Classroom Makerspaces: Boost Creativity and Critical Thinking Skills
Help me give my students a "makers space" with safe and easy access to all lab/STEM materials such as a tote tray cabinet and a microscope storage cabinet.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Mac's classroom raised $4,723
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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
A makerspace is an area in a classroom stocked with creative and technological tools. Students can use the tools in the makerspace to create projects or crafts based on their own interests or things they’re currently studying in class. Please help give my students a tray closet and microscope storage cart that will be used as their makerspace! This will help give them an easy and safe way to access and find all materials while also staying organized and ensuring materials don’t get damaged!
Makerspaces help students build creative and critical thinking skills that apply to their overall academic careers
Makerspaces help students learn to view their academic abilities with a growth mindset, or the belief that they are capable of improvement. A student who struggles or doesn’t believe in their abilities with a subject, makerspaces can provide a safe space for them to learn and grow. It also allows students to view every object as a technology capable of being used in a outside of the box way.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
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