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Ms. Abuhabsah-Ghusein from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Can I Do That

Help me give my students the tools they need to be successful in STEM.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Abuhabsah-Ghusein's classroom raised $483

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

According to the National Science Foundation, " To succeed in this new information-based and highly technological society, students need to develop their capabilities in STEM to levels much beyond what was considered acceptable in the past."

I work with an amazing group of children who are eager to learn.

I enjoy seeing the excitement in their eyes when we get ready for school every day. My students come from diverse backgrounds which makes them unique. Many of my students come from low-income families; however, they are the best kids on the planet.

My Project

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, those with a STEM degree earn on average 26 percent more than their non-STEM counterparts. As an educator, I feel it is my responsibility to provide my female students of color with every possible exciting opportunity.

I am requesting kits to allow each of my students to learn about engineering.

The kit will allow my students to create a path to help sharpen their creative thinking skills. This will give them the opportunity to strengthen their critical-thinking and creative problem-solving skills and reflect on their entry’s performance and what they could do to improve it. I want them to make the solar cars at home and find ways to get them to move.

Ms. Abuhabsah-Ghusein Dawes Elementary School Grades 6-8

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.

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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

999 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
STEM Powered Kits Ball Pitching Machine • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $18.99 10 $189.90
STEM Powered Kits Electric Wind Car • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $17.99 10 $179.90

Materials cost

$369.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$410.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.41

Total project goal

$482.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $482.76

1 Donor

-$482.76

Donations toward project cost

-$410.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.41

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 $0.00

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