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Ms. Menifield from Southaven MS is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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How Does It Work?

Help me give my students tools to help them explore how mechanical things work while building self confidence and breaking down language barriers.

  • 7 donors
  • $318 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

How many times have you been tempted to open up a watch, phone, or toy to see how it works? Or you may have just been curious about taking something apart and putting it back together.

Students learn by exploring; they need to be able to see, do, and redo!

Help me get tools that will allow my newcomers to explore language communication through working on familiar objects with their peers.

Many of my students come from low-income homes and a few are newcomers to the States. Supporting our classroom will help greatly in assisting in common communication with other students. For my students that are new to this country, the benefits of this project would help them build confidence. This project will allow students to take old items, open them up, and explore how they work. The headlamps will give them the opportunity to see the different gears inside up close. The screwdrivers and tweezers will allow them to get in and take out parts of the object. They will use the magnetic pans to hold the metal pieces so they are not lost. The label maker will be used to label objects to be used in both English and Spanish. With this project, my students will be exploring these objects with peers that speak different languages. I am hoping that through this project, my students develop an interest in helping my newcomers adjust to their new community through working together.

Ms. Menifield
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Memoqueen Label Maker Machine with Tape, M110 Barcode Label Printer - Portable Bluetooth Thermal Labeler for Address Jewelry Retail Barcode Small Business Home Office Compatible Phones &PC Pink • Amazon Business $41.99 1 $41.99
30 Pcs Led Headlamp Flashlight for Adults Kids Outdoor Flashlight Headlamps with Adjustable Headband Waterproof Head Lights for Forehead with 3 Modes 90 AAA Batteries for Work Family Camp Run Read • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
YSJOYTOOL 131-Piece Magnetic Screwdriver Set with Plastic Ranking, Includes Precision screwdriver and Pick & Hook, Ratchet Driver and Hex key, DIY Tools for Men Tools Gift • Amazon Business $39.98 1 $39.98
HORUSDY 4-Piece Large Magnetic Parts Tray Set, Stainless Steel Heavy Duty 9.5"W x 5.5''L Square and 4.5" Round Magnetic Trays Tools Parts Tray • Amazon Business $19.79 2 $39.58
STEM Robotics Kit, 6 Set Electronic Science Projects Experiments for Kids Ages 8-12 6-8, STEM Toys for Boys Craft, DIY Engineering Build Robot Building Kits for Girls 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 + Year Old Gifts • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Amazon Basics 48 Count AA & AAA High-Performance Batteries Value Pack - 24 Double AA Batteries and 24 Triple AAA Batteries (48 Count) • Amazon Business $17.09 1 $17.09
12 Pieces Eyebrow Tweezers Stainless Steel Slant Tip Tweezers Facial Hair Eyebrow Precision Tweezers for Men and Women(Black) • Amazon Business $9.68 1 $9.68
Cousin 4460 Craft & Jewelry Making Tool Kit, 3-Piece • Amazon Business $7.78 1 $7.78

Materials cost

$221.08

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$269.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.63

Total project goal

$317.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $317.51

5 Donors

-$153.02

Donations toward project cost

-$139.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.20

match offer

-$153.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$130.06

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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