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Ms. Olson from Lawrenceville, GA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEAM Basics to Build a Better World with Simple Machines!

Help me give my students more opportunities by bringing hands-on STEAM learning to all students with a simple machines park that inspires equity, curiosity, and creativity.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Olson's classroom raised $831

This project is fully funded

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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

Our 4th grade students are ready to become young engineers, designers, and changemakers! This STEAM project empowers 180 curious and creative students to explore the essential question: "How can we use our knowledge of simple machines to improve and advocate for our local and school community?"

Through hands-on investigations, real-world problem-solving, and collaborative design challenges, students will learn how simple machines work—and how they can be used to create meaningful change.

Whether it's designing a tool to help our custodians, building a prototype for our school garden, or crafting accessible solutions for our community, these young innovators will apply science, technology, engineering, art, and math in powerful, practical ways.

Your support will provide the materials needed for students to research, build, test, and present their unique solutions. With your help, our classroom will become a hub of creativity and civic action—where students learn not just about machines, but about their own ability to make a difference.

Ms. Olson Baggett Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lawrenceville, GA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Simple Machines Activity Tub - Gr. 4-6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 2 $159.98
KNEX K'NEX Introduction to Simple Machine Machine Lever and Pulley Set of 178 Pieces - Grades 3-5 - Kids • School Specialty $67.12 2 $134.24
Thames & Kosmos Simple Machines STEM Experiment and Model Building Kit • Kaplan Early Learning Company $33.26 4 $133.04
Teacher Created Resources STEM Starters: Catapult - Elementary-Middle School - Kids • School Specialty $9.99 8 $79.92
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box 10696 Building Toy Set - Featuring Storage, Includes Train, Car, and a Tiger Figure, and Playset for Kids, Boys, and Girls Ages 4-99 • Amazon Business $17.99 4 $71.96
The LEGO Technic Idea Book: Simple Machines • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98

Materials cost

$596.12

Vendor shipping charges

 $29.42

Sales tax

 $41.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$705.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$124.52

Total project goal

$830.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $830.13

4 Donors

-$777.19

Donations toward project cost

-$705.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.58

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$52.94

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