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Mrs. Mattke from Saint Hedwig, TX is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ignite Innovation: STEM Materials for Creative Minds

Help me give my students the world of STEM through amazing, standards aligned, resources!

  • $360 goal

This project expired on September 8, 2025.

This project expired on September 8, 2025.

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My Project

"Ignite Innovation: STEM Materials for Creative Minds" is a classroom initiative designed to provide students with hands-on, high-quality STEM materials that foster critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving. This grant will allow us to purchase kits, tools, and resources that support project-based learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — preparing students to think like real-world innovators.

By equipping our classroom with STEM materials, we will be able to cultivate a learning environment where students explore, experiment, and discover through trial and error — just like scientists and engineers in the real world.

Goal:

To empower students to become innovative thinkers through hands-on STEM activities that support 21st-century skills.

-Enhance student engagement in STEM subjects through interactive learning.

-Provide opportunities for collaboration, design thinking, and real-world problem-solving.

-Foster perseverance, curiosity, and innovation among all students.

-Increase interest and confidence in STEM careers and higher education pathways.

Once funded, the materials will be used in a variety of structured and open-ended STEM activities across the school year. These may include building challenges, coding games, simple robotics, science experiments, and engineering design tasks. Lessons will align with state and national standards, and students will work individually and in teams to explore scientific concepts and solve real-world problems.

We will also integrate STEM into cross-curricular projects, allowing students to apply math and science skills in new and creative ways.

My students are deserving of this grant because they come to school each day with a genuine desire to learn, explore, and grow — even when resources are limited. They are imaginative, determined, and full of potential. Many face challenges outside the classroom that they cannot control, yet within our classroom walls, they show resilience, creativity, and a hunger for hands-on learning experiences.

Mrs. Mattke Tradition Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

24 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Meet the Standards Hands-On Science Kits - Gr. 2 (Complete Set) - STEM Supplies, STEM Toys, and Science Kits • Lakeshore Learning Materials $179.00 1 $179.00
Lakeshore Toddler Science Center - Hands-On Interactive Science Kits and STEM Supplies for Kids - Preschool Science and STEM Kits • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99

Materials cost

$258.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$305.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.97

Total project goal

$359.79

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