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Mrs. Bolinger from Springfield, MO is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Makerspace Makes Problem Solving Fun

My students need snap circuit sets and K'Nex education roller coaster sets to enhance our learning and problem solving skills through Makerspace.

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My Students

When you walk into our classroom, it does not look like the classrooms of 10 years ago. Students have flexible seating so you'll see students sitting on the floor or on yoga balls. Each student has their own Chromebook to use as a tool in their education. All of this is to prepare them for their future!

My twenty-eight fourth graders are full of energy and ask a lot of questions.

Our school is over 70% free and reduced lunch with a high mobility rate of students moving in and out. My 12 girls and 16 boys love to come to school because it is a safe, consistent place. However, due to their home lives our school teaches so much more than math and reading, but also problem-solving skills and career readiness.

My Project

We requested K'Nex education roller coaster sets and snap circuit sets to be the first pieces in our Makerspace. Students who complete maker-space projects create real-world things. In order to see a project to its completion they often have to overcome challenges. Two large units in fourth grade are electricity & circuits and force & motion. We are sparking interest in the fields of science, math, and engineering to help our students dream big for their future beyond fast food. Our Makerspace will be another tool to help struggling students see the value of their classroom work - why it's relevant and how it shakes out in a tangible way. Students will use these items in connection to our units to build a working circuit and roller coaster but will also explore them in Makerspace time to take it one step further.

Right now the only supplies in our Makerspace are recyclables.

While great, it makes it difficult to see tangible success of a working circuit without electricity. These supplies will grow our Makerspace significantly and really increase student interest in our force & motion and electricity & circuit study. Right now, my students typically see their future careers as ones in fast food or making minimum wage. I want them to see their potential and use problem solving skills.

Mrs. Bolinger Watkins Elementary School Grades 3-5

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
K'NEX Education - Roller Coaster Physics • Amazon Business $201.98 1 $201.98
Snap Circuits SC-300 Electronics Discovery Kit • Amazon Business $42.75 2 $85.50
Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Discovery Kit • Amazon Business $18.99 2 $37.98
K'NEX Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster Building Set Amazon Exclusive • Amazon Business $35.71 1 $35.71
K'NEX Education - Intro to Simple Machines: Wheels, Axels and Inclined Planes • Amazon Business $29.42 1 $29.42
K'NEX Star Shooter Coaster Building Set • Amazon Business $19.48 1 $19.48

Materials cost

$410.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$446.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.74

Total project goal

$524.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $524.96

3 Donors

-$521.44

Donations toward project cost

-$446.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.22

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.52

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 $0.00

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