Help me give my students this soldering kit that includes resistors, capacitors, switches, led light and a speaker, plus the soldering iron and wire cutters!
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Haywood's classroom raised $1,290
This project is fully funded
My Students
My inquisitive, creative and energetic students love STEAM projects. They love engaging projects to move them to a deeper understanding of important concepts. Our school is a small rural k-8 school of 440 students, and the only school in the Conway School District, WA. As the 6-7-8 Science Teacher, I am consistently hunting for engaging and authentic projects for our students. We pride ourselves in preparing students to excel at the High School level in one of the 3 surrounding school districts.
My Project
While attending a STEM training at the US Naval Academy, I learned how to solder electronic components to a board for a simple flashing light kit. The feeling of accomplishment was awesome and empowering. The Naval Academy Instructors at this activity emphatically told us, "We really need to teach soldering to Middle School students. It just doesn't seem to happen very much and it is becoming a lost skill." This kit offers more components than other kits and student engagement should be phenomenal. My 8th grade students will learn about circuits, resistors and capacitors and proper soldering technique. This will be my second launching of this project (May 2019) and the first year met with total success as all 48 students were successful in completing the soldering kit.
More than a third of students from low‑income households
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