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Mrs. Dempsey from Greer SC is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Scientists in the Making

Help me give my students STEM kits to develop their science skills using hands on exploration.

  • $221 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My preschool students are the sweetest, despite the disadvantages they face. Preschool students in my district must qualify based on parental education/income and ability. The students in my school receive free breakfast each morning. 95% of my class qualifies for free or reduced lunch. My students come from families that work hard to make ends meet. For most of them, this is their first school experience.

My students arrive each morning with smiling faces and ready to learn!

My students work hard to thrive at school, but many lack experiences outside of the classroom.

My Project

We are beginning our journey with school through exploration and play. We are learning what happens when a block tower is built to high or when a puzzle piece goes missing. Our day is full of learning though play.

Help us become scientists by using Lakeshore STEM kits.

We will be able to explore magnetism, motion, and buoyancy using scientific inquiry skills. These kits provide a stepping stone to STEM by providing task cards and materials to make us successful and confident learners. We will learn to use our minds and collaborate with others to complete tasks. Through these activities we will be on our way to becoming future scientists and engineers.

Mrs. Dempsey
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT155X - STEM Science Stations - K-Gr. 1 - Complete Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $145.00 1 $145.00

Materials cost

$145.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$10.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$187.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.07

Total project goal

$220.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$220.47

3 Donors

-$110.23

Donations toward project cost

-$93.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.53

match offer

-$110.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$93.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.54

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$0.00

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