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Ms. Marchwick-Wix from Brockton, MT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Innovative Thinking...Here We Come!

Help me give my students STEM activities and items to foster ingenuity and creativity so that the can become innovative thinkers!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Marchwick-Wix's classroom raised $395

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach in a high poverty public school. My students come to me with varying abilities, attitudes, and backgrounds. Our classroom is authentic, supportive, rigorous, and engaging. Every student in my classroom has a unique voice and everyone in the room must respect it.

It is my belief that all children are capable of learning if strongly supported and encouraged with love and enthusiasm.

I believe if a teacher creates a learning environment with high expectations of achievement that is supported by the school and community, students will develop a positive attitude and begin to perform to and beyond the expectations despite any challenges they may face.

Creating a community is essential to taking risks and deeper learning. I care about my students and they know it.

I push my students to meet and go beyond my high expectations even though they may have been conditioned to believe they cannot meet them. Taking time to know my students, not just as learners, but also as people has helped to create a sense of belonging in each student. No matter what obstacles they face, they strive to be their best every day!

My Project

When I first started teaching in my school, I was completely gung ho on doing STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) activities and thought my students would be too! To my surprise, the open-endedness and creative flexibility was daunting to them. They were so used to step-by-step directions and doing things by the book. Eventually, we got past that and they began to love STEM and the hands-on, minds-on approach. However, this was a process each year, with each new class. For the 2020-2021 school year, I will be taking on a new adventure. I will be teaching 4-6th grade science and social studies. Every student in these grades, I have had as third graders, so they have been put through my crazy STEM projects. In third grade, we used inexpensive, easy-to-get items such as straws, popsicle sticks, junk drawer items, etc. I would really love to have updated items for my students to use!

STEM enhances students' critical thinking skills and pushes them to become innovative thinkers.

It also helps students realize how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics all come together. These are all skills that are needed in our world today. STEM is so important (and awesome) because it promotes experimentation, encourages teamwork, builds resilience, teaches problem-solving, and more. Along with being able to do more projects and activities, my students would love to be able to have these items for morning work, centers, and if they finish work early.

Ms. Marchwick-Wix Brockton School Grades 3-5

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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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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magnet Build Magnet Tile Building Blocks Extra Strong Magnets & Super Durable 3D Tiles, Educational, Creative, Assorted Shapes & Vibrant Bright Colors (Set of 100), Multicolor (MB1639) • Amazon Business $47.95 1 $47.95
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 Build Your Own Creative Toys, Kids Building Kit (790 Pieces) • Amazon Business $43.99 1 $43.99
Engino Discovering STEM Structures Constructions & Bridges | 9 Working Models | Illustrated Instruction Manual | Theory & Facts | Experimental Activities | STEM Construction Kit • Amazon Business $32.80 1 $32.80
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Brain Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up – Toy of the Year Award Winner • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696 Building Toys for Creative Play; Kids Creative Kit (484 Pieces) • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Straw Constructor STEM Building Toys 300 pcs-Colorful Interlocking Plastic Enginnering Toys- Fun- Educational- Safe for Kids- Develops Motor Skills-Construction Blocks- Best Gift for Boys and Girls … • Amazon Business $18.66 1 $18.66
EMIDO 480 Pcs Building Toy Building Blocks Bars Different Shape Educational Construction Engineering Set 3D Puzzle , Interlocking Creative Connecting Kit, A Great STEM Toy for Both Boys and Girls! • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Klutz Lego Gadgets Science & Activity Kit, Ages 8+ • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
PLUS PLUS - 240 Piece Basic Mix - Construction Building Stem/Steam Toy, Mini Puzzle Blocks for Kids • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
VIAHART Brain Flakes 500 Piece Interlocking Plastic Disc Set | A Creative and Educational Alternative to Building Blocks | Tested for Children's Safety | A Great STEM Toy for Both Boys and Girls! • Amazon Business $14.98 1 $14.98
bodolo 750 Piece Building Blocks Toys for Toddlers & Kids, Lake Construction Discsstem to Plastic Disc SetSnow Fys for 3 Year Old up • Amazon Business $14.79 1 $14.79
Coogam Wooden Tetris Puzzle Brain Teasers Toy Tangram Jigsaw Intelligence Colorful 3D Russian Blocks Game STEM Montessori Educational Gift for Baby Kids (40 Pcs) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Coogam Wooden Hexagon Puzzle for Kid Adults - Shape Pattern Block Tangram Brain Teaser Toy Geometry Logic IQ Game STEM Montessori Educational Gift for All Ages Challenge • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$301.06

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$335.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.22

Total project goal

$394.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $394.80

6 Donors

-$291.21

Donations toward project cost

-$250.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.63

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.59

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 $0.00

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