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Robotics Team Needs Your Help

We need a desktop computer for our Robotics Team to program their EV3 Robots. We have a team of fifteen 6th & 7th graders and only one computer in our classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Jennings's classroom raised $2,155

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About My Students

Jerell, Brandon, Kyle, Wayne & Brandon are the first group of students in our school to finish a 16 mission coding program that teaches them about programming. They are also our first team of students who are learning how to program our teams EV3 robots. Our main problem, we only have one computer!

Last year was the first year for our school since we are a new science school. We started a Lego Team that basically became part of our Lego Crew. In our crew students learned how to build lego cars, trucks, racing cars, gyroscopes and we learned about the First Lego League where student could learn how to program an EV3 robot. The first step was for our science teacher to learn about these robots and to find a way to purchase one. Well the Science & Special Education teacher attended a STEM professional development program during the 2015 spring break and because they did the Lego Crew received two EV3 robots. So this school year we were able to put together a robotics crew so that students interested in programing and engineering could learn how to do this. Our principal was able to purchase one desktop computer, but it arrived too late for our students to learn how to program their EV3 robots and compete in local events.With 3 teams using the computer to program is almost impossible.

Asking 11yrs old and 12 yrs olds to work together and to learn how to respect each others ideas and management styles as they solve an engineering problem can be very difficult. Students must navigate personal and group feelings in order to accomplish a task. This can be very hard for pre-teen boys & girls who often have a hard time just talking to each other. Working together teaches them teamwork as well as empathy for others, if they win a competition this means someone else lost. They also have to work together to problem-solve various obstacles as they learn to program. These skills are instrumental to succeeding in middle school, high school and beyond.

In Their Own Words

We are trying to get another computer in our classroom so that we will be able to program our EV3 robots. So the goal is to have at least 3 computers in our classroom. Right now we have one computer for all of us to program. Programming a robot is hard, because you have to figure out what works and what doesn't work. Taking turns to use the computer when we only have 47 minutes for our class makes it hard to work on the robots and focus on what we are doing.

Our principal gave us the first computer we have in our class, now we will be the ones to get another computer. Since we are 7th graders, its our job to set a good example for the 6th graders, and for them to do the same next year. Right now we help to train the 6th graders and teach them how to program the robot and how to program when using the computer.

Our project gives us a change to get another computer so that all the students on the robotics team can learn about programing and how to program their robot. With only one computer there's always a team siting around waiting to use the computer. During career day we had a computer programmer that came to our school to teach us about his job. This person was our teachers husband, and he told us that programing is a good job that anyone can do if they get the right training.

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New York City, NY
Grades 6-8
Mathematics
College & Career Prep
Traditional School
Technology
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Ms. Jennings Brooklyn Science Engineering Academy Grades 6-8

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More than three‑quarters 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

Apple iMac MF885LL/A 27-Inch Desktop (3.3 Ghz Quad-core processor,1 TB Hard Drive,8GB DDR3L) • Amazon Business $1,699.00 1 $1,699.00

3 Year Desktop Protection Plan ($1500-1750) • Amazon Business $75.55 1 $75.55

Materials cost			$1,774.55
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$26.62
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$1,831.17
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$323.15
Total project goal			$2,154.32
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$2,154.32
0 Donors			-$0.00
Donations toward project cost			-$0.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$0.00
match offer			-$2,154.31
Match offer toward project cost			-$1,831.16
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$323.15
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Robotics Team Needs Your Help

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About My Students

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