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Ms. Ball from West Jordan, UT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEM Experiment: Simple Machines

Help me give my students simple machines to complete STEM experiments. Science is the key!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ball's classroom raised $342

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My Project

I am spoiled to teach such awesome students. They love science and want to learn more and more. I am doing my best to expose them to as many science activities and experiences as I can. They are curious about machines and robots and how they work. This project will help them do more experiments and understand science even more. They are thirsty to learn and try new things. Engineering is really best taught with hands on activities and creating working simple machines can be difficult for little hands. Having an option with simple instructions and pieces that will fit together helps create the basis of understanding how these machines work in real life scenarios.

Ms. Ball Mountain Shadows Elementary School Grades 6-8 West Jordan, UT View local requests

More than a third 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Simple Machines STEM Experiment and Model Building Kit • Kaplan Early Learning Company $33.26 6 $199.56
Crayola Washable Watercolor Pans - 8-Color Square Set • Blick Art Materials $2.63 18 $47.34

Materials cost

$246.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$290.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.27

Total project goal

$341.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $341.82

2 Donors

-$291.82

Donations toward project cost

-$248.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.77

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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