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Future Aviators Take Flight

Help me give my students the opportunity to take flight through STEM activities.

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My Project

I want my students to use the Engineering Design Process (ask, research, imagine, plan, create, test, and improve) to design a paper airplane to take flight.

I want my students to see that the world of aviation is open to them.

Therefore , I am requesting the Paper Planes and the Scientific Method science kit. Students will build their very own paper airplane and fly them. After students ask how airplanes fly they will do their own research on how to explore the concept of flight. Therefore, I am asking for non fiction books on flight at their level including "Let's Fly This Plane: Emma's STEM Adventure Series" and " Ada Twist, Scientist: Exploring Flight!". I want students to learn about historical people that pioneered flight so I am requesting biographies on Amelia Earhart, The Wright Brothers and Tuskegee Airman.

Students will work in groups to imagine and plan their paper airplanes. Then they will create their airplanes from the supplies in the kit. Afterwards, the fun will begin when students actually test out their paper airplane designs by flying them out on our the playground. Students will analyze what worked and didn't work with their paper airplanes, refine them, and fly them again.

Ms. Manzo Ellen Ochoa Learning Center Grades 3-5

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Nearly all 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kit Paper Planes/Scientific Method • Ward's Science $106.99 1 $106.99
Lakeshore Design & Play STEAM Planes Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 3 $59.97
Mis primeras alas: Aviacion, Libros para niñas, libros para niños, avion, aviones, piloto. (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.83 4 $43.32
Lakeshore Things That Go Board Book Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $42.50 1 $42.50
Go, Go, Planes! (Step into Reading) • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
¿Quiénes fueron los hermanos Wright? (Quien Fue? / Who Was?) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.43 2 $24.86
National Geographic Readers: Planes • Amazon Business $4.79 5 $23.95
Teacher Created Materials - TIME For Kids Informational Text: ¡A volar! Todo sobre aviones (Take Off! All About Airplanes) - Grade 3 - Guided Reading Level N • Amazon Business $9.79 2 $19.58
Richard Scarry's Planes (Richard Scarry's Busy World) • Amazon Business $5.89 3 $17.67
Maisy Goes on a Plane: A Maisy First Experiences Book • Amazon Business $7.98 2 $15.96
The Flying Girl: How Aida de Acosta Learned to Soar • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Pilot Book for Smart Kids: How to Become a Pilot and Succeed in Aviation • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane • Amazon Business $14.78 1 $14.78
Flight School • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Amelia Earhart (Spanish Edition) (Volume 3) (Little People, BIG DREAMS en Español, 3) • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Flight of the Honey Bee: Read and Wonder • Amazon Business $6.92 2 $13.84
High-Performance Paper Airplanes Kit: 10 Pre-cut, Easy-to-Assemble Models: Kit with Pop-Out Cards, Paper Airplanes Book, & Catapult Launcher: Great for Kids and Parents! • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
Trailblazers: Amelia Earhart: First Woman Over the Atlantic • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Ada Magnífica, científica investiga: ¡Todo sobre volar! / Ada Twist, Scientist: Exploring Flight! (Los Preguntones / The Questioneers) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Ada Twist, Scientist Cuddle Time Ada Twist 12 Inch Plush, Includes Signature Outfit, Kids Toys for Ages 2 Up by Just Play • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Let's Fly This Plane!: Emma's STEM Adventure Series • Amazon Business $11.83 1 $11.83
You Are Here: Connecting Flights • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45
The Last Kids on Earth: June's Wild Flight • Amazon Business $10.98 1 $10.98
Berta va en avión / Berta Flies on a Plane (Mi amiga Berta / My Friend Berta) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.06 1 $10.06
Ultimate Paper Airplanes for Kids: The Best Guide to Paper Airplanes!: Includes Instruction Book with 12 Innovative Designs & 48 Tear-Out Paper Planes • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Exploring Flight! (Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files #1) (The Questioneers) • Amazon Business $9.53 1 $9.53
Amelia Earhart (Volume 3) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 3) • Amazon Business $9.39 1 $9.39
Warriors Super Edition: Moth Flight's Vision (Warriors Super Edition, 8) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Trailblazers: Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
ABCs on Wings (Classic Board Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Power of Flight (Super You! #1) • Amazon Business $7.72 1 $7.72
Who Was a Daring Pioneer of the Skies?: Amelia Earhart: A Who HQ Graphic Novel (Who HQ Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.34 1 $7.34
Flight School • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Amelia Earhart (Volume 3) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 3) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Hello, World! Planes and Other Flying Machines • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Planes Board Book • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving into History (Epic Fails #1) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Space Taxi: Archie Takes Flight (Space Taxi, 1) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Captain Awesome Takes Flight (19) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My Little Golden Book About Airplanes • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
My First Book of Airplanes: All About Flying Machines for Kids • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Who Were the Wright Brothers? (Who Was?) • Amazon Business $5.49 1 $5.49
Mr. Putter & Tabby Fly the Plane • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Cam Jansen: the Mystery of Flight 54 #12 • Amazon Business $5.39 1 $5.39
Flight of the Moon Dragon: A Branches Book (Dragon Masters #6) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Flight of the Butterflies (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
Women in Science and Technology: Katherine Johnson―The Story of a NASA Mathematician, Grades 1-3 Interactive Book With Illustrations, Vocabulary, Extension Activities (24 pgs) • Amazon Business $4.54 1 $4.54

Materials cost

$731.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.12

Sales tax

 $66.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$844.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.12

Total project goal

$994.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $994.11

7 Donors

-$315.00

Donations toward project cost

-$284.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.17

match offer

-$659.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$560.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.85

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.09

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