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Mr. Venegas from South Gate, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEM Lab Needs Arduino and Elegoo

Help me give my students the opportunity in learning new programming and coding skills with new microcontrollers.

  • $784 goal

This project expired on January 14, 2025.

This project expired on January 14, 2025.

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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 afterschool Robotics / STEM Lab club has various stations (that includes a Legos, VEX robotics kits). Unfortunately we do not have any microcontrollers such as Arduinos and Elegoo. With both of these types of microcontrollers students will have the opportunity to learn how semiconductors / circuits work. Students will be able to study how they get programmed and see the outcome of their work. Adding these types of stations will allow students to experience various types of STEM tools and programming. My hope is to get students hyped about STEM careers.

Mr. Venegas Southeast Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

South Gate, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

250 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Boebot Arduino Shield Kit (With Arduino) • Ward's Science $260.69 1 $260.69
Official Arduino Starter Kit [K000007] (English Projects Book) - 12 DIY Projects with All Necessary Electronic Components and Instructions - origianl kit by Arduino from Italy • Amazon Business $91.28 1 $91.28
ELEGOO Tumbller Self-Balancing Robot Kit for Arduino Robotics for Kids Ages 8-12 12-16 STEM Toys Science Kits Coding Robots Toys for 8+ Year Old Boys Girls Teens Engineering Building Projects • Amazon Business $84.98 1 $84.98
Arduino Student Kit [AKX00025] • Amazon Business $71.50 1 $71.50
ELEGOO Mega R3 Project The Most Complete Ultimate Starter Kit with Tutorial Compatible with Arduino IDE • Amazon Business $65.98 1 $65.98

Materials cost

$574.43

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Sales tax

 $52.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$665.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$117.46

Total project goal

$783.07

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