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Mr. Mesiouris from New York, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Set Up The Science & Theory of Game Design

Help me give my students some of the materials needed to run our brand new science course: The Science and Theory of Game Design! A course designed to explore probability, statistics, and game theory launching next year!

  • $878 goal

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My Project

This coming year at LaGuardia, we will be launching "The Science & Theory of Game Design" an applied science course that delves into probability and statistics through the lens of board games and card games. We will be looking at and analyzing games focusing on dice, drafting, and decks of cards throughout the year, leading up to a final project where students build and test their own game and write a paper about their experience.

This is the first time that we are offering this course, so there are a lot of materials that are necessary for its success.

The materials listed here will help cover most of the games I plan to use in our studies this year.

I think that this will be a very fitting course for our particular group of students. We have some of the most creative students in our building and I would love to see them shine in this course, exploring their creativity and fully engaging in the math, science, and logic used in board game design. Please help make this course a success from September!

Mr. Mesiouris
Grades 9-12
    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

    This project will reach 50 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bicycle Standard Playing Cards, Poker Size, 12 Pack • Amazon Business $24.99 7 $174.93
Lynkaye Plastic Poker Chips Set of 100 Pcs with Storage Box,Denomination Printed Casino Style Chip for Texas Home Game Holdem Poker Nights,Blackjack,Roulette Games • Amazon Business $14.97 10 $149.70
Sterilite 6 Qt Storage Box, Stackable Bin with Lid, Plastic Container to Organize Shoes and Crafts on Closet Shelves, Clear with White Lid, 12-pack • Amazon Business $26.99 5 $134.95
Wiz Dice Series III - DND Dice Set (105 Dice, 15 Sets of 7 Unique Colors) - Perfect DND Gifts - Role Playing Dice DND Accessories for TTRPG MTG Dice Games -D&D Dice Game Sets in Unique Finishes • Amazon Business $22.49 4 $89.96
Wiz Dice Series II - DND Dice Set (105 Dice, 15 Sets of 7 Unique Colors) - Perfect DND Gifts - Role Playing Dice DND Accessories for TTRPG MTG Dice Games -D&D Dice Game Sets in Unique Finishes • Amazon Business $20.99 4 $83.96
Koplow Games Standard Dice - Set of 40 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $14.36 5 $71.80

Materials cost

$705.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$745.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$131.63

Total project goal

$877.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $877.51

3 Donors

-$410.44

Donations toward project cost

-$372.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.50

match offer

-$438.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$372.94

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.31

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