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Mrs. Barrett from Nevada, MO is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A STEM Way of Thinking

Help me give my students STEM kits to develop an engineer mindset and inspire their imagination.

  • $1,026 goal

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My Project

Our students love the opportunity to complete hands-on activities that we provide through our STEM projects. The STEM kits would allow our students to choose from a variety of projects that best meet their creative desires.

STEM kits are great for teaching engineering, team building and problem-solving skills.

Each STEM kit provides instructions or examples, and then allows the students to be creative with their own designs. The best feature of the STEM kits is that they are reusable. The kits can be constructed multiple ways by multiple students.

Mrs. Barrett Nevada Middle School Grades 6-8

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Nevada, MO 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

180 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bulk Dominoes Pro-Domino Kit | Dominoes Set, STEM STEAM Small Toys, Family Games for Kids, Kids Toys and Games, Building, Toppling, Chain Reaction Sets (Starter) • Amazon Business $39.99 8 $319.92
LEGO Chain Reactions (Klutz Science/STEM Activity Kit), 9" Length x 1.06" Width x 10" Height • Amazon Business $20.79 8 $166.32
ThinkFun Rush Hour Traffic Jam Brain Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up – Tons of Fun With Over 20 Awards Won, International seller for Over 20 Years • Amazon Business $21.17 6 $127.02
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 Building Toy Set for Kids, Boys, and Girls Ages 4-99 (790 Pieces) • Amazon Business $39.99 3 $119.97
LEGO Creator 3in1 Wild Lion 31112 3in1 Toy Building Kit Featuring Animal Toys for Kids, New 2021 (224 Pieces) • Amazon Business $11.99 4 $47.96
LEGO Creator Mighty Dinosaur Toy 31058, 3 in 1 Model, T. rex, Triceratops and Pterodactyl Dinosaur Figures, Gifts for 7-12 Year Old Boys & Girls • Amazon Business $11.99 4 $47.96

Materials cost

$829.15

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$871.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$153.81

Total project goal

$1,025.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,025.40

1 Donor

-$1,025.40

Donations toward project cost

-$871.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$153.81

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$0.00

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