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Mrs. Polanco from Doral FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Full STEaM Ahead!

My students need to experience and be exposed to all areas of STEM such as designing and creating kites, exploring the science of music, and training isopods, among other hands-on math and science material.

  • $1,315 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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.

My Students

Our school serves students in grades K-8. Our after school STEM/Science Club works with students from grades 5 to 8 and our goal is to prepare them for success in high school and college and raise awareness in STEM careers.

Our students are curious about science and STEM.

They range in abilities and take pride in working hard in the areas of STEM. Many of my students are also new to this country. I work in a large school with a very high immigrant population in Doral, Florida.

My Project

Your donation to this project will allow me to implement the STEM lessons that our students love and learn from. Your donation to our classroom will help develop and build that love and passion for learning. The material that will be used for the cross curricular lessons within this project in my classroom will create many content-rich and meaningful experiences for my students.

This project would give my students a much needed boost of interest, motivation, practice and experience in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, literacy, and the arts.

The lessons within this project will immerse my students and allow them to experience and gain a deeper understanding of many different topics within the realms of science. Students who are confident and motivated in these abilities will be ready to face higher education and future careers that may not currently exist yet.

With your donation, my students will be involved in training isopods, classifying organisms, assembling and using STEM kits, measuring, designing and creating kites, and many other activities within the areas of STEM. My students will explore forensics, investigate and experience life sciences, and explore math and science via the arts.

This project is multi-disciplinary and provides many hands-on opportunities for students to venture out and learn about topics that are truly fascinating when experienced in the classroom. These materials will provide opportunities for my students to be life-long learners. Your donation will make a big impact and difference in our classroom this school year.

Mrs. Polanco
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
STEM Game Kit • Nasco $119.50 1 $119.50
Kites On a Roll Group Pack Pkg. of 16 • Nasco $54.75 2 $109.50
Explore Music Kit • Nasco $106.50 1 $106.50
Carolina STEM Challenge: How to Train Your Isopod Kit (with prepaid coupon) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $103.45 1 $103.45
Classification of Organisms Kit (with Prepaid Coupon) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $92.65 1 $92.65
Ink Chromatography and Forensics STEM Kit • Nasco $79.95 1 $79.95
07348-1010: Fredrix Paint It Yourself Classroom Mural Canvas Roll - 60" x 120", Acrylic Primed • Blick Art Materials $61.28 1 $61.28
11502-1024: Blick Utility Paper - 24" x 1000 ft, White, Roll • Blick Art Materials $39.47 1 $39.47
Living Wonders Hermit Crab Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.95 1 $35.95
Living Wonders Betta Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.95 1 $35.95
Living Wonders Goldfish Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.95 1 $35.95
Painted Lady Butterfly Amazing Bugs Kit (with prepaid coupon) • Carolina Biological Supply Company $31.27 1 $31.27
ROCK ON! Geology Game with Rock & Mineral Collection Kit - NOW EXPANDED • Amazon Business $26.95 1 $26.95
THERMOMETER DIGITAL DIAL STEM • Frey Scientific $25.99 1 $25.99
Guppies, Living, Pack of 24 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $23.85 1 $23.85
50 Weeks of STEM Labs (50 STEM Labs) (Volume 6) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Instant STEM Activities Gr. 56 • Nasco $15.75 1 $15.75
Painted Lady Butterfly 5-Larvae Culture • Carolina Biological Supply Company $14.62 1 $14.62
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$978.57

Vendor shipping charges

$93.69

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,116.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$197.11

Total project goal

$1,314.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,314.05

1 Donor

-$1,314.05

Donations toward project cost

-$1,116.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$197.11

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$0.00

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