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Ms. Gil from Redwood City, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Makey Makey Makes Me Marvelous, Part 3!

Help me give my students geodes, volcano kits, dissecting kits, Merge Cubes, and Makey Makey Computer Science Coding Kits to integrate coding into our science investigations and creations.

  • $994 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

My fourth-grade scholars are always motivated to learn, especially with hands-on resources! They are also inquisitive, hard-workers, and quite humorous (We laugh a lot throughout the day!). When challenges arise, and every day they do, we persevere and humor (and sometimes a quick, little dance) is always part of it! Your contributions to this request will foster such an environment and will provide some excellent coding and science investigations during this second half of the school year.

The geodes and volcano kits will support my students' learning when they work on our geology unit; you can only imagine their enjoyment when they break open the rocks to investigate and when they see their volcanoes erupt!

After they conduct the geology experiments, along with the augmented/virtual reality explorations with the Merge Cubes, they will be integrating physical computing by using the Makey Makey Coding Kits to demonstrate their learning in those topics. These three, additional Makey Makey kits will allow my students to work in pairs, since we already have 12 of them. Moreover, today I completed a Makey Makey Teacher Development Course, and I learned additional ways to implement physical computing in any core subject; your donations will support this effort.

The stylus pens will supply my student teams with one additional pen to use when working collaboratively with their iPads; these pens are an affordable alternative to the expensive Apple pens.

Please accept my scholars' gratitude in advance for helping them enjoy and demonstrate their learning through hands-on and computer science integration.

Ms. Gil Taft Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Redwood City, CA View local requests

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

31 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Merge Cube (2 Pack) Hold Anything - Hands-on Science and STEM Education | Digital Teaching Aids - Science Simulations and STEM Projects - Home School, Remote and in Classroom Learning - iOS & Android • Amazon Business $49.99 3 $149.97
Makey Makey STEM Kit from JoyLabz - Hands-on Technology Learning Fun - Science Education - 1000s of Engineering and Computer Coding Activities • Amazon Business $49.95 3 $149.85
Cisteen Pro Pencil for iPad(2022-2018) with Led Indicators,Tilt Sensor Palm Rejection Stylus Pen for Apple iPad 10/9/8/7/6th Gen, iPad Air 5th/4th/3rd Gen, iPad Pro 11&12.9", iPad Mini 6/5 • Amazon Business $19.38 7 $135.66
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Break Open 10 Premium Geodes – Includes Goggles, Detailed Learning Guide & 2 Display Stands - Great STEM Science Gift for Mineralogy & Geology Enthusiasts of Any Age • Amazon Business $34.99 3 $104.97
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Ultimate Volcano Kit – Erupting Volcano Science Kit for Kids, 3X More Eruptions, Pop Crystals Create Exciting Sounds, STEM Science & Educational Toys Make Great Kids Activities • Amazon Business $16.76 6 $100.56
Dissect-It Simulated Synthetic Lab Dissection STEM Toy, Kids' Home Learning Science Project, Great for Young Scientists! - Complete Set of 4, Frog, Salamander, Piranha, Bat • Amazon Business $54.99 1 $54.99
USB C Charger, 100W GaN 6 Port PD USB C and QC USB A Wall Charger Adapter Plug Cube, Super Fast Type C Charging Station Hub for iPhone 14 13 12 Pro Max, iPad, Samsung Galaxy, Pixel, 5ft Extension Cord • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$735.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $67.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$844.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.01

Total project goal

$993.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $993.38

3 Donors

-$495.80

Donations toward project cost

-$422.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.87

match offer

-$495.81

Match offer toward project cost

-$421.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.37

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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