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

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Build It, Design It, STEM Learning Is Fun!

My students need these STEM materials to build their creativity and collaboration skills. These materials allow for open ended exploration but can also be used for specific design challenges. These will make learning fun!

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My Students

"Wow! Look at this, Mrs. Mathys!" "Come see this!" "This is so fun!" That's what I want to hear in my classroom every single day. As I strive to integrate more and more 21st Century Skills including collaboration, critical thinking, communication, and creativity; my students need hands on materials that support STEM learning challenges.

My students come to school every day eager and ready to solve problems, but they need hands-on materials to engage their thinking.

My third graders are a truly amazing group of learners who work together well, enjoy challenges, love to learn, and learn best by activities that are not just paper and pencil tasks. The school has approximately 385 students in a suburban area with a percentage of students who travel to the school from an inner city area which makes a culturally diverse population of learners. They need to see connections in their learning to the real world. They also need to be active to learn and have opportunities to include their own voice in their learning. They are a fun group to teach, and I love them to pieces! Every child feels successful and valued.

My Project

My students need these STEM materials because we don't have hands-on building supplies in our classroom. My students need opportunities to challenge their thinking and explore. These building materials will give students opportunities to learn without worksheets in a fun, hands-on way. Students will build their collaboration skills and communication skills as they work together to design structures and see their imaginations come to life!

My students need these STEM materials so they can be engaged in hands-on explorations in the classroom that build skills for life long 21st Century learners.

The Magnet Tiles and Magnet Building Blocks will be used by students to design structures, robots, vehicles, animals, and more. Whatever they can imagine, they will be able to build! The Marble Coaster will be used by students as they explore the engineering design process to plan and build a working design. The Gears sets will be used by students to see how parts and pieces work together to create a larger machine. Students will explore how changing one piece can effect the whole design. The Brain Flakes are a unique building tool that can be used in so many ways to design structures. The challenge is in how students can combine the tiny pieces to make larger structures. They will be using their imaginations and challenging themselves to create

Throughout all of the experiences, my students will be building their skills to work together, share materials, collaborate with their ideas, and design something that they are proud of building! I can't wait to hear them exclaim, "Look at this, Mrs. Mathys!" "This is so fun!" "School is amazing!" and my favorite thing I know I will hear over and over, "I want to be an engineer or scientist or explorer when I grow up!"

Mrs. Mathys Chesterfield Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Chesterfield, MO View local requests 20 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Magnetic Blocks,Banne 218 PCS Magnetic Building Blocks Tiles Educational Toy Set with Instruction Booklet and Storage Box for Kids 6 Year Old and Up • Amazon Business $35.99 2 $71.98
Most Complete Magnetic Shapes, Magnetic Tiles, Magnetic Blocks Building Toys Tiles for Kids by DreambuilderToy, triangles,squares archs, sectors, semi circles, diamonds,trapezoid etc (Total 142 Pcs) • Amazon Business $34.99 2 $69.98
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Dizzy Fun Land Motorized Gears Set, 120 Pieces • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Super Building Set, 150 Pieces • Amazon Business $38.63 1 $38.63
Kids 238PCS Magnetic Blocks Magnetic Rod Building Blocks Toys-Educational Construction Stacking Sets 3D • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Creative Kids Brain Flakes – Large 1400 Piece Interlocking Plastic Disc Set for Safe, Fun, Creative Building – Educational STEM Construction Toy for Boys & Girls - Non Toxic – Ages 3 and Up • Amazon Business $24.98 1 $24.98
Marble Run Maze Ball Game Marble Maze STEM Educational Toys for Kids Set Marble Run Race Coaster Set, Marble Run Railway Toys [ 125 Pieces ] Construction Toys Building Blocks Set Marble Run Race Co • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Marble Genius Booster Set (Add-On Set - 20 Marbulous Marble Run Toy Pieces) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Learning Resources Gears! Gears! Gears! Gizmos Building Set, 83 Pieces • Amazon Business $14.66 1 $14.66
PlayShire Brain Flakes – LARGE 500 + 100 EXTRA Pieces STEM Toy Set. FREE 30+ Designs Idea Book | NON-TOXIC Kids Toy | Educational & Creative Construction / Building Toy | Fun Learning Boys & Girls Toy • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99

Materials cost

$352.18

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$387.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.38

Total project goal

$455.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $455.84

1 Donor

-$455.84

Donations toward project cost

-$387.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.38

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