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Mr. Proto from New York, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Racing Towards a Better STEM Education

Help me give my students STEM materials so they can build race cars using PlusPlus blocks to help them study force and motion.

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My Students

The students at our public school come from diverse backgrounds and have had a variety of life experiences.

One thing that unites all of them is a love of hands-on learning.

As the STEM teacher at the school I get the chance to provide them all with a variety of challenging physical activities to help foster their problem solving and teamwork skills.

My Project

As the STEM teacher for every grade in my school, I strive to bring challenging hands-on activities into each classroom so that students can build grit, teamwork skills, and improve their problem solving abilities.

These materials will enable my students to design and test their own race cars while learning about force, motion, and the engineering process.

as well as learning about force and motion, my students will test different car builds in order to learn about data collection and analysis.

PlusPlus is an amazing building tool that can be used for many other activities besides this one project. Their durability ensures that they won't just be beneficial to my students this year but for years to come.

Along with the PlusPlus for building race cars, I am asking for magnetic building sticks so that students can design a race course and the index cards and pipe cleaners will be used to build towers and skyscrapers.

Mr. Proto PS/MS 278 - Paula Hedbavny School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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New York, NY View local requests

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

250 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PLUS PLUS - GO! Educational Tub - 2600 Pieces / 10 Chassis / 40 Wheels - Construction Building Stem / Steam Toy, Interlocking Mini Puzzle Blocks for Kids • Amazon Business $149.99 1 $149.99
Veatree 160 Pcs Magnetic Building Sticks Blocks Toys, Magnet Educational Toys Magnetic Blocks Sticks Stacking Toys Set for Kids and Adult, Non-Toxic Building Toy 3D Puzzle with Storage Bag • Amazon Business $21.80 4 $87.20
Charles Leonard CHL65490 Chenille 12" Stems, Assorted Colors, Pack of 1000 • Amazon Business $13.29 3 $39.87
Oxford 31EE Ruled Index Cards, 3" x 5", White, 1,000 Cards (10 Packs of 100) (31) • Amazon Business $11.48 3 $34.44
12 Packs Black Blank Canvas Makeup Cosmetic Bags Pouch with Zipper, 8.3×5.9 inch Pencil Pen Pouch Case for DIY Craft (Black) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$324.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$359.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.42

Total project goal

$422.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $422.78

5 Donors

-$211.39

Donations toward project cost

-$179.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.71

match offer

-$211.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$179.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.71

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