Help me give my students the resources to tinker and engineer with hands-on opportunities!
$595 goal
This project expired on March 22, 2022.
This project expired on March 22, 2022.
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.
Science is often a challenging subject for middle school students, yet, when given the right materials, it is the most fascinating and engaging subject of them all! Who hasn't made a vinegar and baking soda volcano at some point in their lives? We attend a small K-12th grade school located in a rural town in which there are just as many dirt roads as there are paved.
Many of my students are under resourced 7th and 8th graders who have a passion for learning about the world around them.
Limited only by their own understanding and previous classroom experiences, these young people thrive in an exploratory atmosphere. Many of them have had limited opportunities to receive high-quality science exposure due to the heavy emphasis on mathematics and literacy in the early years. Economic backgrounds and limited school resources have inhibited opportunities for them to learn kinesthetically, and develop their scientific communication skills linguistically. My students have had minimal exposure to project-based learning tasks which use real-world applications.
My Project
In my engineering and design class, my students do a lot structured designing and problem-solving. These are great skills that will help give them an edge up or even the playing field with their more affluent peers; however, my students also need opportunities to design, build and fail on their own creations, in a classroom where it's a safe space to do so. We are in need of more hands-on resources so that students can create models of their own design. The plus plus materials will be used to create models of student-designed structures as well. The fact that they are like a 3-D form of Minecraft is just a bonus! The 3-D pens and their cases will be an exciting addition to the classroom. Students will be able to bring their designs to life with these amazing pens. Giving my students experiences where THEY are the designers and THEY are the engineers builds a self-confidence that really can't be taught. So thank you for investing in this project!
MYNT3D Super 3D Pen, 1.75mm ABS and PLA Compatible 3D Printing Pen
• Amazon Business
$39.99
6
$239.94
PLUS PLUS - Travel Case w/ 100 Pieces, 1 White Baseplate - Construction Building Stem/Steam Toy, Mini Puzzle Blocks for Kids
• Amazon Business
$19.99
8
$159.92
BOVKE Protective Case for Seagate Expansion Desktop, WD Elements / WD My Book Desktop External Hard Drive HDD, USB 3.0 4TB 6TB 8TB 10TB 12TB, Zipper Pocket for USB Cable Power Adapter USB Hub, Black
• Amazon Business
$16.59
2
$33.18
Materials cost
$433.04
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$35.73
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.50
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$505.27
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$89.17
Total project goal
$594.44
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