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

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Building Community in Our Makerspace.

Help me give my students fun and engaging projects to work on in our makerspace so that they can develop a presentation at our local Maker Faire.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Rutter's classroom raised $523

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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

My students attend an urban high school where 94% of students qualify for the federal lunch program. Many are first generation Americans where English is not spoken in the home.

Our school motto is, "A block long and a world wide." This speaks to the diversity of the student body and the idea that what they are learning has implications for our society as a whole and the world beyond.

Times are tough in urban education, and every penny donated will be put to good use.

This project seeks to use the school's annual Maker Faire to bring students and the local community together.

My Project

This project seeks to find a way to increase the usage of the schools existing makerspace and participation in the maker faire by both students and the surrounding community.

I strongly believe in the power of making, building, creating, designing and working with your hands.

It taps into a basic instinct all humans have, to explore our curiosity about the world with our hands. It can be used as a vehicle to unite the community and students while creating in a learning environment that promotes STEM in an interdisciplinary, real world, and FUN way. These requested tools, the Meccano Super Construction sets and the Tinkering Labs Electric Motors Catalyst STEM kits help students build cool things that they take ownership in while learning and meeting new people.

Mr. Rutter Schurz High School Grades 9-12

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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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More than three‑quarters 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

250 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tinkering Labs Electric Motors Catalyst STEM Kit | Intro to Engineering, Robotics, Circuit Building Projects for Kids and Teens | DIY Science Experiments Using Real Motors, Real Hardware, Real Wood • Amazon Business $59.00 4 $236.00
Erector by Meccano - Super Construction 25-in-1 Motorized Building Set, STEM Education Toy, 638 Parts, For Ages 10 and Up • Amazon Business $57.39 3 $172.17

Materials cost

$408.17

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$444.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.40

Total project goal

$522.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $522.69

1 Donor

-$348.45

Donations toward project cost

-$296.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.26

match offer

-$174.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$148.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.14

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 $0.00

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