Legos for STEM Club & to Enhance Computer Science Instruction
Help me give my students Lego Sets for a STEM Computer Science Club and Advisory!
$853 goal
This project expired on October 22, 2025.
This project expired on October 22, 2025.
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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
At our school, a New York City public school in the Bronx, I teach AP Computer Science, a NEEL Arizona State University Cloud Computing Course, a NEEL Howard University Data and Ethics course and Intro to Programming to high school seniors. My students have responded really well to the curricula and we have increased our level of participation in these courses over the last nine years.
I hope to leverage these Lego sets in a STEM based club at my school, as well as bolster the lego resources I use in my CS curriculum.
My students have responded really well to using legos as manipulatives to learn CS concepts in the past. My advisory has also benefited from collaborative team building and creation. I hope to start a STEM club that will have access to the resources for community building and creative development!
Using these lego sets I will be able to incorporate manipulatives and hands-on experiences for my students when teaching key computer science concepts such as algorithms, sequencing and encapsulation. In my classes students are learning JavaScript to create animated short films, video games and apps, and having unplugged activities to work with the concepts is always incredibly beneficial. These Lego sets will allow students to consider and create protocols, and in turn to play with the key CS concepts of decomposition and modeling. These will also be beneficial in helping my students engage in the iterative design process in a different way, beyond software development.
These Lego sets will be accessible to all of my students, including my ENL students and students with IEPs, giving them all an enhanced level of engagement in analyzing content choice, programming structures and scripts, and by enabling physical experiences with key CS concepts. Thank you for your time and consideration!
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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120 students impacted
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LEGO - Icons Blacktron Renegade Building Kit 10355
• Best Buy Education
$99.99
2
$199.98
LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon 75257 Building Set - Starship Model with Finn, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, Boolio, C-3PO, R2-D2, and D-O Minifigures, The Rise of Skywalker Movie Collection
• Amazon Business
$196.89
1
$196.89
LEGO Star Wars TIE Bomber Model Building Kit, Star Wars Toy Starfighter with Gonk Droid Figure, Darth Vader Minifigure and Lightsaber, Collectible Star Wars Gift for 9 Year Olds, 75347
• Amazon Business
$51.99
1
$51.99
LEGO - Speed Champions Mercedes-AMG G 63 Mercedes-AMG SL 63 F1 Toy Car 76924
• Best Buy Education
$44.99
1
$44.99
LEGO, Star Wars Dark Trooper Attack 75324 Building Toy Set for Kids, Boys, and Girls Ages 8+ (166 Pieces), 1 Count
• Amazon Business
$44.88
1
$44.88
LEGO Classic Creative Transparent Bricks Building Set 11013 for Girls and Boys, STEM Toy and Preschool Hands-On Learning Toy, Includes Wizard, Unicorn, Lion, Bird, and Turtle
• Amazon Business
$43.94
1
$43.94
LEGO Star Wars OBI-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Starfighter 75333 Building Toy Set - Features Minifigures, Lightsaber, Clone Starship from Attack of The Clones, Great Gift for Kids, Boys, and Girls Ages 7+
• Amazon Business
$23.99
1
$23.99
LEGO Speed Champions Ford Mustang Dark Horse Sports Car Toy, Buildable Ford Mustang Toy for Kids, Blue Toy Car Model Set, Gift Idea for Boys and Girls Aged 9 Years Old and Up, 76920
• Amazon Business
$21.55
1
$21.55
LEGO - Star Wars Ambush on Mandalore Battle Pack Building Set 75373
• Best Buy Education
$19.99
1
$19.99
LEGO Speed Champions 2 Fast 2 Furious Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34), Race Car Toy Model Building Kit, Collectible with Racer Minifigure, 2023 Set for Kids, Boys and Girls Ages 9 and Up 76917
• Amazon Business
$19.95
1
$19.95
LEGO - City Interstellar Spaceship Toy Playset 60430
• Best Buy Education
$16.49
1
$16.49
Materials cost
$684.64
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$10.27
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$724.91
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$127.93
Total project goal
$852.84
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