You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Blackburn from Bigelow, AR is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Blackburn is requesting

Economic Robotics

Help me give my students a hands-on experience of working with coding and robots!

  • 2 donors
  • $294 still needed thanks to a match offer

expires Jul 18

2X
Donations doubled!
  • 2 donors
  • $294 still needed thanks to a match offer
Give

My Project

Our students love robots and what better way to expose them to Economics Literacy than through the use of robots! The Marty humanoid robots are the most exciting tool for making STEM learning engaging for all students. Marty is designed for educators and learners, is simple to use, incredibly robust and absolutely state of the art. And Marty can walk, dance and eyebrow-wiggle like no rolling robot can! Marty is equipped with a unique walking mechanism, with each individual limb controlled by a separate motor. This means Marty can turn, kick a ball and so much more, while also being more stable than other walking robots. Marty comes with extensive technical support from our dedicated team, and an ever-growing set of curriculum-linked lessons and activities suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced coders.

My plan is to utilize Marty with a lesson about the economics behind robots with books I already have about robots and how they are manufactured.

How have robots changed the way we do things? What do they do for our economy? I want my students to be able to look at Marty and make economic connections and understand the behind the scenes of the people who make them and how robots are used to help us every day. My students are special because they may come from a low-income, rural background, but they don't let lack of funding stop them from their joy of learning!

Mrs. Blackburn Anne Watson Elementary School Grades 3-5

More about Mrs. Blackburn

Bigelow, AR 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

300 students impacted 2donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Blackburn is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Marty the Robot V2 Single • Carolina Biological Supply Company $416.92 1 $416.92

Materials cost

$416.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $54.20

Sales tax

 $34.40

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.25

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$541.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.61

Total project goal

$637.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $637.38

1 Donor

-$25.00

Donations toward project cost

-$21.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Economics Arkansas match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $587.38

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Blackburn and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"AR","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":294,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/economic-robotics/9189416/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":300,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Blackburn","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"2062071890","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":7.80,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Bigelow","teachersOnPage":[2349316],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":9189416,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":true,"authorIds":{"2349316":{"owner":"Mrs. Blackburn","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.07844657326909944,"proposalsOnPage":[9189416],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2349316_orig.jpg?crop=308,308,x0,y6&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1678294163552","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":7,"teacherChallengeId":400547,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":2349316,"schoolCounty":"Perry","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":false,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"AR","name":"Arkansas"}}