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Ms. B. from Hopewell VA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Let's Make Something

Help me give my students the materials to embrace their inner maker and design products using motors and other consumable craft supplies like tissue paper, pipe cleaners, and liquid glue.

  • $185 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students like to spend their free time scouring videos for tutorials on how to make or do the things that interest them. I want to channel that interest and desire to support their learning of the core content. Empowering students to make something doesn't just belong once school work is done, it is vital to building critical thinking skills, fine motor skills, and making connections between school and the real world.

My students are eager to embrace their inner maker and beg for time to create.

They have a strong desire to tinker and make things that are​ not being met at home and the materials here will help set the foundation for the makerspace we are attempting to create for our students. We are a Title I school, so my students don't have access to these resources at home.

My Project

Students in grades K-5 use the space to participate in STEM lessons as well as to design visual products based on their on-going classroom projects.

If this project is fully funded, we will make robots and other projects the students decide to create using materials like glue, pipe cleaners, cotton balls, and tissue paper to bring their creative ideas to life.

​They will use the motors and batteries to create squiggle bots as they are introduced to the world of robotics.

Having access to a variety of consumable materials will help students find their creativity and inspire them to design and build projects to enhance the classroom curriculum while in the makerspace.

Ms. B.
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
NiceBottles - Dispenser Pump for Gallon Jug, Pack of 12 • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
EUDAX 15 Pcs Rectangular DC Motor Mini Electric Motor 1.5-3V 24000RPM with 9.8" Lead Wires with Motor Mounting Bracket Holder for DIY Toys • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
AmazonBasics AA Performance Alkaline Batteries (48 Count) - Packaging May Vary • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Acerich 600 Pcs Assorted Colors Pipe Cleaners DIY Art Craft Decorations Chenille Stems (6 mm x 12 Inch) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
AmazonBasics All Purpose Washable Liquid Glue, 1 Gallon Bottle - Great for Making Slime • Amazon Business $11.28 1 $11.28
ArtVerse 100-Piece Premium Quality Tissue Gift Wrapping Paper Crafts, Packing and More, 20 x 26 inches (100 Sheets), Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $10.83 1 $10.83
Comdox 360Pcs 8 Sizes Stainless Steel Flat Washers Assortment Set (M2 M2.5 M3 M4 M5 M6 M8 M10) • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
WAYLLSHINE® 12 Pcs/1 Dozen 2 x 1.5V AA Battery Holder Case Box Black Wire Leads • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
UCTOP 80Pcs Plastic DIY Robot Gear Kit Gearbox Motor Gear Set For DIY Car Robot • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$124.64

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$156.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.62

Total project goal

$184.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$184.13

2 Donors

-$118.00

Donations toward project cost

-$100.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.70

match offer

-$66.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$56.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.92

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$0.00

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