My students come from a wide variety of learning situations, from struggling to striving. The school is set within a suburban community near military housing. Even though my school is within a large metropolitan city, it feels like a small community and sheltered, an "island in the hills." Within these hills, we have a variety of ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as several families who have moved here from other countries. Many of our students are also grappling with parents being deployed or on active duty.
Project-based, STEAM exploration is engaging and motivating to all my students, and a tool to building a growth mindset, regardless of their academic level.
My students are exuberant and creative, and I am constantly challenged to investigate new opportunities for them to test the waters in STEM/STEAM learning for all grade levels in TK-5th grade. We also make a concerted effort to incorporate NGSS standards and make them relevant to the students' world and interests. The curriculum is student-driven and ever-morphing to meet their needs in a problem-based learning environment.
My Project
What kid doesn't get excited about Disney? Why not use that excitement and enthusiasm to lift off a study in the interconnectedness of science, technology, engineering, art, and math by using amusement parks and "Imagineering" as the phenomenon.
The Disney Imagineering videos are entertaining, inspiring, and informative - and a perfect vehicle to a unit unit on physics and engineering.
What better way to build knowledge in physics and force and motion than to do it through thrill rides.
To help spark our Imagineering unit, we need the collection of Imagineering videos, along with LEGO Chain Reactions kit to get us started.
More than a third 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
LEGO Chain Reactions (Klutz Science/STEM Activity Kit), 9" Length x 1.06" Width x 10" Height
• Amazon Business
$21.99
12
$263.88
IRIS USA 17 Qt. Lite Plastic Storage Bin Tote Organizing Container with Latching Lid, Great use for storing, Stackable and Nestable, 12 Pack, Clear
• Amazon Business
$79.99
1
$79.99
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity DVD
• https://www.shopdisney.com/
$36.95
1
$36.95
The Science Of Disney Imagineering: Levers & Pulleys DVD
• https://www.shopdisney.com/
$36.95
1
$36.95
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Trajectory DVD
• https://www.shopdisney.com/
$36.95
1
$36.95
BOOK - AMUSEMENT PARK SCIENCE S/4 GR 3-6
• School Specialty
$27.37
1
$27.37
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Fluids DVD
• https://www.shopdisney.com/
$24.95
1
$24.95
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Friction DVD
• https://www.shopdisney.com/
$24.95
1
$24.95
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Electricity DVD
• https://www.shopdisney.com/
$24.95
1
$24.95
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Energy DVD
• https://www.shopdisney.com/
$24.95
1
$24.95
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Design & Models
• https://www.shopdisney.com/
$24.95
1
$24.95
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Magnetism DVD
• https://www.shopdisney.com/
$24.95
1
$24.95
The Science of Disney Imagineering: Animal Adaptations: Communication DVD
• https://www.shopdisney.com/
$24.95
1
$24.95
Materials cost
$656.74
Vendor shipping charges
$20.69
Sales tax
$60.09
3rd party payment processing fee
$9.85
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$777.37
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$137.18
Total project goal
$914.55
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$914.55
1 Donor
-$457.28
Donations toward project cost
-$388.69
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$68.59
match offer
-$457.27
Match offer toward project cost
-$388.68
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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