Help me give my students the opportunity to build basic robots at home!
$307 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! 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.
Our student population is predominately minority with a large percentage of children of migrant farmworkers. And 100% of our students qualify for the free/ reduced-price lunch program and 87% are classified as English Language Learners. In addition, our school has been designated as a Title I school.
Our students live in a community ravaged by COVID-19; it has consistently ranked # 1 in the county for positive COVID-19 cases since the pandemic shut us down in March 2020.
Our students have limited life experiences, now, made worse by the shutdown. Many families struggle to make ends meet and few can afford the time or materials to support their student(s) learning at home. These constraints widen the learning gaps that my students already struggle with. I am looking for any opportunity to inspire, encourage, engage and instill in my students a love of learning with hands-on activities! In addition, I look to minimize any inequities that this diverse group may be facing. These students need a leg up in fields such as Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)! We can give that to them!
My Project
According to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology minority populations continue to be underrepresented in STEM disciplines in the U.S.
A child's zip code should not determine their future success.
If we want a nation where our future leaders, neighbors, and workers have the ability to understand and solve some of the complex challenges of today and tomorrow, and to meet the demands of the dynamic and evolving workforce, we must provide quality learning opportunities for our minority students now.
These materials will afford all 104 of our 6th grade students to undertake safe and high-quality circuitry experiments at-home during distance learning. Using these materials, students will learn about simple and parallel circuits, electrons, static electricity, and the basics of building a machine in the form of a working Doodle-Bot! It's a small investment with a HUGE impact!
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