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Mr. Ward from Tulsa, OK is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Ward's classroom raised $330

Building Curiosity After School

Help me give my students an after-school STEM club where they can build, experiment, create, and discover.

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Mr. Ward East Central Middle School
Tulsa, OK Grades 6-8

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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 Project

My students are naturally curious. They want to know how things work, what happens when they change something, and whether they can make something work better than it did the first time. During the regular school day, there is not always enough time to follow those questions wherever they lead. I want to create an after-school STEM club where students have the time and freedom to build, experiment, make mistakes, solve problems, and discover what they are capable of creating.

The STEM kits in this project will give students hands-on opportunities to explore engineering and science in several different ways.

Students will build solar-powered and wind-powered vehicles, work with motors and electrical components, construct mechanical projects, and explore technologies such as a 3D hologram projector. Rather than simply completing a kit and moving on, students will be encouraged to understand why their projects work, troubleshoot when they do not, test their designs, and look for ways to improve them. Working in small groups will also require students to communicate, share ideas, divide responsibilities, and solve problems together.

My goal for this club is not to turn every student into an engineer or scientist. I want to give students a place where being curious is enough reason to try something new. A student should be able to build a solar car and wonder how to make it faster, watch a wind-powered vehicle move and start asking questions about energy, or encounter a project that refuses to work and learn that failure is often just the beginning of figuring something out. With these materials, students will have an after-school space where they can take things apart, put things together, test ideas, ask questions, and learn through doing. Sometimes the best learning begins with a simple question: "What happens if I try this?"

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

140 students impacted 1 donor
Mr. Ward East Central Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Tulsa, OK 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

140 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teni & Tayo: Build Your Own 3D Hologram Projector (STEM Kit for elementary, STEM supplies ages 8+) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 2 $44.00
Teni & Tayo: Build Your Own Solar Powered Car (Captain Nosa STEM Kit for elementary, STEM supplies 6+) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $22.00 2 $44.00
STEM Powered Kits: Electric Wind Car (STEM Kit for elementary, STEM supplies ages 8+) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 2 $40.00
STEM Powered Kits: Graffiti Robot (STEM Kit, STEM supplies ages 10+) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 2 $40.00
STEM Science Kits for Kids, 5 Set Wind Powered Car for Boy Toys Bulk Gifts | STEM Toys for ages 8-13, Robot Building Crafts Kit for Classroom Activities, Engineering Science Experiments Projects 9-12 • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
STEM Kits for Kids 8-12, STEM Toys 8-13, Science Projects Boy Birthday Gift | 4 Individual Science Kits for Kids 8-12-14, Solar Car & STEM Activities Engineering Kits, Building Toys Craft, Model Car Kits • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
STEM Toys for Ages 8-13 Boys, Solar Science Kits for Kids Crafts Gifts 8-12 | 4 Set STEM Kits for Kids Ages 8-10-12-14, Science Projects, Solar Car Building Kit, Activities Engineering Kit, Boy Toy Gifts • Amazon Business $12.34 1 $12.34
Solar Power STEM Kits for Kids Science Experiment Building Crafts Ages 8-12 | Powered by the Sun, Electric Motor Toy, DIY Educational Kit for Classroom Activities, STEM Toy Boys, Building Circuit Project • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
STEM Toys Science Kits for Kids, 2 Set DIY Remote Control Car & Solar Car | STEM Kits for Kids 8-10, STEM Toys for Boys Ages 8-13, Science Experiments 9-12, Science Kits 8-12 Building Model Engineering • Amazon Business $9.49 1 $9.49

Materials cost

$228.31

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $18.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$280.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.47

Total project goal

$329.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $329.81

1 Donor

-$329.81

Donations toward project cost

-$280.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.47

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