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Mrs. Rendina from Tampa, FL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kids Can Code:Let's Bring Dash & Dot to our Makerspace!

My students need a Dash and Dot Robot Wonder Pack for our Robot Petting Zoo in our Makerspace.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rendina's classroom raised $370

This project is fully funded

My Students

"We know it is possible to enable young people to fall in love with science and technology by presenting science as a creative, hands-on, and passionate endeavor" - this quote from Margaret Honey and David Kanter explains what students already know: learning is more engaging with hands-on projects.

We are a Title I magnet middle school with a focus on science, technology, engineering and math.

We are located in the inner city; many of our students come from low-income housing. 70% of our students are on free or reduced lunch. Our diverse population of students come from all over the county. We have about 65% boys and 35% girls, and we have started a STEMGirls initiative to bridge that gap and attract more girls to STEM. We want to provide an inquisitive, technology rich environment in our library, inviting all students to explore science, technology, engineering and math in a fun way. Giving them a space and the tools to tinker with will help their curiosity to thrive. With our STEMGirls, we are looking to specifically add activities and experiences that our girls are asking for to our library makerspace. Our students are innovators and problem solvers, and providing more tools will help them to thrive and grow into the scientists and engineers of the future.

My Project

We have a vibrant library Makerspace at our school where students can explore science, technology, engineering and math while having fun. Our students love coding - we've held lunch time coding clubs, Hour of Code events and more. One beloved part of our Makerspace is our Robot Petting Zoo, which contains Spheros & Cubelets, funded through earlier projects. We want to expand our petting zoo & get even more students interested in coding by bringing Dash & Dot to our library. Dash & Dot are two seriously adorable robots and learning tools that teach creativity, problem solving, and coding. Dash & Dot are coded used block-based coding on the iPad. Students get the immediate gratification of seeing their code come to life as the robots act out the code they create. Playing with Dash & Dot will help our students to understand programming concepts in a fun, hands-on way. Our STEMGirls club has specifically asked for Dash & Dot as a way to attract more girls to STEM at our school.

By providing our students with the tools they need, they will be able to continue to be the creative innovators that they are, as they discover and explore through hands-on experiences.

Exposing our students to this atmosphere of discovery will help to prepare them to be the scientists, engineers and problem-solvers of the future. Math, science, technology and engineering concepts that were once difficult will now be opportunities for exciting explorations. Let's make learning fun again.

Mrs. Rendina Stewart Middle Magnet School Grades 6-8

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wonder Pack • Wonder Workshop $279.99 1 $279.99

Materials cost

$279.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$314.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.45

Total project goal

$369.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $369.64

5 Donors

-$164.82

Donations toward project cost

-$140.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.72

Matching donations from our partners

-$204.81

Match offers toward project cost

-$174.09

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.72

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