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Mrs. Schilke from Taos NM is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

STEAM Center Resources - Snap Circuits and Marble Maze

Help me give my students more hands on activities. I am a new STEAM teacher in a program that needs to be filled out. I am working on setting up stations and centers for my eager students.

  • $586 goal

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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 Students

a large rural school in Taos County, Enos Garcia Elementary is a Title I school with 100% free school breakfast/lunch program. I serve 361 students broken up into 19 classes K-5. Our school serves many minority students - hispanic and Native American. We accommodate many students with disabilities or Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).

My Project

I am a new STEAM Activity teacher. I am bringing as much hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) to my students as possible. It is a costly endeavor and I am trying to use the materials I have in the classroom but am learning how much more we could use. In consultation with a STEM mentor, I have learned the value of bringing stations to the classroom. It would be invaluable to have snap circuits for the older students and marble mazes for the younger students (although I imagine all will use the mazes). This will help the students with their fine motor skills as they have to put these activities together. The marble mazes will help with learning forces. And the snap circuits will help with learning electricity.

Mrs. Schilke
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Snap Circuits Motion Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 165 Exciting STEM Projects | 4-Color Project Manual | 50+ Snap Modules | Unlimited Fun • Amazon Business $61.99 1 $61.99
Snap Circuits Pro SC-500 Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 500 Projects | Full Color Project Manual | 75 + Snap Circuits Parts | STEM Educational Toy for Kids 8 + • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
TEMI 248 PCS Marble Run Deluxe Sets for Kids, Marble Race Track for 3+ Year Old Boys and Girls, Marble Roller Coaster Building Block Construction Toys, Puzzle Maze Building Set with 8 Marbles Balls • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Snap Circuits LIGHT Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 175 Exciting STEM Projects | Full Color Project Manual | 55+ Snap Circuits Parts | STEM Educational Toys for Kids 8+,Multi • Amazon Business $50.99 1 $50.99
Snap Circuits Classic SC-300 Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 300 Projects | Full Color Project Manual | Snap Circuits Parts | STEM Educational Toy for Kids 8+ 2.3 x 13.6 x 19.3 inches • Amazon Business $41.99 1 $41.99
Meland Marble Run Sets for Kids - 142Pcs Marble Race Track Marble Maze Madness Game STEM Building Tower Toy for 4 5 6 + Year Old Boys Girls(113 Pcs + 25 Glass + 4 Led Lighted Marbles) • Amazon Business $41.99 1 $41.99
Glowing Magnetic Tiles Marble Run Race Track Super Set - 110 Complete Pieces Glow in The Dark STEM Light Magnetic Building Blocks Gravity Marble Maze Games for Toddlers Kids Boys Girls Ages 3+ Years • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
VTech Marble Rush Ultimate Set, Multicolor • Amazon Business $31.11 1 $31.11
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Brain Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up – Toy of the Year Award Winner • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Snap Circuits Beginner, Electronics Exploration Kit, Stem Kit For Ages 5-9 (SCB-20) • Amazon Business $21.49 1 $21.49
Elenco Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Exploration Kit, Over 100 Projects, Full Color Project Manual, 30 + Snap Circuits Parts, STEM Educational Toy for Kids 8 + , Black • Amazon Business $20.97 1 $20.97

Materials cost

$460.49

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$497.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.78

Total project goal

$585.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$585.18

5 Donors

-$561.65

Donations toward project cost

-$480.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.25

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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