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Mrs. Westbrook from Batesville, AR is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Westbrook's classroom raised $1,094

My Future Story... Girls Can Be Scientists Too!

Help me give my students a library of books featuring women in STEM careers, a subscription to Let's Find Out magazine, and materials to create a science center in our classroom where we can explore science for ourselves!

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Mrs. Westbrook Southside Elementary School
Batesville, AR Grades PreK-2

My Students

My students are kindergarteners. They learn through play and exploration. Every morning they walk through the door looking forward to the special time we set aside to practice skills through hands-on activities. They love to build, explore, create, and interact with each other.

My students are hands-on learners.

They come to me with many different backgrounds. Many lack experiences that build social skills and positive attitudes toward school. Many times, my classroom is the first place they experience being part of a community.

My Project

My kindergarteners are eager to talk about what they want to be when they grow up! I want to provide them with exposure to a variety of STEM-related careers and opportunities to dream big and imagine future careers in STEM fields.

By the age of 6, most girls believe they are not as smart as boys and they do not believe they can be good at math and science; but "if girls see people like themselves belonging everywhere, then they grow up believing they can become anything"--Ana Maria Porras.

After reviewing the "Women in STEM Exploration, Innovation & Communication through Video Production" project, I was inspired to create a project to inspire the girls in my classroom. I want to provide my kindergarteners with a library of books featuring women in STEM careers so that they can see themselves as future scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians! After learning about Jessica Cramp and Kristen Lear through the IF/THEN resources, we can read about other famous women who have impacted the world through STEM! With the hands-on materials from Lakeshore Learning, we can create a science center in our classroom where girls will have the opportunity to experiment and explore on their own, just like real scientists and explorers do. A subscription to "Let's Find Out" magazine will provide my students with age-appropriate magazines so that we can continue to explore the world around us.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 5 donors
Mrs. Westbrook Southside Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Batesville, AR View local requests

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

20 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HH590X HandsOn Science Specimen Centers Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $169.00 1 $169.00
HH225X Can Do Science Discovery Kits Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $149.00 1 $149.00
Let's Find Out®, Kindergarten (minimum 20 subscriptions per order) (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.95 20 $119.00
TT913 Sea Life Specimen Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
LC3540X Prepared Slides Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
RJ200 Magnet Discovery Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Healthy Smiles Dental Model • Kaplan Early Learning Company $34.16 1 $34.16
Human X-Rays on Film • Kaplan Early Learning Company $31.46 1 $31.46
DD646 Real Bugs Discovery Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
FA706 My First Microscope • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 1 $21.99
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist (Women in Science Books, Marine Biology for Kids, Shark Gifts) • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
Ada Twist, Scientist • Amazon Business $14.19 1 $14.19
The Princess and the Petri Dish • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
Melissa & Doug Magnetic Human Body Play Set • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Mary Had a Little Lab • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$808.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.90

Sales tax

 $66.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$929.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$164.08

Total project goal

$1,093.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,093.84

4 Donors

-$364.20

Donations toward project cost

-$310.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.58

match offer

-$728.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$619.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$109.26

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.24

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