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Mr. Smitka from Roseville, MI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Materials + Students + Creativity = Makerspace Awesomeness!

Help me give my students the raw materials (wood & acrylic) to use in a Makerspace/STEM class!

  • $555 goal

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My Students

How do we learn? Is it from books, notes, and lecture? Or can we find a way to create, unique hands-on experiences that ask our students to find learning in ways they never thought possible?

I believe that encouraging STEM education and bringing unique hands-on learning experiences into our school is a vital part of helping our students, both academically, socially, and in preparation for the world beyond high school.

I am a high school science teacher from a large urban fringe school district. Our school has roughly 80% of students on free or reduced lunch. Due to the economy, funds are often short at home, as well as at school. Resources to extend learning opportunities are hard to come by with funding cuts coming year after year. I want to be able to give my students the world, but I only have the resources to give them a slice of it. This is where you come in!

My Project

Over the past year, our district was lucky enough to have our community pass a technology bond to bring a fantastic makerspace to our school. We are set up to bring innovative, creative and fantastic hands-on learning to our students...but there's one problem. Raw materials. If our students wish to learn 3D design, laser cutting and engraving, CNC routing, etc, we need materials to learn and create with. This is where you come in!

These raw materials will help my students extend their learning opportunities and hopefully spark the "Maker" in each of them, encouraging them to move forward as independent thinkers, risk-takers and someone who isn't afraid to get dirty every once in a while.

Mr. Smitka Roseville High School Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Roseville, MI View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

999 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
XLNTTECH 20 Pieces & 10 Colors Acrylic Plastic Sheet 12 x 12 Inch (.118" Thick)（no-Transparent), for Signs, DIY Projects • Amazon Business $126.80 1 $126.80
Baltic Birch Plywood, 3 mm 1/8 x 12 x 20 Inch Craft Wood, Pack of 20 B/BB Grade Baltic Birch Sheets, Perfect for Laser, CNC Cutting and Wood Burning, by Woodpeckers • Amazon Business $55.99 2 $111.98
Blank Wood Board, Chipboard Sheets for Crafts (11x14 in, 6 Pack) • Amazon Business $16.99 4 $67.96
XLNTTECH Matte ABS Double Color Engraving Sheet (7" x 11“ x .040”, 12 Pieces & 12 Colors, 2-ply) for Interior Signs, Badges. • Amazon Business $29.70 2 $59.40
Acrylic Sheet Clear Cast Plexiglass 12 x 12 inches Square Panel 1/8 Thick (3mm) Clear Plastic Plexi Perspex Plate Panel with Protective Paper for Signs, DIY Display Projects, Craft (5) • Amazon Business $25.99 2 $51.98
Wood Slices 100 Pcs of Unfinished Wood Chips 4x4 inch Blank Wood Chips for Handicrafts Home Decoration Wooden Coasters and DIY Crafts 50 Pcs Wood Squares and 50 Pcs Wood Circles • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49

Materials cost

$434.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$471.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.14

Total project goal

$554.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $554.27

5 Donors

-$287.42

Donations toward project cost

-$257.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Matching donations from our partners

-$251.42

Match offers toward project cost

-$213.71

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.43

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 $0.00

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