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Ms. Smith from Belzoni MS is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating STEM Coasters and Art

My students need tinker toys, straw connectors and a roller coaster building kit.

  • $178 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

All of our school population receives free and reduced-price lunches (Title 1) and my children come from a high-poverty background. Many of my students come to school anxious, upset, sad and worried. I try to make my classroom a safe haven for them to be children and nothing more. Our classroom is full of kindness, creativity, and hope. Your donation will help students combine both the arts and STEM into our daily classroom routine. My students love hands on activities and both STEM and art instruction will help to engage them!

My Project

My students are excited by both STEM and art. My students this year have a passion for learning about engineering, specifically force and motion. When I asked my students what they would like to work on this year, they told me they wanted to build their own roller coasters. This was the perfect opportunity to fuse STEM and the arts together in our classroom. Students will use art supplies to design their roller coasters with a partner, thinking about the aesthetics of the design as well as the engineering behind it. They will then use tinker toys, straws and roller coaster kits to bring their design to life. They will then use their creation to test and see if it actually works! After the coaster has been completed they will work with art supplies to design a theme park, promotional materials and drawings of their design.

Ms. Smith
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TINKERTOY 30 Model Super Building Set - 200 Pieces - For Ages 3+ Preschool Educational Toy • Amazon Business $41.38 1 $41.38
LARGE 800 Piece Straws Builders Construction Building Toy - Giant Pack with Special Connectors by Playlearn • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
K'NEX Thrill Rides - Infinite Journey Roller Coaster Building Set - 347 Pieces - Ages 7+ - Engineering Educational Toy • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99

Materials cost

$111.36

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $7.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$150.83

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.62

Total project goal

$177.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $177.45

3 Donors

-$87.84

Donations toward project cost

-$76.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.68

match offer

-$87.85

Match offer toward project cost

-$74.67

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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