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Ms. Easley from Oklahoma City OK is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reducing More Waste in the STEM Room!

Help me give my students Makedo Cardboard Construction Scru, Scru-Drivers, and centimeter cubes.

  • 6 donors
  • $165 goal

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My Project

I am in my sixth year as the STEM teacher at our school for all students from K-5th grade. Our school provides free meals to all of our students. The children in my classroom have many different intellectual and ability levels, ranging from gifted to particular needs. Some of our students are classified as homeless, some have language challenges due to being ELL, and some children are in foster placement. We have many military families since our school is less than a mile from an army base.

We often discuss waste reduction, reusing materials, and recycling in our STEM classroom.

Our Earth Day lessons teach students how to incorporate these concepts into their lives. Because I have so many students every week in my STEM room, any project takes a lot of materials. I always stress the importance of saving scraps for future projects instead of tossing their creations in the trash. After school, I have spent many hours removing tape from craft sticks and cardboard, rescuing small pieces of straws from the floor, and unfolding index cards. I have saved many items from being put in the trash at home and brought them to school for use around the classroom and in lessons I develop.

Children love to cut and create new projects. I would love these Makedo SCRU Toolkits and Scru-Drivers so they do not have to share the tools in their groups. This will also help make their time in class more productive. These safe tools will also benefit special education students who may need more help as they work alongside their friends. The centimeter cubes have many uses in our STEM class, including aiding in their design challenges.

Ms. Easley
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CENTIMETER CUBES 1000-PK 10 COLORS • Amazon Business $30.36 1 $30.36
Makedo SCRU-Driver | for Use with SCRU and SCRU+ | STEM and STEAM Educational Toys for Kids | at Home Play + Classroom Learning | Reusable 1 Piece Tool for Boys and Girls Age 4+ • Amazon Business $10.00 3 $30.00
Makedo SCRU 180 | Top-Up Your Tool Kit and Connect Up to 3 Layers of Cardboard | at Home Play and Classroom Learning | STEM and STEAM Educational Toys | Reusable Tools for Boys and Girls Age 4+ • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95
Makedo SCRU+ 120 | Top Up Your Toolbox! 120 Piece Set | Connect 4 to 6 Layers of Cardboard | STEM and STEAM Educational Toys for Kids | at Home Play and Classroom Learning • Amazon Business $19.95 1 $19.95

Materials cost

$100.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.17

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.50

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$139.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.69

Total project goal

$164.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $164.62

3 Donors

-$80.90

Donations toward project cost

-$71.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.74

Matching donations from our partners

-$80.91

Match offers toward project cost

-$68.77

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.82

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 $0.00

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