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Ms. Smith from Durham, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Smith's classroom raised $623

STEM Starts Here: Little Hands, Big Discoveries!

Help me give my students STEM learning activities to explore their environment as a team.

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Ms. Smith Spring Valley Elementary School
Durham, NC Grades PreK-2

My Project

At Spring Valley Elementary, my Pre-Kindergarten students learn best when they can touch, build, explore, and discover. Many of my students need hands-on learning opportunities that make abstract concepts come alive.

STEM activities provide opportunities for my students to strengthen critical thinking, communication, fine motor development, collaboration, and problem-solving skills—all while having fun.

With these STEM materials, my students will build structures, explore cause-and-effect relationships, test ideas, solve challenges, and develop the confidence to think like scientists, engineers, and creators. These experiences support not only academic growth, but also independence, perseverance, and social development. Please help us obtain a STEM activity set, an air rocket launcher and a balance bucket.

Your support will help create a classroom where curiosity is encouraged, mistakes become learning opportunities, and every child can discover that they are capable of amazing things.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

18 students impacted 1 donor
Ms. Smith Spring Valley Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Durham, NC View local requests

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

18 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Learning Resources STEM Activity Bundle, Set of 4 - Grade K - Toddler • School Specialty $134.79 2 $269.58
Learning Resources Sink or Float STEM Activity Set • Kaplan Early Learning Company $35.10 2 $70.20
National Geographic Air Rocket Launcher Science Kit – Jump & Launch Glow-in-the-Dark Foam Rockets up to 100 Feet, Outdoor Toys for Kids 8–12, Backyard STEM Activity with Adjustable Launch Base • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
Bucket Balance - Game/Toy • AKJ Education $18.24 2 $36.48
Learning Resources STEM Explorers Pixel Art Challenge - Science Kits & STEM Activities for Kids, Pattern Blocks, Fine Motor Skills, Math Manipulatives, Sorting and Counting, Gifts for Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69

Materials cost

$431.93

Vendor shipping charges

 $26.96

Sales tax

 $33.69

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$529.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.36

Total project goal

$622.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $622.42

1 Donor

-$622.42

Donations toward project cost

-$529.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.36

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