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Mrs. Short from Pittsburgh, PA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dream It! Code It! Create It!

Help me give my students a robotics bundle for the opportunity to learn coding and express their creativity by building their own unique robotic project.

  • $5,564 goal

This project expired on December 23, 2021.

This project expired on December 23, 2021.

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Mrs. Short J.E. Harrison Middle School
Pittsburgh, PA Grades 6-8

My Students

I teach computers and STEM to students in grades 6, 7 & 8. I believe my students can become eager, enthusiastic and curious learners with this project. To do this they need to be exposed to what type of STEM careers exist today and in the future. Most of our middle school students have very basic or no knowledge in coding. Today there are so many job opportunities in the STEM field and my students deserve to have that skill-set that would allow them to compete for these careers.

My class list consists of English Language Learners, economically disadvantaged, and those with special needs.

Students deserve the opportunity to learn basic coding as they create their own robot. This project would allow me to meet the needs of those with a more advanced skill base and those on an introductory level. In this cooperative learning environment, my classes would become engaging for all groups, regardless of unique learning styles.

My Project

I envision students applying the design process, which allows for an authentic critical thinking project. This project is for students to brainstorm a project idea that is meaningful to them, learn a coding language and implement it into their own working robot using the engineering design process.

Middle school students have misconceptions about coding being boring, dull, and redundant.

It requires initial goal setting, problem solving, or dream design. My kids would instantly take ownership in this project, this is very powerful and self motivating. The Hummingbird Bit Robotics kit has the ability to make this happen! With the bit boards students will have an option to use text or block-based coding through Makecode. This will enable me to differentiate instruction based on student needs. Not only will students learn a coding language they will take that skill set and create their own working robot. The Hummingbird boards enable students to envision an idea and bring it to life by building a bot, adding moving parts, sensors and LED lights and then to program the robot to interact with the students.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 300 students impacted
Mrs. Short J.E. Harrison Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Pittsburgh, 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

Never Before Funded 300 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hummingbird Bit Robotics Large Class Bundle • Carolina Biological Supply Company $2,155.50 2 $4,311.00

Materials cost

$4,311.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $323.33

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$64.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$4,728.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$834.53

Total project goal

$5,563.52

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