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Ms. W. from New Haven, CT is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Engineering in Your Maker Space!

My students need different materials of all shapes and sizes to build and create with.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. W.'s classroom raised $439

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our inner city students come from various backgrounds, and English is not always their native language. They come to school wanting to learn, and they work hard because school is the safest place for a lot of them. We are a Title I school where 100% of our students receive free breakfast and lunch.

When working in the Discovery Lab, it’s about applying creative thinking and design skills to transform our STEM projects to STEAM projects, encouraging students to imagine all the possibilities when their creative thinking meshes with engineering.

Going from a STEM school to a STEAM school is an important transition to show students the role art plays not only in the design process but in everyday life throughout our world. It's also about engagement.

When students enter my lab, excitement builds because they know they have challenges that they need to face like engineers, scientists, and many other creative professionals do in the real world. Students love working with their hands to create something or solve a problem. Our school is a wonderful place to learn because of the environment created by the staff. We show our love of learning to our students.

My Project

The Maker Movement allows schools to figuring things out through the engineering and design process using hands on experiences. This is a movement that will allow students to be creative, innovative, independent, and technologically literate; not an “alternative” way to learn, but what modern learning should really look like! The Maker Movement is at the heart of STEM learning! Every single student from grades K through 5 have the unique opportunity to use any of the materials in our Maker Space area to help build their weekly engineering challenge. At the beginning of each year it is up to me to figure out how to fund our Maker Space and right now due to severe budget cuts, I'm turning to you for help!

When you take a look at the various materials requested such as pipe cleaner, buttons, beads, and popsicle sticks, most people see these materials as purely art supplies, but students at my school see these materials through a world where art meets engineering to design something amazing!

They see all of these wonderful items as a way to get their project to come to life. The best part is, no two designs every looks exactly alike. They may have similar working pieces, but they are never exactly the same. My students LOVE hard work and engineer solutions, but we need materials to make this happen!

Ms. W. Quinnipiac Real World STEM Grades 3-5

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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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More than half of 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

350 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hygloss Products Wooden Spools for Arts and Crafts – Splinter Free – Assorted Sizes, 72 Pieces • Amazon Business $13.99 3 $41.97
3Doodler Start Refill Plastic Bundle, 8 Pack, Compatible with Start 3D Pen for Kids • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Crayola Model Magic Bulk, Clay Alternative, 75 Count Classpack, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $35.76 1 $35.76
1" Mini Wooden Wheel - Bag of 200 • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
Woodpeckers 300 Natural Wavy Jumbo Wood Fan Handles Wedding Fan Craft Sticks • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Loew-Cornell Simply Art Wood Jumbo Craft Sticks 300 ct. • Amazon Business $8.96 2 $17.92
Drinking Straws, 250 Count BPA-Free Multi-Colored Disposable Straws, Assorted - DuraHome (250 Pack) • Amazon Business $8.73 2 $17.46
Wooden Cubes - 1 Inch - Wood Square Blocks For Puzzle Making, Crafts & DIY Projects (1") - by Craftparts Direct - Bag of 100 • Amazon Business $16.90 1 $16.90
Outuxed Colorful Round Resin Buttons Craft Sewing Buttons Assorted Colors and Sizes for Clothing Accessories or Kids DIY (About 800pcs) • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
7" Bamboo Wood Coffee Stir Sticks, Disposable Wooden Tea Drink Cocktail Mix Stirrers, Compostable Eco Friendly For Hot Cold Beverages - 1000 Pack • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Flexible Colored Drinking Straws | Disposable Bendy Plastic Straws | Party Straws | Colorful Straws for Kids | Party Goods Pack | BPA Free |450 Count • Amazon Business $7.39 2 $14.78
Caydo 500 Pieces Chenille Stems Pipe Cleaners 6 mm x 12 Inch, Smooth Processing at Both Ends, Safe and Humanized Design for DIY Art Craft • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Natural Wood Craft Sticks (Pack of 1,000) • Amazon Business $13.15 1 $13.15
YOYOSTORE 0.5mm Cord Thread String Fish Line Strong Wire Roll Make DIY Scarf Tool 40m Long • Amazon Business $5.99 2 $11.98
eBoot Unfinished Natural Wood Craft Dowel Rods 100 Pack (6 x 1/ 4 Inch) • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
Wooden Axle Pegs for 1/4" Hole, 1-1/4" Long Wood Toy Wheel Pegs - Bag of 100 • Amazon Business $8.90 1 $8.90
2000-count, 5 1/2" Coffee and Cocktail Drink Stirrer Straws By General Breakroom • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
YazyCraft Mini Pompoms 1000 pcs • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Pony Beads Multi Color 9mm 1000 Pcs in Bag • Amazon Business $4.59 1 $4.59

Materials cost

$337.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$372.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.73

Total project goal

$438.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $438.18

1 Donor

-$219.09

Donations toward project cost

-$186.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.86

match offer

-$219.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$186.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.86

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 $0.00

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