Help me give my students a variety of STEM-based kits to explore. Having kits available for them to explore will help to create curiosity and spark an interest in future careers.
$1,138 goal
This project expired on August 7, 2025.
This project expired on August 7, 2025.
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 Project
My students are all English language learners. They thrive in the classroom when they can explore with thier minds and hands to solve real world problems.
My students thrive off of team work!
My student are working on developing the following skills: critical thinking, communication, math and team work. When developed in the classroom these skills will be useful and benefical in their future careers.
The Criminal DNA Fingerprinting Simulation Kit, turbine parts, and other STEM kits that we chose will allow students to be curious about topics that could lead to a future career pathway. In addtion, the kits will increase the skills of critical thinking, communication, math and team work.
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
Never Before Funded40 students impacted
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