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Mr. Vaughn from Bloomington, IN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creativity and Critical Thinking through Robotics and Coding!

Help me give my students Cubelets robotic blocks to foster critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, while engaging the students through STEAM activities.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Vaughn's classroom raised $795

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach a Third grade class in a school with a focus on performing arts. Our school is located in a high poverty, urban area where more than 90% of the students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.

Despite the many challenges my students face on a daily basis, they arrive each day excited and eager to learn.

It is my goal to incorporate STEM activities in my classroom to create opportunities and experiences my students might not otherwise have.

My Project

As technology races toward the future, our students must learn today in order to be ready for tomorrow. With the use of the Cubelets robot blocks my students will have the opportunity to practice important 21st-Century Learning Skills (Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, and Critical thinking) at an early age.

We are requesting Cubelets robot blocks which will provide students with play-driven learning opportunities by designing and engineering complex systems.

There’s no wrong way to build with Cubelets. They can be combined to build thousands of thought-provoking robots accomplishing innumerable tasks. They’re proven to engage different types of learners and to foster confidence, imagination, and a love of learning that will help prepare children for an increasingly complex world. Students do not need wiring or coding experience to connect these cubes together! They only need their creativity and imagination.

Mr. Vaughn Fairview Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

21 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Modular Robotics Cubelets TWELVE robot blocks • Amazon Business $317.82 2 $635.64

Materials cost

$635.64

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$675.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$119.15

Total project goal

$794.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$794.32

2 Donors

-$794.31

Donations toward project cost

-$675.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$119.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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