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Mr. Marzella from Bronx, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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BattleBots for STEM After-School Excitement!

Help me give my students a brand new never-before-seen BattleBots after-school STEM club that will engage them in ways they never thought possible!!

  • $583 goal

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Mr. Marzella has another project! Donate to From Parts to Prototypes: Help Us Build Robots! to help his classroom.

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My Project

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math — is one of the most important and exciting subjects in schools today. Using BattleBots as a tool to teach all four principles of STEM is a very engaging way to encourage the students to explore STEM even more.

The BattleBots Club is going to be an amazing new after-school club at my school that will engage students in robotics and friendly competition.

STEM is a very important area for students to explore in the 21st century. The critical thinking and hands-on group work that the students will participate in will provide them with rich experiences that can help them in real-world situations and help them become high school and college-ready.

Please help me bring this project to life. The project includes BattleBots that the students will build, code, and control. It also includes arenas to have the bots battle each other.

Mr. Marzella Intermediate School 181 Pablo Casals Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY View local requests

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

200 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HEXBUG BattleBots Arena MAX, Remote Control Robot Toys for Kids with Over 30 Pieces, STEM Toys for Boys & Girls Ages 8 & Up, Batteries Included • Amazon Business $119.99 1 $119.99
HEXBUG BattleBots Arena Pro, Remote Control Robot Toys for Kids with Over 100 Configurations, STEM Toys for Boys & Girls Ages 8 & Up, Batteries Included • Amazon Business $89.00 1 $89.00
HEXBUG BattleBots Arena Bronco & Witch Doctor - Battle Bot with Game Board and Accessories - Remote Controlled Toy for Kids - Batteries Included with Hex Bug Robot Playset • Amazon Business $64.95 1 $64.95
HEXBUG BattleBots Rivals 6.0 Rusty and Hypershock, Remote Control Robot Toys for Kids, STEM Toys for Boys and Girls Ages 8 & Up, Batteries Included • Amazon Business $54.99 1 $54.99
HEXBUG BattleBots Rivals 5.0 (Rotator and Duck), Remote Control Robot Toys for Kids, STEM Toys for Boys and Girls Ages 8 & Up, Batteries Included • Amazon Business $46.48 1 $46.48
HEXBUG BattleBots Rivals 4.0 (Blacksmith and Biteforce), Remote Control Robot Toys for Kids, STEM Toys for Boys and Girls Ages 8 & Up, Batteries Included • Amazon Business $42.50 1 $42.50
HEXBUG BattleBots Rivals Platinum (Whiplash & Sawblaze), Remote Control Robot Toys for Kids, STEM Toys for Boys and Girls Ages 8 & Up, Batteries Included • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99

Materials cost

$457.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$494.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.31

Total project goal

$582.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $582.08

8 Donors

-$290.30

Donations toward project cost

-$248.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.30

match offer

-$290.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$246.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.55

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.46

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 $0.00

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