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Ms. Anderson from Concord NC is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Going BUGGY for Bugs... Designing and Building Model Insects

My students need Legos and 3D Printer filament to design and build models of the insects they are studying!

  • $378 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our school is filled with curious and diverse young learners who love to learn! As media coordinator, I have the privilege of teaching and building relationships with all 800 students at our school. My students come from various backgrounds with 100% being served free breakfast and 75% being served free or reduced price lunch.

My students do not allow their challenges to deter them from exploring new ideas or learning new information.

Instead, their differences and diverse needs are embraced which has created an engaging, challenging, and welcoming learning environment within the media center.

My Project

After observing and researching insects, my students need to be able to take what they have learned and design and build the creatures they have studied. Students will use their choice of either the 3D printer filament or Legos to create a model of their insect.

This activity will not only be a great learning experience for my students, but something they will be sure to remember!

After building and designing their insects, students will develop educational videos which will teach viewers about the insects they have researched and modeled.

As an extension activity, students will have the opportunity to create their own insect using their imagination! This will include student created insect facts as well as a Lego or 3D printer model of the fictional insect.

Ms. Anderson
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Bricks & More Builders of Tomorrow Set 6177 (Discontinued by manufacturer) • Amazon Business $88.99 1 $88.99
Learniture Active Learning Stool, 18" H, Black, LNT-3046-18BK • Amazon Business $71.85 1 $71.85
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Blue • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Red • Amazon Business $27.23 1 $27.23
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Orange • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
HATCHBOX PLA 3D Printer Filament, Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm, 1 kg Spool, 1.75 mm, Yellow • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99

Materials cost

$266.04

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$20.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$320.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.61

Total project goal

$377.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$377.39

1 Donor

-$377.39

Donations toward project cost

-$320.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.61

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$0.00

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