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Connecting Students to Science with KNEX

My students need three K'NEX Simple Machines Deluxe sets, seven "Calling All Innovators" book sets, 12 timers, four compact digital scales, and a set of four whisperphone duets.

  • $2,000 goal

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My Students

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." This is quote by Thomas Edison typifies the spirit of my class. My students are curious, and they love to work things out in science and math.

My sixth graders are their most animated when they are engaged in hands-on projects.

Having the opportunity to grapple with problems, design solutions, and rework their ideas is important to my students. We are a school-wide Title I school, but what we might lack in means, we make up for in determination to learn.

My Project

My students will use the KNEX Simple Machine Deluxe kits to learn the basics of simple machines through hands-on activities. They will take what they have learned, and with their small group, they will engineer a final project. The books, Calling All Innovators, will tie our science and engineering lessons with our literacy goals. The Whisperphones provide the means for partners to quietly read the books to each other. Shared reading is very important to my students that need the additional support to access the text. My students also need to be able to measure accurately in science, so they need the scales and timers.

Schools need to grow and change with the changing needs of our children and the changing society they will one day lead.

Teachers and schools want to provide a challenging and engaging atmosphere in our classrooms, but we often are faced with a lack of funds to accomplish our dreams. Your support will help to make this dream come true. Your donations will help my students develop their creative and critical thinking skills as they work through their design challenges.

Mrs. Goetz Martin Sortun Elementary School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Kent, WA 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

22 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
KNEX Education Simple Machines Deluxe • Nasco $299.50 3 $898.50
Calling All Innovators Set • Nasco $35.50 7 $248.50
MyChron Student Timers Pkg. of 6 • Nasco $41.50 2 $83.00
WHISPERPHONE DUET CLASSPAK PACK OF 4 • School Specialty $56.79 1 $56.79
Compact Digital Scale • Nasco $22.95 4 $91.80
POUCH DELUXE STORAGE FOR DUET PACK OF 4 • School Specialty $9.65 1 $9.65

Materials cost

$1,388.24

Vendor shipping charges

 $138.82

Sales tax

 $121.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,699.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$299.89

Total project goal

$1,999.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,999.24

1 Donor

-$47.50

Donations toward project cost

-$40.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.12

Matching donations from our partners

-$1,951.73

Match offers toward project cost

-$1,658.97

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$292.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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 $0.00

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