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Ms. Martin from Philadelphia, PA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Micro Sized But Macro Powerful! Hands On Coding With Micro:Bit

My students need to take their programming skills to the next level by adding physical computing to their toolbox!

  • $544 goal

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My Students

My students are an amazing group of kids. About half of them come from our local neighborhood in West Philadelphia, and the other half from all across the city. All in all, we have students from about 40 different zip codes!

We are an urban, neighborhood school with a very large low-income and special education population.

The students here chose to come to this school because they wanted to try a different style of learning, one that is hands-on and project based.

At our school, we focus on five core values: Inquiry, Research, Collaboration, Presentation, and Reflection. Students also follow our three school rules: Respect yourself, respect others, and respect the school as a place of learning. All of our units in every class culminate in a final, student-driven project, and we strive to make our lessons and projects as real-world based as possible.

My Project

My students love programming! Last year they participated in the Hour of Code, and began to design their own games and animations in Scratch. I had to practically pry them away from the computers to learn other things.

This year, I want to take programming to the next level with my kids and dive into physical computing with the Micro:Bit.

With Micro:Bit, my students will be able to use their coding skills to create and control things in the real world. I want them to be able to complete cool projects such as making a light up interactive game, make musical instruments, and much much more!

With Micro:bits, my students will also be able to move beyond the beginner block programming language and begin to learn real world programming languages such as Javascript and Python. I want them to have real-world skills that they can apply when they leave school, and I want them to realize that technology can be incorporated in any subject, from math, to literature, to the arts. Let's get CREATIVE!

Ms. Martin Science Leadership Academy Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

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

180 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
micro:bit club 10 Pack Retail Bundle Box • AKJ Education $142.00 3 $426.00

Materials cost

$426.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$462.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.60

Total project goal

$543.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $543.99

1 Donor

-$462.39

Donations toward project cost

-$462.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$81.60

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 $0.00

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