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Ms. Tillis from Houston, TX is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEMing Up

Help me give my students drones, butterfly farms, electric motor science kits, and snap circuits.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Tillis's classroom raised $341

This project is fully funded

My Students

I am privileged to teach 45 outstanding students. My students are very inquisitive, creative, and extremely clever. We are a Title I school where over two-thirds of the population receives free or reduced-price lunch. Even through adversity, these students are still resilient, excited, and enthused about learning.

Our school is very culturally diverse, extremely competitive, and we strive for excellence daily.

Willing, ready, and always trying to stand out above the rest, we need to produce competitive scholars for the future. We are shining stars and would love to shine with or above the rest.

My Project

Getting scholars excited about STEM activities is what the drones, circuit snaps, electric motor science kit, and butterfly farms will bring to our classroom.

Scholars will develop pertinent skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration and more while working on STEM activities.

By having drones in our classroom scholars will definitely be discovering new creative and innovative learning styles both inside and outside the classroom. The butterfly farms will support our science unit, the circuit snaps and electric motor science kit will allow the scholars to build and create many different circuit and motor kits. All of these STEM items will bring much fun and engagement to learning.

Ms. Tillis Jewel Askew Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Houston, TX 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

HBCU Alum 45 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
DEERC Drone with Camera 720P HD FPV Live Video 2 Batteries and Carrying Case, RC Quadcopter Helicopter for Kids and Adults, Gravity Control, Altitude Hold, Headless Mode, Waypoints Functions • Amazon Business $59.99 2 $119.98
Insect Lore Butterfly Farm, Green • Amazon Business $34.62 2 $69.24
Elenco Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 • Amazon Business $20.99 2 $41.98
Giggleway Electric Motor Science Kits for Kids, DIY Wooden Kids Science Experiment Kits, Circuit Building STEM Toys for Boys and Girls-Tank Model Kit, Bird Taxiing Aircraft • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99

Materials cost

$255.19

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$289.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.00

Total project goal

$340.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$340.02

4 Donors

-$170.01

Donations toward project cost

-$144.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.50

match offer

-$170.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$144.51

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.50

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$0.00

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