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Mrs. Nicolaus from Mc Cool Junction, NE is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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More Students Exploring Robotics and Coding

Help me give my students additional LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Kits to explore robotics and coding.

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My Students

Our K-12 school creates many opportunities for students to interact with others in many different grade levels. Older students can help the younger students as teacher aides or during extracurricular events with confidence, even if they struggle with grade-level content. Younger students get to see older students being positive role models and often receive more individualized attention with the smaller group size made possible by the additional help.

It is very beneficial when students are given the opportunity to collaborate with other students, especially those in a different grade level.

Robotics and coding is one new opportunity that we as a school are actively pursuing to provide more opportunities for collaboration among students as well as a hands-on approach to STEM. My math club students are extremely excited by this prospect and are eager to collaborate with other students using their LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robotic kits.

My Project

Our junior high math club recently received a LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit. The students love experimenting with the robots and are eager to share what they are learning with other students. For example, the third grade students were recently introduced to coding, and the math club is building a robot for the third grade students to code. One high school student with previous robotics experience discovered we received the kit and was eager to work with my students to help them build and code more extensive robots. Several other students have seen the kits and expressed interest in working with the robots as well.

With so much interest in robotics and coding, I simply cannot supply all students with the resources they need to pursue their passion.

Similar to Mr. York's "RVR Controllers for Women in STEM Project", I am seeking to encourage engagement in STEM for all of my students, especially women and those whose families have a lower socioeconomic background. As the math club students (most of which are female) begin to build more advanced robots, it would be very beneficial to have multiple kits so they can work in smaller groups and more students can access this opportunity. This will allow for a more hands-on approach to keep them motivated while encouraging team-work and problem-solving.

I am also looking forward to sharing several of the IF/THEN resources with these students. I believe Verdi Verma's showcase will encourage all of the students, especially when coupled with a challenge to build a robot that performs some actions the Mars Rover can. I believe the profiles of Ritu Raman and Sydney Hamiliton will also provide encouragement for students to challenge their preconceptions about careers in STEM and to continue working toward their goals.

Mrs. Nicolaus McCool Junction School Grades 6-8

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Mc Cool Junction, NE View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set and Transformer • LEGO Education $429.95 3 $1,289.85
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Expansion Set • LEGO Education $124.95 1 $124.95
Transformer 10V DC V37 • LEGO Education $34.95 3 $104.85

Materials cost

$1,519.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $91.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$22.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,663.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$293.58

Total project goal

$1,957.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,957.20

4 Donors

-$502.16

Donations toward project cost

-$463.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.84

match offer

-$1,412.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$1,200.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$211.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$42.92

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