Help me give my students foam sheets, kitchen towels, foil sheets, pom poms, craft sticks, painter tape, plastic pitchers, aluminum roasting pans, a spatula, a ladle, wooden clothespins, and storybooks to help them solve a real-world problem: pollution.
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Kindergarten is a year full of excitement and discovery. My students are learning how to navigate school while navigating a second language. Reading, writing, adding, subtracting, number bonds, volume, habitats, the sun's effect on the Earth, and plant and animal needs are just a few of the concepts my students learn at the age of five or six.
Despite their limited school experience and young age, it is important to get my students excited about STEM now.
My students come to school ready to internalize every new bit of information they can, but it is important for them to be engaged in their learning in order to retain the numerous concepts they are learning.
My Project
While the old way of teaching concentrated on a teacher-centered approach where students learned everything they had to know through textbooks, there has been a shift in educational practices that encourage us to offer more student-led learning opportunities in our classroom. In order to pique my students' interest in STEM fields, such as engineering, environmental science, architecture, etc., it is important to introduce these careers in an engaging manner.
My students will become environmental engineers as they work to save a (rubber) duck from a polluted pond.
They are currently learning about living things, and soon they will explore animal habitats and ecosystems, our impact on the environment, and environmental leadership as they engineer their own trash collectors.
Students will be presented with their own polluted pond (a roasting pan filled with water and pom poms to represent trash) and wind-up duck. Using household items, such as: aluminum foil, ladles, spatulas, clothespins, kitchen towels, and foam sheets, students will create trash collectors to clear the pond of pollution as quickly and efficiently as possible. They will then write a letter about and send pictures of their invention to inform other environmental scientists about their design.
Through early exposure to STEM, I hope to spark my students' innate curiosity in real-world issues and equip them with the tools necessary to begin to tackle some of the problems affecting our environment on their own.
More than half 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
Fig & Leaf (20 Pack) Premium Full-Size Deep Steam Table Pans 21" x 13" x 3.2” – Disposable Chafing Pan l 59 Gauge l Top Baker’s Choice Aluminum Foil for Roasting Potluck Reheating Catering Party BBQ
• Amazon Business
$31.99
1
$31.99
Plastic, Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)
• Amazon Business
$30.65
1
$30.65
Bates- Painters Tape, 0.7 inch Paint Tape, 3 Pack of Painter Tape, Painting Tape, Masking Tape, Blue Masking Tape, Painting Supplies, Wall Safe Tape, Paint Tape, Blue Painter Tape, Tape for Drop Cloth
• Amazon Business
$8.99
3
$26.97
Reynolds Foodservice Aluminum Foil Sheets - 12 x 10.75 Inches, 500 Sheets
• Amazon Business
$19.90
1
$19.90
Rubermaid B01IDSBI9W Rubbermaid 2pk Classic Pitcher, Pack of 2 Colors, 1 Gallon, Red/Blue
• Amazon Business
$19.90
1
$19.90
Touch (200 Pack Large Wooden Clothespins Household Essential for Laundry Food Bag Sealing Crafts
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
STEM Bulletin Board Set
• Amazon Business
$14.69
1
$14.69
Zeppoli Wash Cloth Kitchen Towels, 24-Pack, 100% Natural Cotton Bath Towels, 12 x 12 Hand Towels, Commercial Grade Washcloth, Machine Washable Cleaning Rags, Wash Cloths for Bathroom
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Be an Ocean Hero! An Educational Story about Plastic: Why is plastic dangerous and how it ends up in Oceans
• Amazon Business
$12.99
1
$12.99
BEIHUI Swimming Water Wind Up Kids Baby Bath Toys Bathtub tub Duck Floating Animal Toys for Toddlers Boys Girls at 1 2 3 Years Old, 4 Pack
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
Tin Roof Crafts Deluxe Pom Poms in Hot Kaleidoscope Colors for Crafts and DIY Hobby Supplies, Large Bag, 324 Pompoms, 4 Different Sizes BONUS Googly eye package
• Amazon Business
$10.99
1
$10.99
Joseph Joseph 10117 Elevate Ladle Spoon Nylon with Integrated Tool Rest Cooking Utensil Kitchen Tool Silicone Handle Dishwasher Safe, Orange
• Amazon Business
$10.95
1
$10.95
Excellante Portion Controllers Cooking Spoon, 1 Piece Mold, 4 oz, Green Handle
• Amazon Business
$10.65
1
$10.65
Darice Foamies Foam Sheets Multipack – Assorted Vibrant Colors – Great for Craft Projects with Kids, Classrooms, Camps, Scouts, Parties – 6” x 9” Per Sheet, 40 Sheets Per Pack
• Amazon Business
$9.55
1
$9.55
Natural Wood Craft Sticks (Pack of 1,000)
• Amazon Business
$9.31
1
$9.31
Hygienic Solid Heat-Resistant Flexible Silicone Spatula, Black Non-stick Silicone Turner
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Materials cost
$259.50
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.89
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$293.39
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$51.77
Total project goal
$345.16
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$345.16
1 Donor
-$173.00
Donations toward project cost
-$147.05
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$25.95
match offer
-$172.16
Match offer toward project cost
-$146.34
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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