Help me give my students items like file holders, storage containers, and ping pong balls for the tools they need to experiment in design and engineering.
Our third graders are learning to become experimenters, mistake-fixers, reflective thinkers, and goal-reachers as the teachers in our school learn to navigate teaching in a STEM world. I'm an old dog learning some new tricks in teaching kids to use the DESIGN process of engineering. My teammates and I have been working all year on creating STEM-based projects to meet our standards. This includes things like Market Day where students create their own product to market to other grade levels, Force & Motion where students created a variety of simple machines, and Protection from Natural Disasters where kids created posters with diagrams of how to keep yourself safe.
Having the supplies necessary to experiment in our classroom is key to teaching kids these days!
They best become problem-solvers by trying things out on their own, thinking about how to make things better, and finding various ways to solve a problem. We're now working toward some STEM challenges to open our minds to problem-solving in unusual ways, using ping pong balls, craft sticks, tooth picks, pipe cleaners, index cards, and card decks to challenge each other. Having a simple storage system of blue bins for our simple supplies makes using them simple.
We've been accumulating quite a few engineering and scientific books. There are a few we'd like to add to our collection, featuring mainly women in the science world, as well as some book bins to keep our collection organized.
Our third graders come from the neighborhood as well as Peterson Space Force Base nearby. They run the gamut of traveling experiences from never even been across town to visit Garden of the Gods to having lived in three different countries. Having classroom tools to experiment with narrows the playing field for these kids with such varied life experiences.
Really Good Stuff Durable Magazine, Book, Folder and File Holders – Ideal for Narrow or Vertical Storage Needs – Instantly Color Code Your Classroom – Choose from 22 Colors (Single Color Set of 12)
• Amazon Business
$60.48
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$60.48
Storex Small Cubby Bins – Plastic Storage Containers for Classroom, 12.2 x 7.8 x 5.1 inches, Class Blue, 5-Pack (62416A05C)
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$29.67
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$29.67
Lestiour Ping Pong Balls 50/100 Pack Colored Ping Pong Balls Bulk 2.4g, 40mm Entertainment Table Tennis Balls for Kids, Pong Balls, DIY Games Fun Arts and Learning Activities
• Amazon Business
$18.79
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$18.79
Teskyer Plastic Playing Cards, 100% Waterproof Playing Cards,Standard Index Poker Cards, 2 Decks of Cards
• Amazon Business
$8.98
2
$17.96
Red Solo Cups 16oz. (Pack of 50)
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$15.10
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$15.10
Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers (Women of Action)
• Amazon Business
$13.80
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$13.80
Round Toothpick Pack of 250
• Carolina Biological Supply Company
Creativity Street Jumbo Craft Sticks - Box of 500, Natural
• Blick Art Materials
$7.34
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$7.34
Index Cards 3x5, Ruled Index Cards, Flash Cards for Studying, Colored Index Cards, Note Cards, Study Cards, 210 pcs Lined Colored Index Flashcards for Office and School Suplplies
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$6.99
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$6.99
Women Who Launched the Computer Age: Ready-to-Read Level 3 (You Should Meet)
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$4.99
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$4.99
Materials cost
$193.41
Vendor shipping charges
$19.90
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.90
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$246.21
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$43.45
Total project goal
$289.66
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$289.66
2 Donors
-$144.83
Donations toward project cost
-$123.11
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$21.72
match offer
-$144.82
Match offer toward project cost
-$123.10
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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