Help me give my students get these robot kits to learn how a job in computer science might make them financially secure in the future.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Hawkins's classroom raised $612
This project is fully funded
My Students
My target students are in the seventh and eighth grades at a Title I school in the Delta, with a very high population of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. They are incredibly bright and eager to learn. They love working on inquiry-driven projects that require them to work together and apply 21st-century skills. This project will allow students from varied economic backgrounds to work collaboratively with their teachers to prepare them for the workforce they will enter.
My Project
I am always on the look out for ways to teach my students about how to make good financial decisions. One way to do that is to understand that a good paying job is vital to financial security.
Computer science & robotics offers students the skills that will one day make them marketable for a high paying career.
If they understand the true value of money, they will have an upper hand. We will use these robot kits as a way to introduce STEM careers. We will also use that as a bridge to look at possible salary and education expenses. This will also be backed up with a project that will ask students to choose a career field, then see if they can survive a simulated month based on the anticipated salary and simulated fixed and surprise expenses.
Students love the hands on robotics, but the financial knowledge and literacy education that will come in the back door of this project, will set them up for success in the future.
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
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