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Mrs. Lewis from Hope Mills, NC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Makers in the Making (Part 3)

Help me give my students K'NEX Maker Kits and Q-BA-MAZE kits to use in our growing makerspace to help develop their 21st century skills and to express their creativity.

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My Students

My elementary school is a public, Title I, IB PYP candidate school located in Southeastern North Carolina. We serve a wide range of families, from those who are military connected to working class to those in high poverty. My students all receive free meals, as we are a federally recognized CEP school.

My students have a wide range of abilities and are highly energetic and curious about the world around them and beyond.

Many students cannot relate to places, careers, and experiences they read and are taught about that are beyond our community. I would love to be able to further foster inquiry and develop STEM skills in all students beyond what our current funding allows. Thank you for supporting my students and believing that these students can succeed!

My Project

My students love their growing makerspace in our library. This project is step three of a multi-step request that would add more selections of STEM-based activities for students to choose from during their weekly resource time. Not only would these projects help develop critical thinking skills and encourage creativity, but also provide a positive opportunity for my students. Our area was heavily damaged by Hurricane Florence this year and by Hurricane Matthew just two years ago. Many of our students have been displaced due to these storms and need a safe, nurturing environment to express themselves.

Choice activities will improve my students' engagement, excitement, and ownership of their work.

This project seeks to add a K'NEX large Maker Kit and Q-BA-MAZE kits to encourage my students to think critically and quickly analyze solutions to building activities. Design and construction activities can be used across many subject and content areas to encourage development within all disciplines. I hope to be able to inspire the next generation of tinkerers, designers, and builders; otherwise known as makers!

Mrs. Lewis Education V. Baldwin Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

730 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Maker Kit Large • AKJ Education $89.99 1 $89.99
Q-BA-MAZE 2.0: Starter Stunt Set • AKJ Education $36.46 1 $36.46
Stem Expolorations: Rollercoaster Building Set • AKJ Education $32.84 1 $32.84
Budding Builders Tub • AKJ Education $29.19 1 $29.19
Q-BA-MAZE 2.0: Big Box • AKJ Education $29.16 1 $29.16
K'Nexosaurus Rex Building Set • AKJ Education $25.19 1 $25.19
Zoomin' Rides/Ocean Pals Assortment • AKJ Education $21.89 1 $21.89
Q-BA-MAZE 2.0: Starter Box: Cool Colors • AKJ Education $18.21 1 $18.21
Q-BA-MAZE 2.0: Starter Box: Warm Colors • AKJ Education $18.21 1 $18.21
Stem Explorations: Levers & Pulleys Building Set • AKJ Education $13.49 1 $13.49
Blinkin' Buddies/Stretchin' Friends Assortment • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Q-BA-MAZE 2.0: Marble Catchers • AKJ Education $4.29 1 $4.29

Materials cost

$329.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.73

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$390.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.92

Total project goal

$459.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $459.46

8 Donors

-$262.00

Donations toward project cost

-$223.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.49

match offer

-$196.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$167.03

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.48

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.95

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 $0.00

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