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Mrs. Lisa Schweska from Springfield, IL is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEM Scientist Student Drivers

Help me give my students the opportunity for some hands-on science! These kits will be enough for all 4 of my classes to create their own individual balloon cars.

  • $456 goal

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My Project

I teach both 4th and 5th graders who absolutely love learning. I always seek materials to encourage critical thinking skills, creativity, and curiosity. The school district I teach in has a low-income rate of over 70% and a mobility rate of more than 30%.

These essential tools will help my students complete hands-on projects, based on NGSS and our school district's standards.

The balloon cars will be a great culminating project at the end of our physical science unit. These materials will be used to design and execute a project using creative exploration and the engineering design process.

It is so important to develop scientific thinkers and these STEM projects are a great way to develop those critical thinking skills.

Mrs. Lisa Schweska Sandburg Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Half 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

96 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Teacher Created Resources STEM Starters, Balloon Cars • School Specialty $20.02 16 $320.32

Materials cost

$320.32

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.03

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$387.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.32

Total project goal

$455.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $455.47

4 Donors

-$275.00

Donations toward project cost

-$238.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.25

match offer

-$174.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$148.40

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.19

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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 $0.00

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