My students need computer coding and building supplies for our classroom Makerspace stations! They will hone their critical and creative thinking skills using supplies such as Legos, K'nex, Cubelets, Bloxels, and Makey-Makey invention kits!
My students are part of the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program. The GATE program strives to provide opportunities and enriched experiences beyond the traditional classroom program.
In the GATE program, students are provided opportunities for learning the skills related to higher-order thinking; experience an understanding of the world’s people and their relationships to each other; and provide an independent quest of knowledge in areas of interest.
GATE classes emphasize student-initiated learning and offer academic challenges through enriched content, long-term projects, and interaction with intellectual peers. The GATE curriculum includes humanities, literature, science, math, visual arts, critical thinking skills, technology, and research.
My Project
I am a Gifted Education teacher for eighty 5th and 6th grade students. I see each of these students once a week for a 3 hour block of time. Since our time is so limited, I strive to make every minute we have together meaningful and productive. By creating a Makerspace in our classroom, the students can be totally engaged in learning during their entire stay in the gifted education classroom.
The Makerspace approach to learning challenges students to explore, create and invent.
In order to do this, students need a wide variety of materials and resources. This
DonorsChoose project will help to expand the collection of supplies we currently have. As students complete activities and projects in their Makerspace stations, their creative and critical thinking skills will be strengthened, and their confidence will be enhanced tremendously!
Modular Robotics Cubelets TWELVE robot blocks
• Amazon Business
$278.95
1
$278.95
STERILITE 19859806, 30 Quart/28 Liter Ultra Latch Box, Clear with a White Lid and Black Latches, 6-Pack
• Amazon Business
$58.99
1
$58.99
LEGO Classic Creative Building Box Set 10704
• Amazon Business
$50.99
1
$50.99
Makey Makey - An Invention Kit for Everyone
• Amazon Business
$49.95
1
$49.95
K’NEX 100 Model Building Set – 863 Pieces – Ages 7+ Engineering Educational Toy
• Amazon Business
$48.24
1
$48.24
Strawbees Inventor Builder Kit - 150 Straws and 250 Connectors Set, Educational & Creative Building Toy, Tinkering & STEM Learning, Suitable for Children 5 Years & Up
• Amazon Business
$36.95
1
$36.95
Mattel Bloxels Build Your Own Video Game
• Amazon Business
$29.30
1
$29.30
2x Melissa & Doug Suspend
• Amazon Business
$26.94
1
$26.94
IQ Fit
• Amazon Business
$9.95
2
$19.90
20 Makey Makey Projects for the Evil Genius
• Amazon Business
$17.00
1
$17.00
Rubik's Race Game
• Amazon Business
$15.87
1
$15.87
Think Fun Shape by Shape Creative Pattern Logic Game For Age 8 to Adult - Learn Logical Reasoning Skills Through Fun Gameplay
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Materials cost
$648.07
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$52.82
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.72
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$740.61
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$130.70
Total project goal
$871.31
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$871.31
2 Donors
-$460.66
Donations toward project cost
-$391.56
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$69.10
match offer
-$410.65
Match offer toward project cost
-$349.05
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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