I teach in a low income school district in Georgia where more than 85% of my students receive free and reduced lunch. My students are faced with several challenges, both in and out of the classroom, as they come from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite the challenges they face, they come to school ready and excited to learn.
I am looking to activate their learning and provide the students with creative and meaningful hands-on experiences through STEM activities.
My students love to create and experiment with different STEM materials. STEM activities allow my students to express themselves and grow together as a class.
My Project
The STEM materials I am requesting will allow my students to become critical thinkers, expose them to science and engineering vocabulary, and will lead them to become the next generation of innovators. By exposing my students to STEM and giving them opportunities to explore STEM-related concepts, they will develop a passion for it and potentially pursue a job in a STEM field. A curriculum that is STEM-based has real-life situations to help students learn.
STEM activities can help bridge the gender, ethnic, and socioeconomic gaps we often find in science and math.
STEM allows all students to be exposed to hands-on, active learning.
Some of the items like the K'Nex, the Legos, and the Zoob builders will help them learn by actively creating physical structures. While some of the items like the Gravity Maze Marble set, the Space Building set, and the IQ Builder set will expose the students to more logical thinking. I know each item will be utilized and my students will be able to create and learn from each one of them.
K’NEX 100 Model Building Set – 863 Pieces – Ages 7+ Engineering Educational Toy
• Amazon Business
$49.99
1
$49.99
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698
• Amazon Business
$47.99
1
$47.99
Magnetic Tiles Game Set STEM Magnet Building Blocks Toys sets (112 PC Set)
• Amazon Business
$34.99
1
$34.99
Space & Build Blocks Set - 160 Pieces STEM Building Blocks Toys for Boys and Girls from koolsupply. For 3, 4 and 5+ Years Old. STEM Learning Support. (Space & Build Blocks Set)
• Amazon Business
$34.50
1
$34.50
ZOOB BuilderZ 250 Piece Kit
• Amazon Business
$30.49
1
$30.49
Peradix DIY Soft Building Sticks Toy Stackable Flexible Folding Bending Interlocking Colorful Straw Stem Bar Set for Imagination Education with Storage Bag (109)
• Amazon Business
$29.99
1
$29.99
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Logic Game
• Amazon Business
$29.14
1
$29.14
IQ BUILDER | STEM Learning Toys | Creative Construction Engineering | Fun Educational Building Toy Set for Boys and Girls Ages 5 6 7 8 9 10 Year Old + | Best Toy Gift for Kids | 164 PCS Kit with Box
• Amazon Business
$23.33
1
$23.33
FUNTOK Tube Building Blocks Set Assembling Toys DIY Pipeline Blocks with Wheels 72 pcs Interlocking Set Construction Building Blocks for Kids
• Amazon Business
$22.49
1
$22.49
Star Flex Creative Connecting Construction Kit for Kids by Skoolzy - STEM Manipluative Brain Building Toy Montessori Games Preschool Kindergarten
• Amazon Business
$22.41
1
$22.41
Fat Brain Toys Mini Squigz
• Amazon Business
$19.95
1
$19.95
EMIDO 480 Pcs Building Toy Building Blocks Bars Different Shape Educational Construction Engineering Set 3D Puzzle , Interlocking Creative Connecting Kit, A Great STEM Toy for Both Boys and Girls!
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
UC Blocks 195 Piece Interlocking Plastic Building Block Set Educational Toy Engineering Toy
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
EMIDO Building Blocks Kids Educational Toys STEM Toys Building Discs Sets Interlocking Solid Plastic for Preschool Kids Boys and Girls, Safe Material for Kids - 120 pieces with Storage Bag
• Amazon Business
$13.98
1
$13.98
Materials cost
$391.23
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$26.99
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.87
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$454.09
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$80.13
Total project goal
$534.22
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$534.22
2 Donors
-$533.87
Donations toward project cost
-$454.09
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