laws of physics using current technology.

My Project

This DonorsChoose.org project is for a force plate to measure reaction and normal forces. The plate is similar to a scale but provides fast and accurate force measurements in real time, delivering the data directly to the student's computer.

This force plate will allow my students to gain an understanding of forces by observing the changing forces in events such as while riding an elevator.

The stream of data provided is much more robust than the data than can be collected using a simple bathroom scale and it will allow students to graph changes in force quickly through the computer interface.

Mr. Johnson Energy Institute High School Grades 9-12

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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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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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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
"FORCE PLATE, VERNIER PROBE." • Ward's Science $277.99 1 $277.99

Materials cost

$277.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$312.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.09

Total project goal

$367.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $367.25

7 Donors

-$348.46

Donations toward project cost

-$312.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.79

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 $0.00

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