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Mrs. Martinez from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Anyone Can Be An Engineer!

Help me give my students these STEM kits to show them that they can very easily become mechanical engineers in the classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Martinez's classroom raised $303

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 Project

My students are a bunch of fun, silly, and curious kids. They love science. And, they get excited when we get a chance to create and build in STEM class. In my STEM class, my goal is to make my students become real world problem solvers. I will introduce a problem through a reading and then give students activities that will push them to design and/or build models that create solutions to them.

The materials I am asking for are kits that will push my students' thinking and creativity to the next level.

I'm hoping that my students' love of science and engineering continues to grow and that my students become interested in science and engineering careers.

Mrs. Martinez Monarcas Academy Grades 3-5

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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

150 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
4 in 1 STEM Kits, Wooden Construction Science Kits, STEM Projects for Kids Ages 8-12, 3D Puzzles, DIY Educational Craft Building Toys, Christmas Birthday Gifts for Girls and Boys 8 9 10 11 12 Year Old • Amazon Business $20.89 2 $41.78
5 in 1 STEM Kits, STEM Projects for Kids Ages 8-12, Wooden Model Car Kits, Gifts for Boys 8-10, 3D Puzzles, Science Educational Crafts Building Kit, Toys for 8 9 10 11 12 13 Year Old Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $20.89 2 $41.78
Dinosaur Toys, 4 in 1 STEM Projects for Kids Ages 8-12, STEM Kits, Toys for Ages 8-13, Educational Science Buildings Toys, 3D Wooden Puzzle Robot Craft Kits, Gifts for Boys and Girls Ages 8 9 10 11 12 • Amazon Business $19.51 2 $39.02
4 Set STEM Kits, STEM Projects for Kids Ages 8-12, Science Experiment Building Kit, Wooden 3D Puzzles, Educational Building Toys, Gifts for 8,9,10,11,12 Year Old Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
3 in 1 STEM Projects for Kids Ages 8-12, STEM Kits, Build & Paint Robotic Craft Kits, 3D Wooden Puzzles, Educational Science Model Building Toys, Gifts for 8 9 10 11 12 Year Old Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $17.59 2 $35.18
STEM Projects for Kids Ages 8-12 Wooden Model Car Kits DIY Paintable 3D Puzzles,Building Toys Science Experiment Educational Set for Boys,Assemble Toys for Age 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 and Up,6 in 1 STEM Kits • Amazon Business $15.19 2 $30.38

Materials cost

$224.12

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$257.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.44

Total project goal

$302.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$302.92

2 Donors

-$250.61

Donations toward project cost

-$246.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$12.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$10.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$39.81

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$0.00

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