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Ms. Heinlein from Kahului, HI is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Art-Bots for a STEAM Project

Help me give my students materials such as pool noodles, electric toothbrushes and batteries, and craft supplies to create STEAM art robots.

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My Students

My students are bright and caring children. They love to work together and learn in active ways! Our school is arts-integrated, which means we teach academic concepts and standards through the arts including drama, visual arts, creative movement, and creative writing. We teach and foster collaboration as a key cornerstone of our curriculum. Because of this collaboration, we practice inclusion for students with special needs. I also teach students who are learning English as their second language.

Our students learn how to work as a group through the creative process.

They take pride in their work and love to celebrate each other's accomplishments. Our school is such a positive environment!

My Project

My students love to create! I want to bring a project that will help them be creative and learn about STEM/STEAM subjects. I found this idea to make art-bots out of pool noodles and battery powered toothbrushes. Unfortunately, we live in Hawaii and we don't have access to a Dollar store. The cost of battery powered toothbrushes makes this project cost prohibitive for us. By creating these art-bots, students will get to use creativity by decorating their robot and will also learn about motors and machines. I know they are going to love this project and will remember it for years! It's a great entry point into more physical science concepts.

Ms. Heinlein Pomaikai Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Kahului, HI View local requests 20 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Oral B 3D White Luxe Pulsar Battery Powered Toothbrushes, 4 Count • Amazon Business $24.69 6 $148.14
SwimWays Standard Swim Noodles, 35 Pack • Amazon Business $49.31 1 $49.31
S&S 1 lbs. Assorted Size and Colors Pom Poms • Quill.com $13.08 2 $26.16
AmazonBasics AA Performance Alkaline Batteries (48 Count) - Packaging May Vary • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Chenille Kraft Wiggle Eyes, Black, Assorted Sizes • Quill.com $3.48 4 $13.92
Chenille Kraft Jumbo Chenille Neon Pipe Cleaners, 12" x 0.3"236.2 mil, 100/Pk, Neon • Quill.com $2.20 4 $8.80

Materials cost

$260.32

Vendor shipping charges

$30.00

Sales tax

$11.45

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$335.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.24

Total project goal

$394.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$394.91

5 Donors

-$308.67

Donations toward project cost

-$297.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$45.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$38.25

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$41.24

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$0.00

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