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Let's Get Creative and Challenged with STEM!

My students need STEM activities to feed their creativity. I am requesting a variety of KEVA sets, snap circuits, marble runs, robotic machines, and Q-BA-MAZE sets.

  • $2,638 goal

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My Students

Every day my students complete everything I ask them to do. I want to make their day more fun while tapping into their creativity. I know they love projects, riddles, and challenges. My students need STEM activities to feed their creativity. I am requesting a variety of KEVA sets, snap circuits, marble runs, robotic machines, and Q-BA-MAZE sets. The requested materials will add excitement to school while challenging them with a project!

I teach a highly motivated, well behaved, creative, and eager set of second grade advanced learners.

I teach in a high needs area of Seattle, Washington. I need these materials in order to teach to the needs and interests of my students. This philosophy applies to each and every class that I teach. You have to teach to the students interests as well as to their needs. Advanced level learners have very distinct priorities and many of them may have sizable goals they are working toward. This takes getting to know your students by creating ways for them to share their interests and goals through classroom activities and interactions. These requested materials cover abundant topics that I can incorporate into my lessons. Their personal interests will vary, but it is a must to keep those at the center of your mind when creating activities and generating ideas. These materials will garner greater involvement, creativity, and motivation from the students.

My Project

The materials I am requesting include STEM activities. The snap circuits will be explored as we investigate the concepts of complete systems. The suspend game will be explored during our science unit of balancing and weighing. These materials will be used in rotation. They will be used for many years to come. This year, students will have an opportunity to use these materials during the math block as well as during recesses. Students will also take their learning to their buddy classroom and share their work with their fifth grade STEM buddies. Not only will students learn the objectives of the created activity, the students will be working together, thus practicing social skills and practicing learning and listening to and from each other.

Think back to what you remember about elementary school.

Do you remember the endless hours working in a textbook? If so, I'm sorry! Chances are you remember the hands-on projects and activities that pushed your thinking while fostering creativity. These materials will help do that for many children.

Mrs. Kohls Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Thames & Kosmos Remote Control Machines • Amazon $60.49 4 $241.96
Marbulous® Modular Marble Run w/123 Pieces - Made of Quality Child-Safe Plastic • Amazon $49.95 2 $99.90
Snap Circuits Extreme SC-750 Electronics Discovery Kit • Amazon $94.43 1 $94.43
Thames & Kosmos Eco-Battery Vehicles • Amazon $47.19 2 $94.38
MindWare KEVA Contraptions • Amazon $44.81 2 $89.62
Structures 200 Plank Set • Amazon $44.63 2 $89.26
Thames and Kosmos Gyrobot-Gyroscopic Robot Kit • Amazon $39.99 2 $79.98
Elenco Snap Circuits PRO SC-500 Physics Kit • Amazon $65.95 1 $65.95
MindWare Q-BA-MAZE 2.0 Mega Stunt Set • Amazon $65.30 1 $65.30
Thames & Kosmos Physics Pro • Amazon $62.57 1 $62.57
Thames & Kosmos Motors and Generators • Amazon $29.88 2 $59.76
Melissa & Doug Suspend • Amazon $14.19 4 $56.76
Elenco Snap Circuits Sound • Amazon $55.94 1 $55.94
3B Scientific 50 Piece Organic Chemistry Molecular Model Student Set • Amazon $27.94 2 $55.88
Elenco Snap Circuits Lights • Amazon $53.99 1 $53.99
Deluxe Roominate • Amazon $49.99 1 $49.99
Roominate Chateau • Amazon $49.95 1 $49.95
Elenco Snap Circuits SC-300 Physics Kit • Amazon $48.99 1 $48.99
Q-Ba-Maze 2.0 Big Box Construction Set - 92 Pieces! • Amazon $47.90 1 $47.90
Q-BA-MAZE Starter Stunt Set • Amazon $45.78 1 $45.78
Thames & Kosmos Electricity and Magnetism • Amazon $44.99 1 $44.99
Thames & Kosmos Physics Workshop • Amazon $40.77 1 $40.77
MindWare Q-Ba-Maze Big Box • Amazon $36.28 1 $36.28
Gravity Maze • Amazon $29.95 1 $29.95
Roominate Studio • Amazon $29.95 1 $29.95
Basic Roominate • Amazon $29.24 1 $29.24
Elenco Electronics Snap Circuits Snaptricity • Amazon $28.46 1 $28.46
Keva Trebuchet • Amazon $24.20 1 $24.20
Elenco Snap Circuits UC-30 Upgrade Kit SC-100 to SC-300 • Amazon $23.72 1 $23.72
Q-BA-MAZE 2.0 Zoom Stunt Set by Mindware • Amazon $21.74 1 $21.74
Q-BA-MAZE Spin Stunt Set • Amazon $21.46 1 $21.46
Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Kit • Amazon $20.99 1 $20.99
Roominate Helicopter • Amazon $19.99 1 $19.99
MindWare Q-Ba-Maze Warm Colors • Amazon $19.79 1 $19.79
Keva Catapult • Amazon $19.71 1 $19.71
Q-BA-MAZE 2.0: Cascading Marbles Refill Set • Amazon $16.21 1 $16.21
Snap Circuits Musical Recorder • Amazon $15.79 1 $15.79
Q-BA-MAZE 2.0 Bounce Stunt Set • Amazon $15.36 1 $15.36
Elenco Snap Circuits Battery Eliminator • Amazon $14.73 1 $14.73
Snap Circuits Motion Detector • Amazon $14.59 1 $14.59

Materials cost

$1,996.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $11.08

Sales tax

 $174.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,241.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$395.63

Total project goal

$2,637.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,637.53

21 Donors

-$1,794.65

Donations toward project cost

-$1,646.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.75

match offer

-$700.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$595.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$142.88

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