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Making K'NEX-tions With The Invention Of Hugo Cabret

My students need ten copies of the graphic novel The Inventions of Hugo Cabret, one STEM Nonfiction Book Set, K'NEX Levers and Pulleys and Wheels and Axels, Match & Sort Science Quickies, Elapsed Time Write & Wipe Boards, one Academy de Vinci Clock, one Rube Goldberg: Inventions!, Time Equivalency Puzzles, and one Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions: You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself).

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Anderson's classroom raised $500

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My Students

Everything has a purpose, clocks tell you the time, trains takes you to places. I'd imagine the whole world was one big machine. -Hugo Showing my students the purpose behind learning simple machines and telling time can be difficult, but not impossible with a great story and a few simple materials.

Our classroom is extremely diverse!

We come from all varieties of social, economic, religious, and racial backgrounds, as well as different academic ability levels. We work together well by using all of our unique talents to support our varying needs. Teamwork really makes the dream work!

My Project

I am requesting ten copies of the graphic novel The Inventions of Hugo Cabret, one STEM Nonfiction Book Set, K'NEX Levers and Pulleys and Wheels and Axels, Match & Sort Science Quickies, Elapsed Time Write & Wipe Boards, one Academy de Vinci Clock, one Rube Goldberg: Inventions!, Time Equivalency Puzzles, and one Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions: You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself). With these materials, we will dive into the graphic novel as a class by working on elements of fiction and comprehension during our reading block. Since the setting for part of the book is in a clock tower at the Paris train station, we will learn telling time and calculating elapse time during math. We will also extend our connections to the book into science by learning about six simple machines through games, trade books, and building with the K'NEX kits. As an extension, students will be allowed to create and explore combining simple machines to make more complex inventions such as Rube Goldberg machines. Students will then be able to explore and design their own inventions, just a Hugo did with the mechanical man automaton in the book.

I think reading this book will set the stage for our exploration of machines and inventions.

The books will spark my students' curiosity and imaginations, which can then be applied to their learning of the concrete skills of telling time and basic physics. Providing them with materials to explore, to use for testing their ideas, and to extend their thinking will strengthen their connections and problem-solving abilities. Most importantly, it will make the learning engaging and fun!

Mrs. Anderson Pinchbeck Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Invention of Hugo Cabret • Amazon Business $13.74 10 $137.40
TS694 - STEM Nonfiction Book Set - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $63.50 1 $63.50
78620 K''NEX WHEELS AND AXLES INDIV ST • Frey Scientific $35.99 1 $35.99
78610 K'NEX LEVERS AND PULLEYS ST • Frey Scientific $35.99 1 $35.99
LL472 - Match & Sort Science Quickies - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
FF726 - Elapsed Time Write & Wipe Boards - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 1 $19.99
Academy da Vinci Clock • Amazon Business $17.50 1 $17.50
Rube Goldberg: Inventions! • Amazon Business $16.24 1 $16.24
FF896 - Time Equivalency Puzzles • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99
Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions: You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself) • Amazon Business $11.05 1 $11.05

Materials cost

$380.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.64

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$424.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.00

Total project goal

$499.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $499.99

3 Donors

-$499.98

Donations toward project cost

-$424.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.99

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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