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Ms. Smith from Atlanta GA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tools for Social Good

Help me give my students Micro:bit Tinker Kits to create a technology-based solution to a problem.

  • $421 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

The scholars at my school strive to exhibit our six habits of character each day; self-discipline, perseverance, collaboration, communication, empathy, and creativity. This year we will center our focus on Empathy to encourage students to use their gifts and talents for social good. Our scholars have persevered through many challenges such as the start of a new school, moving from space to space due to construction, and the addition of a new grade each year since the school has been in existence. Despite these challenges, they love to display their creativity in all areas, but especially in STEM. We are a Title I school in a high poverty area where many students face obstacles once they leave school. While in school we want to expose them to many STEM-related opportunities to show them that through STEM with a specific focus on computer science, they can create solutions to the problems they see in their country, community, and school.

My Project

This year, I want my students to begin to think about social justice issues around them and see that they have the power to effect change with the problems they see and/or encounter. For the past 3 years, my students have had STEM classes and clubs that introduced them to computer science. In addition to our focus on computer science, we also have been teaching our students about empathy and how to have empathy for others.

Now, that they have that background I want them to begin to apply those skills and concepts in projects that create solutions to real-world problems.

The Micro:bits are small devices that can be programmed to do Big Things! The students will use the Micro:bit kits along with other resources to design/build solutions that will address a social issue around them.

If this project is funded my students will see that they can become producers of good with the technology they have available to them versus always in the role of consumers. Above all I want my students to believe that they can create and MAKE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN!

Ms. Smith
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MakerFocus BBC Micro:bit Starter Kit Tinker Kit Include Micro:bit Board, Micro:bit Breakout Board, Octopus PIR Sensor Module Used for Classroom Teaching and for DIY Beginners • Amazon Business $59.99 3 $179.97
Vilros Micro:bit Basic Starter Kit • Amazon Business $25.99 3 $77.97
Energizer AA Batteries (48Count), Double A Max Alkaline Battery – Packaging May Vary • Amazon Business $18.99 2 $37.98
WGGE WG-026 10 Pieces and 5 Colors Test Lead Set & Alligator Clips,20.5 inches (1 PACK) • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89

Materials cost

$301.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.82

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$357.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.03

Total project goal

$420.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $420.19

8 Donors

-$208.00

Donations toward project cost

-$181.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.00

match offer

-$207.25

Match offer toward project cost

-$176.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.94

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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