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Mrs. Overstreet from Reno, NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Diverse STEM Library!

Help me give my students the opportunity to envision themselves entering STEM fields by calibrating my STEM classroom library into one that reflects their diversity and experience.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Overstreet's classroom raised $1,233

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Through gender, ethnicity, and specific learning needs, our students represent the diversity reflected in society that is underrepresented in literature. A good number of students at our STEM academy are in school for close to 10 hours a day, where they are guaranteed breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We challenge our students to soar above their challenges and set high expectations of achievement for all learners. We teach that being bilingual is a life skill to be proud of, and we build confidence in their abilities. We teach that special needs are an asset, not a deficiency. Through STEM education, teachers at our school level the playing field for all students by developing skills and confidence needed to enter the 21st century workforce.

At our school, teachers develop student skills through STEM and inclusive practices that celebrate diversity.

We teach problem solving through hands-on opportunities. By continuing to build a print-rich classroom environment that promotes diversity in high interest STEM topics, students will see themselves as future leaders in these areas.

My Project

These selected books to add to our classroom library will support students in understanding that there are diverse personalities and areas of interest within STEM fields. When students read about people just like them that grew up to become successful leaders, they will be inspired to become like them.

By adding to my classroom library books on a wide range of STEM topics, students will more fully understand what it takes for them to become productive members of society.

When students read about individuals that reflect who they are, they will more fully understand that they too have what it takes to be successful. Your donation will ensure that there are a wide range of inclusive, diverse topics with a STEM focus, with an even wider range of texts exploring individuals in STEM fields, reflecting for students where individuals came from and how they rose above internal and external challenges in order to gain confidence in their own ability to change the world.

Mrs. Overstreet Lemelson K-8 STEM Academy Grades 3-5

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

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.

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Nearly all 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
What You Do Matters Boxed Set — Featuring all three New York Times best sellers (What Do You Do With an Idea?, What Do You Do With a Problem?, and What Do You Do With a Chance?) • Amazon Business $36.20 1 $36.20
Who Is Jane Goodall? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Who Was Louis Braille? • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Who Was Jane Austen? • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Who Was Rosa Parks? • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Who Was Helen Keller? • Amazon Business $5.99 6 $35.94
Who Was Marie Curie? • Amazon Business $5.69 6 $34.14
Who Was Clara Barton? • Amazon Business $5.69 6 $34.14
Who Was Selena? • Amazon Business $5.69 6 $34.14
Who Was Susan B. Anthony? • Amazon Business $5.69 6 $34.14
Who Was Joan of Arc? • Amazon Business $5.39 6 $32.34
What Is the Women's Rights Movement? (What Was?) • Amazon Business $5.01 6 $30.06
This Book Is a Planetarium: And Other Extraordinary Pop-Up Contraptions (Popup Book for Kids and Adults, Interactive Planetarium Book, Cool Books for Adults) • Amazon Business $27.73 1 $27.73
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $4.00 6 $24.00
Who Was Maya Angelou? • Amazon Business $4.00 6 $24.00
Who Was Amelia Earhart? • Amazon Business $4.00 6 $24.00
Be Bold! Be Brave! 11 Latinas who made U.S. History (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Crossing on Time: Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New World • Amazon Business $16.50 1 $16.50
Everyday Superheroes: Women in STEM Careers • Amazon Business $15.66 1 $15.66
Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing Boys Who Changed the World without Killing Dragons • Amazon Business $14.02 1 $14.02
The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women: 50 Trailblazers of Comedy • Amazon Business $14.02 1 $14.02
Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Ada Twist, Scientist • Amazon Business $13.87 1 $13.87
World Atlas: A Voyage of Discovery for Young Explorers • Amazon Business $13.78 1 $13.78
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos (1) • Amazon Business $13.64 1 $13.64
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World • Amazon Business $13.62 1 $13.62
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
The Undefeated • Amazon Business $12.75 1 $12.75
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! (City Lights/Sister Spit) • Amazon Business $12.38 1 $12.38
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth: Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems • Amazon Business $12.21 1 $12.21
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $12.20 1 $12.20
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (People Who Shaped Our World) • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Rad Girls Can: Stories of Bold, Brave, and Brilliant Young Women (Rad Women) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race • Amazon Business $11.78 1 $11.78
Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing People Who Stood Up and Stood Out • Amazon Business $11.72 1 $11.72
Count Girls In: Empowering Girls to Combine Any Interests with STEM to Open Up a World of Opportunity • Amazon Business $11.56 1 $11.56
Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win (Women in Science) • Amazon Business $11.55 1 $11.55
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists) • Amazon Business $11.27 1 $11.27
Iggy Peck, Architect • Amazon Business $11.07 1 $11.07
How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
You're Perfect the Way You Are! • Amazon Business $10.47 1 $10.47
Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen: The Story of Six Novels, Three Notebooks, a Writing Box, and One Clever Girl • Amazon Business $10.45 1 $10.45
Rosie Revere, Engineer • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Calling All Minds: How To Think and Create Like an Inventor • Amazon Business $7.40 1 $7.40
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say • Amazon Business $5.61 1 $5.61

Materials cost

$930.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $73.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,047.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$184.81

Total project goal

$1,232.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,232.07

1 Donor

-$1,232.07

Donations toward project cost

-$1,047.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$184.81

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