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Mrs. Korbakis from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building our way to Engineering and Design with LEGOS

My students need hand- on STEM science building materials for our Engineering and Design unit and to continue using during science centers time. We need LEGOS and a robot kit.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Korbakis's classroom raised $415

This project is fully funded

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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 urban 3rd graders need learning experiences that will support their oral language and content knowledge while keeping them motivated to learn.

Most of my students are English learners who love learning.

Unfortunately they do not have the content and academic vocabulary in English to follow along with textbooks.

They need opportunities to work in small groups to build and construct their learning using hands-on materials instead of just reading about it in textbook. They need to love science and connect it to their love of learning.

My Project

My students struggle to understand our science textbook because of its content vocabulary and concepts. While the information is important, there are not enough hands on activities to support the reading. STEM is key to helping my mostly inner city English learners build content knowledge they need to support their English language learning and give them the background in science they will need to be competitive in middle school and high school.

Science is not a favorite subject of my 3rd graders, why not?

They don't connect the textbook they read with the natural ways they learn and love science. Kids love playing with LEGOS and designing buildings or modes of transportation. They don't connect this with the Engineering and Design process. These educational LEGO materials will be an important part of our unit on Design where students will identify problems, develop possible solutions, create models and test their prototypes, communicate solutions and redesign as needed.

Mrs. Korbakis Talcott Fine Arts Museum Academy Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Education LearnToLearn Core Set and Curriculum • Amazon Business $99.95 1 $99.95
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 • Amazon Business $47.99 2 $95.98
Contempo Views Lego Compatible Educational Robot: Customizable & Programmable Robot for Kids Students Libraries Schools Classrooms Teachers & Educators • Amazon Business $46.99 1 $46.99
LEGO Technic Power Functions Motor Set 8293 • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696 • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
"The LEGO Power Functions Idea Book, Volume 1": Machines and Mechanisms • Amazon Business $16.96 1 $16.96

Materials cost

$317.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$352.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.23

Total project goal

$414.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $414.86

3 Donors

-$374.86

Donations toward project cost

-$318.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.23

match offer

-$40.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$34.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

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 $0.00

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