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Ms. Manzo from Cudahy, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Eager Engineers

Help me give my students engineering and technology books and hands on learning games.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Manzo's classroom raised $709

This project is fully funded

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My Project

My students are creative, inquisitive, and eager to learn. They have big ideas for their future careers.

I want to my students to explore engineering and see it as a possible career choice.

I am currently teaching my students the engineering design process and exposing them to the wide variety of career choices in the engineering field. Therefore, I am asking for non fiction and fiction books about engineering, engineers ("Rosie the Riveter"), and the engineering design process. I am also requesting engineering kits so students can do hands on engineering projects.

Ms. Manzo Ellen Ochoa Learning Center Grades 3-5

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BricQ Motion Prime Set • LEGO Education $119.95 1 $119.95
Jenga Game Wooden Blocks Stacking Tumbling Tower Kids Game Ages 6 and Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98
Engino- Stem Toys, 9 Models in 1 Stem, Construction Toys For Kids 9+, Buildings & Bridges, Fun Educational Toys, Gift for Boys & Girls • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
Motion at the Amusement Park (Amusement Park Science) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Women in Science and Technology: Annie Easley―The Story of a NASA Computer Scientist, Grades 1-3 Interactive Book With Illustrations, Vocabulary, Extension Activities (24 pgs) • Amazon Business $26.88 1 $26.88
Pluto: From Planet to a Dwarf Planet - Space Science Books Grade 4 - Children's Astronomy & Space Books • Amazon Business $22.06 1 $22.06
Andrew Learns about Engineers: Career Book for Kids (STEM Children's Book) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
The Flying Man: Otto Lilienthal, the World's First Pilot • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid • Amazon Business $17.69 1 $17.69
How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity's Greatest Adventure • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Earmuffs for Everyone!: How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
If You Had Your Birthday Party on the Moon • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Red Rover: Curiosity on Mars • Amazon Business $16.52 1 $16.52
The Solar System: Bilingual (English / Spanish) (Inglés / Español) Exploring Space (Engaging Readers, Level 1) (Exploring Space Bilingual (English / Spanish) (Inglés /Español)) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $15.65 1 $15.65
A Book of Bridges: Here To There and Me To You • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books) • Amazon Business $14.81 1 $14.81
Who Was the First Man on the Moon?: Neil Armstrong: A Who HQ Graphic Novel (Who HQ Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Rosie Revere, Engineer (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $12.18 1 $12.18
Building Zaha: The Story of Architect Zaha Hadid • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
What Do You Do With an Idea? — New York Times best seller • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
How Do Bridges Not Fall Down?: A Book About Architecture & Engineering • Amazon Business $8.09 1 $8.09

Materials cost

$503.61

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.00

Sales tax

 $46.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$602.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.28

Total project goal

$708.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $708.52

1 Donor

-$708.52

Donations toward project cost

-$602.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$106.28

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