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Mrs. Ratchford from Memphis TN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEMulating Our Minds

Help me give my students a Magna-Tiles building kit, K'nex Building Set, Merge cubes, and Snap Circuits for STEM learning.

  • $334 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students love to learn. My students are advanced learners. They thrive on challenge and acceleration. They learn quickly and absorb information. My students are curious and often ask thoughtful, searching questions. They have an advanced ability to reason and draw conclusions from given information. Some of them come to class hungry due to not having a healthy breakfast or lunch.

My students are diverse and love using creativity, hands-on activities, reading books, and they love field trips!

There are many students who are English language learners, yet they love books and learning. My students are from a neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee that is diverse. They come from different backgrounds, but come together like a close-knit family.

Many of my students have different socioeconomic statuses, but they persevere. They are future engineers, artists, and leaders and love to read. They love learning about history and other cultures. Our class has a STEAM maker space that allows students to integrate the arts with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

My Project

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. My students need hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities to support their learning and engage their creative minds. By adding fun hands-on activities, my students will have the opportunity to learn through play and through experimenting! STEM-based education teaches children more than science and mathematics concepts. The focus on hands-on learning with real-world applications helps develop a variety of skill sets, including creativity and 21st-century skills.

I want my students to see themselves as future scientists, engineers, and computer programmers.

Snap Circuits, Magna-Tiles, K'nex kits, and Merge cubes will help my students use communication skills and learn to be flexible thinkers. The Snap Circuit robot will allow students to use coding, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Magna-Tiles and K'nex engage their creativity, curiosity, and decision-making as they build. Students will also learn to make mistakes, accept failure, and learn from it.

Mrs. Ratchford
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magna Tiles Metropolis Set, The Original Magnetic Building Tiles for Creative Open-Ended Play, Educational Toys for Children Ages 3 Years + (110 Pieces) • Amazon Business $129.99 1 $129.99
K'NEX Imagine Power and Play Motorized Building Set 529 Pieces Ages 7 and Up Construction Educational Toy • Amazon Business $49.97 1 $49.97
MERGE Cube (2 Pack) Hold Anything - Hands-on Science and STEM Education | Digital Teaching Aids - Science Simulations and STEM Projects - Home School, Remote and in Classroom Learning - iOS & Android • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Snap Circuits Teach Tech Mech 5, Mechanical Coding Robot • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$249.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$283.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.06

Total project goal

$333.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $333.75

5 Donors

-$162.29

Donations toward project cost

-$145.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.54

match offer

-$162.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$137.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.34

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.18

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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