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Ms. Kurtz from Houston, TX is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building Bright Futures with Solar & STEM

Help me give my students robotics model cars, wooden puzzles, and solar-powered toy kits to explore STEM through engineering, problem-solving, and renewable energy.

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Ms. Kurtz Longfellow Elementary School
Houston, TX Grades PreK-2

My Project

My students learn best when they can create, build, and experiment. To support their STEM learning, I am requesting robotics model cars, wooden puzzles, and solar-powered toy kits. These materials will allow my students to explore how engineering and renewable energy intersect in exciting, hands-on ways.

With the robotics model cars and solar toy kits, students will investigate how solar energy can be transformed into motion, giving them a real-world look at renewable energy in action.

The wooden puzzles will strengthen their problem-solving, critical thinking, and design skills—essential foundations for future innovators.

This project will not only spark curiosity but also encourage collaboration, creativity, and persistence. By working with solar-powered kits, students will gain a better understanding of sustainable energy while developing STEM skills that connect directly to tomorrow’s careers in science and technology.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

85 students impacted 5 donors
Ms. Kurtz Longfellow 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.

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.

Houston, TX 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

85 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Poraxy 6 in 1 STEM Toys for Kids Ages 8-12, STEM Kits, 3D Wooden Puzzles, Educational Science Projects Building Model Kits, Birthday Gifts for Boys and Girls Ages 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Years Old • Amazon Business $19.99 15 $299.85
Poraxy 5 Set STEM Science Kits for Kids Ages 8-12, Robotics Model Car, Toys for Ages 8-13, Building Engineering Experiment Projects, Birthday Gifts for Boys Girls 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Year Old • Amazon Business $18.99 15 $284.85
4 in 1 Solar Power & Electric Motor STEM Kits,Science Experiment Projects for Kids Beginners,Electronic Assembly Solar Powered Toy Kit,DIY Educational Engineering Experiments for Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $11.90 17 $202.30

Materials cost

$787.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$828.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$146.26

Total project goal

$975.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $975.06

3 Donors

-$528.70

Donations toward project cost

-$464.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.30

Matching donations from our partners

-$428.71

Match offers toward project cost

-$364.40

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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