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Mrs. Bates from Marquette, MI is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Robotics Like Never Before

Help me give my students the opportunity to store their robot supplies and parts by funding the heavy duty storage cabinet!

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My Students

My students are part of a robotics team. The club serves middle school students in my school, other neighboring middle schools, as well as home school students. This group of students is special because they apply the six core principles (discovery, innovation, impact, inclusion, teamwork, and fun) of the FIRST Tech Challenge in Michigan as they "create, engineer, and inspire" each other as well as other teams.

When students are given the opportunity to create something interactive that they think is cool, their engagement levels increase, and they retain more information.

You might be surprised at the things kids can create when given the right information and tools.

My Project

Our middle school robotics team as well as the 5/6 grade classroom is actively involved in the FIRST robotics competitions. Learning how to program a robot as well as build a robot benefit students in many ways. For instance, programming is often too complex for most students to grasp. Robotics is a simpler and more tangible introduction to programming. Robotics is a production-based learning module. Students have the opportunity to create something tangible and make it perform the actions that they program it to do. Not a lot of fields combine creativity with engineering and technology—robotics does.

When students are introduced to robotics in their school years, they can discover many interests and talents that they may have.

Robotics in schools can help students turn their frustration into creativity and innovation. This is a valuable life lesson that teaches our students perseverance and determination when faced with challenges.

Having a Heavy Duty Storage Cabinet will allow the students to store the parts and/or robots as they build and program.

Mrs. Bates North Star Montessori Academy Grades 6-8

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Marquette, MI View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TK29094287T Heavy Duty Storage Cabinet Gray 42 H X 36 W X 24 D Assembled • Grainger $553.98 1 $553.98

Materials cost

$553.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$592.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.52

Total project goal

$696.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $696.81

3 Donors

-$646.81

Donations toward project cost

-$549.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$97.02

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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