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Ms. Schaefer from Richmond, VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ignite Our Curiosity with Science and Engineering Kits

Help me give my students enriching STEM activities to ignite their problem solving, creative and critical thinking, and collaborative skills.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Schaefer's classroom raised $478

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

Through this project, I want to create a challenging, exciting, and creative classroom for my students, often underrepresented in gifted and talented programs across the United States. Help me fill my classroom with challenging and engaging STEM activities.

Students will learn to use the Engineering Design Process, while collaborating with their peers, to solve real life STEM problems.

Please help me challenge a new generation of STEM leaders with these exciting STEM units and activities. Your donation will help underrepresented students find their passion to develop their engineering skills. Students will enjoy learning about the engineering design process with the building blocks and simple machines kits.

Students will then use their new engineering skills to solve real life "issues" with the Oil Spill, Energy Crisis, and Water Shortage projects.

Thank you for your help!

Ms. Schaefer G.H. Reid Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Richmond, VA View local requests

Nearly all 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

60 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Energy Crisis Project-Based STEM Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Lakeshore Water Shortage Project-Based STEM Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Lakeshore Oil Spill Project-Based STEM Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Lakeshore Simple Machines Activity Tub - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
Lakeshore Building Brick STEM Challenge Kit - Gr. 3-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$369.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$405.50

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.56

Total project goal

$477.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $477.06

1 Donor

-$402.06

Donations toward project cost

-$341.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.31

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

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 $0.00

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