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Mrs. Adams from Alabaster, AL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Little Innovators

Help me give my students STEM materials to create a school-wide resource library.

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My Project

The project will be a core challenge for my gifted students to develop a standardized, reusable "STEM Kit" library and an accompanying training program for the entire school. They will document the materials, learning objectives and step by step instructions for each kit. They will create an easy to follow training module for teachers and peer helpers.

The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do ~ Steve Jobs

Once the kits are built and the checkout system is established, it will be highly sustainable with the reusable materials. The project has high impact because it turns 50 gifted students into trainers and resource developers for 30+ teachers and potentially 500 students school wide.

My gifted students require high level critical thinking, complex problem solving, and leadership/communication skills to maximize their learning potential. This project also provides equitable access to high quality hands on STEM materials that the school might not otherwise be able to afford for every single classroom.

Mrs. Adams Thompson Intermediate School Grades 3-5

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.

Alabaster, AL View local requests

More than 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

700 students impacted

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Nasco Design, Engineering, and Circuitry Classroom Kit • Nasco $219.95 2 $439.90
Squishy Circuits Standard Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $39.56 5 $197.80
Thames and Kosmos Exploration Series Simple Machines Kit - Elementary-Middle School - Kids - Durable • School Specialty $29.95 5 $149.75

Materials cost

$787.45

Vendor shipping charges

$40.69

Sales tax

$64.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$934.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$164.85

Total project goal

$1,098.98

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$1,098.98

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$1,098.98

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