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Mrs. Melissa Smith from Spooner WI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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One String STEM

Help me give my students one string guitars for my 8th grade students to create.

  • 2 donors
  • $1,592 still needed

expires Sep 03

  • 2 donors
  • $1,592 still needed
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My Project

My students are always ready to try something new and because of that, I want to be a better teacher every day. Throughout the year I am teaching ten sections of STEM classes at four different grade levels in our middle school. My classes are STEM, Robotics, Digital Applications, and Pre-engineering design. I love all the unique learning that is happening. My classes have been filled with robotics, designing, planning, creating, building, critical thinking and so much more!

Design is a universal language where students can be as creative as they would like.

I want my students to be able to take design as far as they want to.

This spring I went and visited another STEM classroom and watched as their students created some really neat STEM projects including these one-string guitars. I believe that my 8th grade students would benefit from this project and enjoy learning how music, STEM and art all go together.

Our school includes over sixty percent free or reduced-price lunch recipients. Together our community, parents, and staff work to get us everything we need. I am so grateful to have wonderful people like you also partnering with us to help get our students everything they so deserve.

Mrs. Melissa Smith
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Electric Guitar in a Bag • STEMy Stuff $13.00 85 $1,105.00
Fret Wire • STEMy Stuff $2.00 100 $200.00

Materials cost

$1,305.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $16.70

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$19.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,371.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$241.99

Total project goal

$1,613.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,613.27

1 Donor

-$10.00

Donations toward project cost

-$10.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $1,591.51

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