My students need a laptop computer to carry out this project.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Machado, J's classroom raised $583
This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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 Students
My middle school students have little to no access to creative learning opportunities in the field of computer science (STEAM). Their access to printers and computers on campus to learn coding and to develop computational thinking skills is non-existent. Our students have two printers in the library that are primarily used for testing.
The school my students attend is a Title I, public school where all students receive free meals.
More than 3/4 of my students come from a low socioeconomic background. It is for this reason that access to printers and computers in their homes is limited or not available at all. My students are eager to learn about advances in technology, but they lack access to devices and basic internet and printing services. The access my students do have is when they are at school; however, their use of printers at school is limited to intervention, interim assessments, and end of year testing. Class electives that teach them anything related to computers are not available for my students. STEM careers specifically coding and computational thinking-necessary skills for the demands of the 21st century-would further provide equity and access for my students.
My Project
My project will provide needed supplies and opportunities for the children in our school and show them that science and math is everywhere around them. My students need an laptop computer to assist them with this "Science(Math) Environmental" project. I want my students to be able to learn about computer science through hands-on experiences. The students will use this at home to create this project. I want my students to have these experiences and love learning. I will use sustainable energy themed units with our science school programs. I teach a wonderful group of students. Electricity is an integral part of our daily lives, but many energy sources are damaging the environment. I plan to have my students read about innovations in alternative energy sources; they will work in groups to design and build a model of a system to generate energy. Each group will then present their design to the class. Next, the students will create an alternative energy design at home with their family and keep data on energy used at home and ways to conserve energy. The collection of data will then be converted to equations to using regression models. The instructional activity finishes with everyone discussing the importance of renewable energy resources and what they did at home with their family to conserve energy. In order to carry out this unit, my students need a computer to research various energy sources and how they might design a system to sustain energy.
Nearly all 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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