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Mrs. Askew from Chesapeake, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STREAM for Our L.I.T. Library

Help me give my students Science, Math, and Technology resources to add to our collection. With this project, students will have new items in our Makerspace, and biographies about scientists to inspire them to reach their dreams.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Askew's classroom raised $929

This project is fully funded

My Project

STREAM- Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, the Arts, and Math- This is what 21st Century Learning is all about. Long gone are the libraries where children are shushed and reading quietly in a corner. Instead, imagine the sounds of children that are excited about learning. Sounds of children tinkering, making, creating, designing, reading, and sharing their learning with others.

Learning comes alive in our ¨LIT¨ Library.

This is where future Librarians are In Training! The materials that we will attain for our Title I library will reach over 700 students, where more than half of the population receive free lunch. When I look at my students, this is not all I see. I also see engineers, architects, artists, mathematicians, doctors, and coders. With the materials funded by this project, students will be able to use the Stem Exploration Vehicle set to build models of vehicles using different power sources, learn how gears work through building with the Stem Exploration Gears set, and use illuminated Light Stax blocks to create structures while learning about electricity. The giant tangrams set will allow students to decompose and recompose shapes. Creations are limitless with the Keva Brain Builders! Students will be able to connect to real people such as Vivien Thomas, Maya Lin, Junius G. Groves, and many more while reading biographies of innovators in science, technology, math, medicine, and discovery.

Curiosities will be explored using hands-on materials that encourage students to think critically, create, and collaborate. Students will be able to read biographies about game-changers of the Science, Math, and Technology fields. The possibilities are endless with the resources provided by this project!

Mrs. Askew Crestwood Intermediate 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.

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chesapeake, VA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

HBCU Alum 700 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Light Stax Classroom Collection • AKJ Education $165.53 1 $165.53
STEM EXPLORATIONS VEHICLES BUILDING SET • AKJ Education $22.49 4 $89.96
STEM EXPLORATIONS GEARS BUILDING SET • AKJ Education $13.49 4 $53.96
Giant Magnetic Foam Tangrams • AKJ Education $11.67 4 $46.68
KEVA Brain Builders • AKJ Education $11.64 4 $46.56
Dream Builder • Amazon Business $20.74 1 $20.74
Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas • Amazon Business $18.95 1 $18.95
No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Astronaut With a Song for the Stars: The Story of Dr. Ellen Ochoa (Amazing Scientists, 4) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath (Amazing Scientists, 2) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists, 1) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Old Enough to Save the Planet (Changemakers) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Boy Who Thought Outside the Box: The Story of Video Game Inventor Ralph Baer (People Who Shaped Our World) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Fossil Huntress: Mary Leakey, Paleontologist (Picture Book Biography) • Amazon Business $16.31 1 $16.31
Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer • Amazon Business $15.49 1 $15.49
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59
The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars: A Life of Edwin Hubble • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist (Women in Science Books, Marine Biology for Kids, Shark Gifts) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists, 3) • Amazon Business $13.72 1 $13.72
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist (Women in Science Biographies, Fossil Books for Kids, Feminist Picture Books, Dinosaur Gifts for Kids) • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code (Volume 1) (People Who Shaped Our World) • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29

Materials cost

$747.74

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$788.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.23

Total project goal

$928.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $928.19

9 Donors

-$500.12

Donations toward project cost

-$427.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.52

Matching donations from our partners

-$425.13

Match offers toward project cost

-$361.36

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.94

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