Help me give my students hands-on activities that will allow them to build things from everyday items. They will also begin learning to take apart items with the intent of fixing them in the future.
I teach elementary gifted students in 2nd-5th grade. I have 5 classes, each with 10-13 students. This currently allows me to reach a total of 56 gifted students. We are a Title I school and as a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school, I am constantly filling in various gaps for students that have not had life experiences many of us see as "typical".
Our gifted children will be tomorrow’s leaders, scientists, engineers, doctors, entrepreneurs, attorneys, politicians, songwriters, and movie makers; they'll create our future and influence our world, but only if they're able to realize and reach their potential.
It's my goal to teach creative and analytical thinking, work on developing relationships with peers from any background, and to spark curiosity, creativity, imagination, and a love for lifelong learning that goes far beyond that of any classroom while growing beyond what they ever knew was possible.
My Project
Students will learn to CAREFULLY read instructions to build robots. They will also begin learning how to take things apart so they will be able to use their problem-solving skills in to fix and repair small things of theirs that may be broken. This will help them to come up with new and innovative solutions when they run across a roadblock to something they're trying to do. Students these days are quick to use their devices at videos, but they're not as determined to use their resources when they encounter problems themselves. Students will then use everyday items to create something from a list of choices and personalize their creations using paint pens. I hope completing these hands on projects will guide them in the right direction to become the independent, preserving problem solvers I know lies within them.
24 Acrylic Extra Fine Tip Paint Pens | Paint Markers Come With Free Stencils, Carry Case, & E-Book | Markers for Rock Painting, Stone, Metal, Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass, Wood, Fabric, Canvas
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$24.99
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$24.99
Toy To Enjoy Take-Apart Toys with Tools - Dinosaur & Vehicle Construction Building Play Set - for Child Development & Creativity - Pack of 9
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$22.99
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$22.99
Sntieecr 6 Set Electric Motor Robotic Science Kits, DIY STEM Kids Science Assembly Kit, Building Engineering Circuit Educational Robot Learning Kits for Kids STEM Science Projects
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$20.99
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$20.99
AveryLu 500 PCS Building Toy Building Blocks Bars Different Shape Educational Construction Engineering Set 3D Puzzle, Interlocking Creative Connecting Kit, Building Construction Toys A Great STEM Toy
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$15.99
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$15.99
Toy To Enjoy STEM Learning Model Toy Set for Kids (184 Pieces) – Builds Car, Excavator, Bike, Airplane & Helicopter – DIY Building Kits & Construction Engineering Toys
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$12.99
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$12.99
8 Colors Double Line Outline Pen,AROIC,for Greeting Cards, DIY Accounts,Personality Posters, Paintings
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$6.99
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$6.99
Materials cost
$104.94
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$7.35
3rd party payment processing fee
$1.57
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$143.86
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$25.39
Total project goal
$169.25
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$169.25
4 Donors
-$111.94
Donations toward project cost
-$100.55
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$11.39
match offer
-$50.95
Match offer toward project cost
-$43.31
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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