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Mrs. Griner from Garland, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Circuits Light Up Our Lives

My students need littleBits and Snap Circuit kits to extend and reinforce their knowledge of circuits and their real-world uses.

  • $325 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I teach at a Title 1 school where 100% of our students receive free breakfast and lunch. I have high expectations that my students will grow and achieve beyond the expectations set for them. We study STEM topics such as robotics, engineering and coding along with our curriculum.

School is a safe and fun place for my students.

They enjoy coming to school and learning through hands on, engaging activities. For many of my students, school is the highlight of their day.

My Project

An important 4th grade science standard is understanding how simple circuits work. This is an abstract skill when trying to listen about it in class. However, once students get their hands on batteries, wires, bulbs, and switches, this abstract concept becomes much clearer. Being able to actually manipulate the supplies to have a light turn on teaches much more than reading a passage or answering questions.

The materials I am requesting will provide a hands-on experience to assist students in learning about simple circuits.

Snap Circuits and littleBits are easy-to-use electronic building blocks that when placed together correctly, will create a simple circuit. In the process of building circuits using littleBits and Snap Circuits, students will learn and use important vocabulary about circuits.

My students are very enthusiastic about learning! They love working in small groups and exploring to figure out the answers. Having the hands-on materials to explore circuits would absolutely amazing, plus a great life skill to learn.

Mrs. Griner Northlake Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Garland, TX 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

44 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
littleBits Base Kit - Rule Your Room • Amazon Business $79.99 1 $79.99
Snap Circuits SC-300 Electronics Discovery Kit • Amazon Business $45.99 1 $45.99
Snap Circuits Arcade Electronics Discovery Kit • Amazon Business $44.43 1 $44.43
Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits(R) Basic Electricity Kit • Amazon Business $18.02 2 $36.04
Elenco Electronics SCP-11 Snap Circuits LED Fun Science Kit • Amazon Business $17.91 2 $35.82

Materials cost

$242.27

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$275.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.69

Total project goal

$324.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $324.59

2 Donors

-$318.71

Donations toward project cost

-$271.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.06

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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