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Mrs. Adams from Montevallo, AL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Invent to Learn With Makerspace

My students need K'NEX Robotics Building System, Building Baseplates, and littleBits Gizmos and Gadgets to be able to keep up with science and technology to prepare for careers not yet imaginable!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Adams's classroom raised $757

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are very special. We are in a Title I community where resources are slim, but curiosity is high! I teach gifted students grade 3 through 5. They are a very hands-on, minds-on group of students. They love to build, make, and create with materials that I have available currently. Being able to meet their critical thinking needs, along with teaching them to think creatively is a win-win for my students!

The expert in anything was once a beginner.

Being able to think through problems to come up with applicable solutions is a lost art. By supplying them with the tools needed, the students are able to apply different strategies to understand the inner workings of different topics. The students own their learning and are able to teach others based on their trial and error process.

The culture is a very diverse population with a growing Hispanic population. Resources outside of school are slim and I feel it is my responsibility to feed their passion to learn while they are with me at school.

My Project

The goal of Invent to Learn: Makerspace Science is to get my third through fifth grade students making, tinkering, and engineering science projects in our gifted classroom. You may be asking what a Makerspace is? It is a basically a place for people to make things that are substantial, shareable, and personally meaningful to them. The goal of my project is to have students explore science concepts through the process of actually working to make something. The Lego base plates are going to be used to create a Lego wall to create the unimaginable! When they build they will have to see things in a different perspective to post to a wall as opposed to building up from the ground. I want them to create theories, use trial and error, and make creations. There is no better way to learn than to do.

There is a lot of research supporting the concept of “project-based learning”.

This concept means creating projects that are substantial, shareable, and personally meaningful for the student. Makerspaces allow young learners to get in there, to “play” and learn, to create and test theories, and then have a finished product. The students will use the Lil Bits Electronic Gizmos to test theories and learn to be risk takers in their learning. In my classroom, they are free of judgment and allowed to try new things and take risks without being laughed at for their ideas. The combination of tools and supplies will allow my students to “get their hands dirty” and to actually learn while creating. Students will reinforce science skills while having fun learning and creating. The students will use the K'NEX Robotics to code their creations' movements. They will go through the engineering design process to test ideas through coding their creations.

Mrs. Adams Montevallo Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
K'NEX Education - Robotics Building System Set - 825 Pieces - For Ages 10+ Engineering Education Toy • Amazon Business $240.49 1 $240.49
DreambuilderToy Building Baseplate (50 x 50 studs), 15.75"Lx 15.75"W, Dark Bluish Gray, X-Large • Amazon Business $15.95 10 $159.50
littleBits Electronics Gizmos & Gadgets Kit • Amazon Business $158.99 1 $158.99

Materials cost

$558.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $45.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$642.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.46

Total project goal

$756.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $756.38

2 Donors

-$756.38

Donations toward project cost

-$642.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$113.46

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