My students need a 3D printer with accessories to create real world models of their designs!
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. W.'s classroom raised $513
This project is fully funded
My Students
Our inner city students come from various backgrounds, and English is not always their native language. They come to school wanting to learn, and they work hard because school is the safest place for a lot of them. We are a Title I school where 100% of our students receive free breakfast and lunch.
When working in the Discovery Lab, it’s about applying creative thinking and design skills to transform our STEM projects to STEAM projects, encouraging students to imagine all the possibilities when their creative thinking meshes with engineering.
Going from a STEM school to a STEAM school is an important transition to show students the role art plays not only in the design process but in everyday life throughout our world. It's also about engagement.
When students enter my lab, excitement builds because they know they have challenges that they need to face like engineers, scientists, and many other creative professionals do in the real world. Students love working with their hands to create something or solve a problem. Our school is a wonderful place to learn because of the environment created by the staff. We show our love of learning to our students.
My Project
Through hands-on learning in the Discovery Lab and Maker Space, my students have been able to engineer solutions to their hearts content, but we've always been limited in the use of materials for these designs. Some designs remain on a small scale due to the materials we have to use or are simply conceptual because we don't have the materials we need to create it.
The addition of a 3D Printer would allows my students to make their learning come to life using math that happens in the design process and the science content behind what they are creating, students will not only be able to see but feel their design in the real world.
The best part about a 3D printer is they don't have to print their entire project, sometimes, it's as easy as just a piece that we need in a particular size that we can design to make their engineering dreams come true!
With a 3D Printer in our Discovery Lab and Maker Space there will be no challenge too great for my K-5 Engineers!
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
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