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Mr. Minich from Wyomissing, PA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wyomissing Area High School 3-D Printer

My students need a 3-D printer, filament, Arduino wearable, MaKey MaKey kit, & other electronics to learn computer science & recruit younger girls into the club.

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My Students

The Maker Movement has so much potential in public high schools. Exciting learning opportunities await students who have the chance to use 3-D printers and Arduino electronics. New groups of students, especially girls and junior high school students, will find these technologies irresistible.

Our junior high school's Technology Education program was downsized a few years ago when the wood shop was removed and several courses were eliminated.

Some argued that more attention can now be placed on core, academic classes with the expectation that standardized test scores will increase. Unfortunately, our junior high students now have less opportunity to design, prototype, measure, and build hands-on projects. This project will provide exciting technologies and learning opportunities that are especially appealing to girls and younger students.

My Project

High school girls do not easily find their way into elective computer courses. While this is a national problem, we are trying to change that in our school district. I would like to teach exciting technologies that are especially appealing to girls such as electronic wearables and 3-D printing. Junior high students will be able to use a 3-D printer and gain valuable hands-on experience designing and building tangible products such as robots with moving joints, model bridges, and gears. Ninth and tenth grade computer-aided drafting (CAD) students will also be able to 3-D print items that they first designed with CAD software. Also, computer science teachers will be able to incorporate wearable electronics to give computer programming assignments a whole new dimension that is especially appealing to girls.

It is simply amazing that 3-D printer technology provides a desktop-sized device that give students a safe, and affordable way to design and manufacture products.

It will undoubtedly encourage creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration in our school. Students in many classes will learn design and engineering principles with exciting, memorable, and interesting projects that bridge the divide between different subjects such as art, math, and science.

Mr. Minich Wyomissing Area Junior Senior High School Grades 6-8

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Wyomissing, PA View local requests

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

400 students impacted 18donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Printrbot Assembled Simple 2014 3D Printer, PLA Filament, 1.75mm Ubis Hot End, 4" x 4" x 4" Build Volume • Amazon $449.00 1 $449.00
LilyPad Pro Kit • Amazon $52.95 1 $52.95
Deluxe Roominate • Amazon $49.99 1 $49.99
MaKey MaKey The Original Invention Kit for Everyone • Amazon $49.95 1 $49.95
SainSmart PLA-153 PLA Filament (Blue) • Amazon $34.99 1 $34.99
SainSmart PLA-150 PLA Filament (White) • Amazon $34.99 1 $34.99
justpla - Green 1.75mm PLA Filament for 3D Printers (1kg/2.2lbs) • Amazon $31.00 1 $31.00
Printrbot PLA Filament for 3D Printers, 1.75mm Diameter, Tuxedo Black, 1Kg Spool • Amazon $30.00 1 $30.00
Arduino Wearables • Amazon $25.63 1 $25.63

Materials cost

$758.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.30

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$825.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.62

Total project goal

$970.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $970.80

14 Donors

-$834.04

Donations toward project cost

-$825.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$136.76

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 $0.00

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