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Ms. Sweeney from San Diego, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Maker Space Challenge

Help me give my students great books to get them thinking like engineers for Maker Space challenges.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sweeney's classroom raised $361

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are creative thinkers that need inspiration to become makers of wonderful creations. These books will help my students as well as all of the students in the school to use their creativity and tinkering skills to create bridges, walls, windmills, furniture, structures, and more.

Good literature can spark the imagination.

Problem solving is a skill that can help all students in their lifetime. Engineering is problem solving at its finest. These books will become a resource for teachers and students to imagine, create, and engineer with our Maker Space supplies.

Ms. Sweeney Alice Birney Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Diego, CA View local requests

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

450 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 Building Toy Set, Toy Storage Solution for Home or Classrooms, Interactive Building Toy for Kids, Boys, and Girls • Amazon Business $33.12 2 $66.24
GAMENOTE Clear Stackable Plastic Storage Bins with Lids,Stackable Containers,Toy Storage Organizer - 5 Qt 12 Pack - Small Tubs,Tote Box for Classroom,Sorting(12×7.2×5.1 in) • Amazon Business $52.98 1 $52.98
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition (hardcover) • MahoganyBooks $16.19 1 $16.19
Be a Maker • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
The Little Red Fort (Little Ruby’s Big Ideas) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Made by Maxine • Amazon Business $13.13 1 $13.13
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
The Most Magnificent Thing (Most Magnificent, 1) • Amazon Business $10.46 1 $10.46
Those Darn Squirrels! • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) • Amazon Business $7.96 1 $7.96
Roxaboxen • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs • Amazon Business $6.76 1 $6.76

Materials cost

$241.73

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.00

Sales tax

 $22.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$306.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.08

Total project goal

$360.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $360.56

4 Donors

-$260.00

Donations toward project cost

-$254.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

match offer

-$60.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$39.71

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