You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Sandell from Piermont, NH is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Sandell is requesting

Mini Robots for Major Learning

My students need 15 solar robot kits.

  • $523 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

This amazing class loves a challenge. These 5th and 5th graders have been working on weekly “challenges” this year using simple materials from our classroom, like newspaper and tape. Their solutions have been remarkable. And they beg for a new challenge every week.

These students are vibrant thinkers, experimenters, builders, creators, readers, writers.

They are from a small rural school in northern New Hampshire. Our total school population is 70 students, grades K-8. Our combined 5th and 6th grade class has 15 curious minds and 15 unique personalities. I wish you could hear our ethical discussions about technology; not only are these students amazed by the possibilities of technology, they are already cautious about its impact. I would like to give them an opportunity to take on a more sophisticated challenge using “real” materials that gives them the opportunity to develop their scientific and problem solving skills on a more substantial level. Just because these students are from a little school does not mean they cannot make big changes if they have the skills and the confidence. I believe this project can help provide both those things. I believe these children offer hope for our future

My Project

I would like to provide each of these future engineers (and possibly politicians) with solar robot kits from which they can build 14 different robotic creatures. These kits will challenge the students in a progressive way. First students will build something that is difficult for them. There are two levels of skills in this kit, so they can start simple and proceed from there. Then, students will be required to use the robots to test "real" student generated questions by conducting controlled scientific studies.They will have to "publish" their findings. I can hardly wait to see the questions these creative, curious minds come up with to test.

This would be quite a step up from our newspaper and tape challenges.

Our classroom will be bursting with enthusiasm. Students will be developing their thinking, processing, investigating, and creative skills, as well as learning about how simple robots work, and about the potential of solar energy. They are amazing kids, and this would be an amazing opportunity for them.

Ms. Sandell
Grades 6-8

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Sandell is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
OWI 14-in-1 Solar Robot • Amazon $27.21 15 $408.15

Materials cost

$408.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$444.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.40

Total project goal

$522.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $522.67

8 Donors

-$337.67

Donations toward project cost

-$287.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.65

match offer

-$185.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$157.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.75

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Sandell and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NH","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/mini-robots-for-major-learning/1481390/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":15,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Sandell","isEquityFocus":false,"proposalHash":"186154848","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Piermont","teachersOnPage":[2788150],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":1481390,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"2788150":{"owner":"Ms. Sandell","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[1481390],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-1_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":20543602,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MjUzOTcyMw==","MjgwNjUyNw==","MjgwNzM3Nw==","MjgwNjc0Mg==","MTcwMzY5NQ==","Mjc2NzgzNA==","MjgwNzA3Nw==","MjgwNjMzMg==","MjgwNjM2Nw=="],"teacherId":2788150,"schoolCounty":"Grafton","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NH","name":"New Hampshire"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.