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Creating STEM Scholars!

My students need a STEM kit, Magna-Tiles, and supplies to learn real-world problem solving in an engaging way by planning, building and testing things like stronger bridges!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cirino's classroom raised $718

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 Students

In my classroom I continually try and build a collaborative community of learners that actively participate in the learning process through engaging projects and discussion with their peers! This project will allow us to explore science, technology, engineering and math in a hands-on way!

I teach 3rd grade at an inner city school, where all students receive free breakfast and lunch.

Our building is one of the oldest school buildings in the city, but we all do our part to make it a clean, vibrant, and safe environment for our students. My diverse students in my class come from all backgrounds and countries, and represent 8 languages, many as English Language Learners! No matter their situation, they have an eagerness in them to learn and grow, which makes me strive even more to bring them the beneficial resources and classroom environment they deserve! Unfortunately, my kids don't get to hear empowering messages often that they CAN be something great when they get older, and I want to change that by exposing them while they are young to STEM career fields that are in demand while also developing problem solving skills that are necessary to be successful!

My Project

In using this kit, students save a town from a flash flood, rescue a toy bear from a well and guide a family safely across a bridge, explore flight, friction, airflow and more as they design & build rubber band roadsters, create custom fliers and construct a real-working windmill—building STEM problem-solving skills along the way! As students work, they get hands-on experience with the design process. Students plan, build, test and then improve their designs…while I use detailed lesson plans to explain key concepts and help students troubleshoot design flaws. This STEM bundle kit also includes careers cards that show kids how STEM skills and concepts apply to real jobs! They will be able to apply their mathematics knowledge of symmetry, angles, perimeter and area to use Magna-Tiles to create extension challenges for students to work through. Students will share their ideas and plans on sentence strips that can also be revised and highlighted! Collaborating and engagement is KEY!

Your donations will help to create future scientists, engineers, and mathematicians that can dive into the design process by making predictions, testing theories, and ultimately designing and building more efficient designs!

From real-world challenges that ask students to plan, build and test everything from a stronger bridge to a more aerodynamic plane…to exciting books that explore the science behind so many questions they have, this project will teach students how amazing STEM fields are!

Project tagged as

Philadelphia, PA
Grades 3-5
English Language Learning
Mathematics
Traditional School
Supplies
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Cirino Francis Scott Key Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Philadelphia, PA 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

26 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

KT6342 - STEM Bundle - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $370.35 1 $370.35

DG547 - Magna-Tiles® - Master Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.99 1 $129.99

EE786 - Highlighter Tape Center - 1 7/8" • Lakeshore Learning Materials $44.99 1 $44.99

WS157 - Write & Wipe Rainbow Sentence Strips • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99

LC1561 - Sentence Strips Storage Box • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99

NF9765 - Rainbow Sentence Strips • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 1 $4.99

NF9763 - White Sentence Strips • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.99 1 $3.99

PP896 - STEM Journal - Gr. 2-3 - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.29 1 $3.29

Materials cost			$571.58
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$8.57
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$610.15
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$107.67
Total project goal			$717.82
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$717.82
9 Donors			-$358.74
Donations toward project cost			-$305.08
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$53.66
match offer			-$358.91
Match offer toward project cost			-$305.07
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$53.84
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$0.18
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Creating STEM Scholars!

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

My Students

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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