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Mrs. Kallianis from Chicago, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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FIRST We Submerge And Then We EXPLORE

Help me give my students LEGO Spike Essential Kits, books, and puzzles on the ocean to use with the FIRST LEGO League Explore "submerged" program.

  • $1,017 goal

This project expired on May 30, 2025.

This project expired on May 30, 2025.

My Project

I teach technology to grades K-8. I am trained in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Explore program for grades 2-4. This year's theme was submerged, all about our oceans.

I would like to get additional LEGO Spike Essential kits, plus puzzles and books about the oceans for students to learn in a fun and engaging way.

The program focuses on real-world problems and asks the students to solve the problem using LEGOs. Then they have to automate the model using computer code and various motors and sensors that plug into a hub. There is only one hub (battery) per kit, so it is difficult for students to build a model, test it, refine it, and then repeat this process if they have to share a hub with other students.

I want to build our inventory of kits so that groups can be more than 2 students per group. This curriculum is a fun and easy way to show students that coding and engineering can be fun and to not be afraid to try.

They love hands-on activities and problem-solving, so these kits will be "essential" in exposing kids to fields of study that they might not have considered otherwise.

Mrs. Kallianis Poe Classical School Grades 3-5

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More than a third 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

90 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Education SPIKE Essential • LEGO Education $329.95 2 $659.90
Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean!: Our Watery World As You've Never Seen It Before (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias) • Amazon Business $25.78 1 $25.78
Ocean: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias) • Amazon Business $24.06 1 $24.06
Lonely Planet Kids Ocean Animal Atlas (Creature Atlas) • Amazon Business $17.22 1 $17.22
Ravensburger Ocean Turtles - 200 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle for Kids | Unique, Perfectly Fitting Pieces | Enhances Creativity and Concentration | Ideal Gift for Holidays and Birthdays • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Eyewitness Ocean (DK Eyewitness) • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
Children's Encyclopedia of Ocean Life: A Deep Dive into Our World's Oceans (Arcturus Children's Reference Library, 10) • Amazon Business $13.94 1 $13.94
The Fascinating Ocean Book for Kids: 500 Incredible Facts! (Fascinating Facts) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Ravensburger Ocean Life Puzzle Set | 3x49 Piece Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids | Screen-Free Activity | Boosts Concentration and Focus | Great Gift • Amazon Business $12.74 1 $12.74
Where the Weird Things Are: An Ocean Twilight Zone Adventure (Marine Life Books for Kids, Ocean Books for Kids, Educational Books for Kids) • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Earth's Incredible Oceans (The Magic and Mystery of the Natural World) • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19

Materials cost

$821.39

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

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3rd party payment processing fee

$12.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$863.71

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$152.42

Total project goal

$1,016.13

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