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Ms. Quintana from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Put The Engineering into STEAM!

Help me give my students books and materials for age-appropriate practice to engineering problems!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Quintana's classroom raised $700

This project is fully funded

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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

As learners and problem solvers, my students use the skills engineers use to solve the world's problems. However, making engineering engaging for little learners takes age-appropriate materials.

Please help me purchase thought-provoking, hands-on, and engaging materials to allow my students to practice problem-solving in a fun, age-appropriate way.

The materials I request will help me teach my students how engineers solve human problems. The wooden marble runners, skateboard park, dominoes, balancing stones, and bristle blocks will help my students practice building architecture. The books are math and engineering books with diverse characters that mirror my students and their communities.

Help me put engineering into STEAM!

Ms. Quintana Chase Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

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

20 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Hape Quadrilla Wooden Marble Run Construction - Vertigo - Quality Time Playing Together Wooden Safe Play - Smart Play for Smart Families,Multicolor • Amazon Business $114.97 1 $114.97
PicassoTiles PTB240 240pcs Bristle Shape 3D STEM Building Blocks Tiles Set Construction Learning Toy Stacking Educational Block, Creativity beyond Imagination, Inspirational, Recreational, Educational • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Dynamo Wooden Domino Set by Hape | Award Winning Domino Racing Building Block Set for Kids, 107 Solid Pieces of Fun Filled Racing, Building and Stacking • Amazon Business $33.93 1 $33.93
Huaker Kids Building STEM Toys ,125 Pcs Educational Construction Engineering Building Blocks Kit for Ages 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Old Boys and Girls ,Best Gift for Kids Creative Games & Fun Activity • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
BESTAMTOY 36 PCs Wooden Sorting Stacking Rocks Balancing Stones ,Educational Preschool Learning Montessori Toys, Building Blocks Game for Kids 3 4 5 6 Years Old Boy and Girl Birthday Gifts • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Juboury 1054Pcs Building Toy Building Blocks Bars Different Shape Educational Construction Engineering Set 3D Puzzle, Interlocking Creative Connecting Kit, Great STEM Toy for Both Boys and Girls • Amazon Business $20.98 1 $20.98
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
The Little Blue Bridge (Little Ruby’s Big Ideas) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Made by Maxine • Amazon Business $17.82 1 $17.82
Gus's Garage • Amazon Business $16.85 1 $16.85
Goldilocks and the Three Engineers • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
A Book of Bridges: Here To There and Me To You • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
How Does My Home Work? (Exploring the Everyday) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Bigger! Bigger! • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Little Red Fort (Little Ruby’s Big Ideas) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Hape Quadrilla Mega Skatepark Marble Run Attachment, 17 Pieces, Multicolor • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Learning Resources View-Thru Geometric Solids, Geometry Helper, 14 Pieces, Ages 8+ • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Mary Had a Little Lab • Amazon Business $14.45 1 $14.45
The Most Magnificent Thing • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
CRASH! BOOM! A Math Tale • Amazon Business $13.39 1 $13.39
Now What? A Math Tale • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Jabari Tries • Amazon Business $12.67 1 $12.67
La idea más maravillosa / The Most Magnificent Thing (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
100 Easy STEAM Activities: Awesome Hands-On Projects for Aspiring Artists and Engineers • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Where Did My Clothes Come From? (Exploring the Everyday) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food (Exploring the Everyday) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
El fuertecito rojo (The Little Red Fort) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$556.09

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$594.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.90

Total project goal

$699.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$699.33

3 Donors

-$332.02

Donations toward project cost

-$312.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.80

match offer

-$332.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$282.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.30

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$0.00

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