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Ms. Brubaker from Los Angeles, CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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4th Grade Engineers Design With Gizmos and Gadgets!

Help me give my students construction materials like invention and engineering kits and LEGOS bricks to meet the demands of the technology and engineering component of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

  • $400 goal

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My Students

We are a Title I school in a highly urban area of Los Angeles. More than 85 percent of the students are eligible for free breakfast and lunch. The students come to school every day ready to learn and appreciate the resources we are able to provide, but those resources that the school can supply are fewer and fewer each year as the budget shrinks.

My class of curious fourth graders is packed with motivated learners who want to know more about the world around them.

They like to ask questions and love getting detailed answers as they explore their environment. Finding the materials to use for hands-on exploration, however, can be a challenge.

My Project

Today's science standards engage students in creating solutions to science questions. Engineering projects in the elementary grades necessitate a large variety of materials for students to choose from when creating and inventing and testing.

These open-ended materials are the perfect building blocks for hands-on, engaging STEM lessons in my classroom.

I recently attended a STEM workshop with an emphasis on engineering lessons and projects that are perfect for my fourth grade students. But the lessons require building and construction materials which I don't have.

I've selected invention and engineering kits from Lakeshore Learning that provide open-ended exploration and are the type of materials I need to make these lessons come alive. A set of LEGO bricks will add to the creative building opportunities, and powerful magnets will be a component of a magnetism exploration unit. All these materials will make the science and engineering lessons a reality for my students.

Your donations will provide the materials necessary for developing these hands-on activities. Thank you for considering this. It will help my students and me a great deal!

Ms. Brubaker Toland Way Elementary School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

25 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Creative LEGO Brick Set • LEGO Education $56.66 1 $56.66
TT498 - Gadgets & Gizmos Invention Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
PP751 - Bridge Building Engineering Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
TT759 - Building Brick STEM Challenge Kit - Gr. 3-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
DD121 - Survive the Quake Engineering Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
NEODYMIUM DISK 0.5 ADHESIVE FOAM S PK 3 • Ward's Science $8.29 3 $24.87
NEODYMIUM DISK 0.5 ADHESIVE FOAM N • Ward's Science $8.29 3 $24.87

Materials cost

$266.36

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.00

Sales tax

 $24.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$339.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.95

Total project goal

$399.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $399.68

4 Donors

-$399.68

Donations toward project cost

-$339.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.95

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