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Mr. Quentin from Houston, TX is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A STEM Space Is A Makerspace

My students need LEDs, batteries, buzzers, breadboards, copper tape, and motors to deepen their understanding of how electronics work and to unleash their technological creativity.

  • $537 goal

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My Students

My students are a diverse group of learners. They come from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Many of the students I see are English Language Learners and many are labeled as Economically Disadvantaged. I also teach a number of special education students.

For all of these differences, something they all have in common is a love of technology and a desire to build and create things.

Last year, I began teaching basic computer science to the classes I teach. The students were so excited to progress through the programming skills lessons and then use those skills to create stories and games of their own. My students are hungry for opportunities to extend their technological literacy beyond the computer, and to combine it with their other subjects of study.

My Project

This assortment of batteries, lights, motors, and buzzers will give my students hands-on building experience with a variety of electrical circuits. They are surrounded by toys, games, and devices that shine with LED light, move with tiny motors, and emit all manner of electrical beeps. However, they have little idea how these technologies work despite their simplicity.

This project will give my students the tools and materials they need to understand how these technologies work, and the know how to add them to their own creations.

In the STEM lab, students learn to make objects using materials as diverse as Legos, K'Nex, cardboard, and fabric scraps. This collection of simple technologies will make it possible for my students to add sound and light to the board games they create, and motion to the creatures they construct. As they work through their engineering design process, these materials will allow my students to exercise a fuller creative range in their work products. They will not just learn how LEDs, motors, and circuits work, but how to employ them to perform a desired task. This project will empower my students to be creators rather than just consumers.

Mr. Quentin
Grades 3-5
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 220 students.

    10 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chibitronics White LED Circuit Stickers - Megapack, 30 white LED circuit stickers • Amazon Business $30.00 3 $90.00
Chibitronics Chibi Lights Circuit Stickers STEM Starter Kit • Amazon Business $30.00 3 $90.00
10 Pack of Miniature DC Motors for Hobby Projects • Amazon Business $19.24 2 $38.48
CANARY Cardboard Scissors, Blue (PS-6500H) • Amazon Business $18.10 2 $36.20
3/8 inch x 55 yds Copper Foil Tape - (10mm x 50m) - EMI Shielding Conductive Adhesive • Amazon Business $16.95 2 $33.90
Sony CR2032 Lithium Coin Cell 3V 20 Pcs • Amazon Business $8.02 4 $32.08
microtivity IB401 400-point Experiment Breadboard w/ Jumper Wires • Amazon Business $6.11 5 $30.55
300Pcs 3mm and 5mm Assorted Clear LED Light Emitting Diodes 5 Colors with Free 315Pcs 1/4w , 1% Tolerance ,Metal Film Resistors • Amazon Business $13.43 2 $26.86
Squishy Circuits (21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Makers As Innovators) • Amazon Business $14.21 1 $14.21
uxcell® 10pcs DC 3V 3500RPM Pager Cell Phone Micro Vibration Motor 4mm x 8mm • Amazon Business $11.03 1 $11.03
10 PCS ON/OFF Switch 2 x 3V CR2032 Cell Button Battery Holder for LED • Amazon Business $9.24 1 $9.24
uxcell® 15Pcs DC 5V 85dB Industrial Active Electronic Alarm Buzzer • Amazon Business $6.82 1 $6.82

Materials cost

$419.37

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$455.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.41

Total project goal

$536.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $536.07

9 Donors

-$520.01

Donations toward project cost

-$455.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.06

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