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Ms. Willingham from Durham, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Willingham's classroom raised $1,090

Engineering Safely With ChompSaws

Help me give my students kids safe, Chompsaw table top cardboard cutting machines and gluesticks and tape.

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Ms. Willingham Southwest Elementary School
Durham, NC Grades 3-5

My Project

Hands-on building materials are essential for creating an engaging and successful STEM classroom.

ChompSaws provide elementary students with a safe, age-appropriate way to cut cardboard, foam board, and other classroom materials while developing engineering and design skills.

Hot glue sticks are equally important because they allow students to securely assemble prototypes and test their creations without waiting for slower adhesives to dry. A variety of tapes, including masking tape, painter's tape, duct tape, and clear tape, gives students multiple options for attaching, reinforcing, modifying, and improving their projects throughout the engineering design process. Having these tools readily available encourages creativity, independence, and problem-solving during every STEM challenge.

These supplies support a wide range of engineering and design activities that align with elementary STEM standards. Whether students are building bridges, designing boats, constructing marble runs, creating simple machines, or engineering towers to withstand weight or wind, they need reliable tools to bring their ideas to life. As students plan, build, test, and redesign their projects, they learn that failure is an important part of the engineering process. Access to quality building materials allows them to make improvements quickly, explore multiple solutions, and develop perseverance as they work through real-world design challenges.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

658 students impacted 8 donors
Ms. Willingham Southwest Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Durham, NC View local requests

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

658 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chompshop: 2x CHOMPSAW Maker BUNDLES - 2 ea Chomp saws - STEAM Makerspace cardboard cutter (STEM kits elementary, safe 3+, invent, design, create) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $688.00 1 $688.00
Mini Hot Glue Gun Sticks (Bulk Pack of 600) - 4" Length, 0.27" Diameter - Multi-Purpose for DIY Art, Crafts, Home Decoration, Sealing, and Repairing - Compatible with Most Glue Guns • Amazon Business $34.29 2 $68.58
Scotch 810 Magic Tape Refill Pack, 0.75 x 1000 Inches, Matte Clear, Pack of 12, 11.15x2.8x2.75 - Adult • School Specialty $27.89 1 $27.89
Lichamp Wide Masking Tape 2 inches, 6-Pack White Masking Tape Bulk Multi Pack, General Purpose & High Performance, 1.95 inches x 55 Yards x 6 Rolls (330 Total Yards) • Amazon Business $23.74 1 $23.74
Made in USA Blue Painter’s Tape - 2 inch x 60 yds. Thick & Wide Masking Tape for Safe Wall Painting, Building, Remodeling, Labeling, Edge Finishing • Amazon Business $8.80 1 $8.80

Materials cost

$817.01

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.79

Sales tax

 $63.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$925.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$163.37

Total project goal

$1,089.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,089.16

6 Donors

-$980.79

Donations toward project cost

-$838.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$142.12

match offer

-$102.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$87.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.38

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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 $0.00

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