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

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Space-Themed Legos for CS Unit - NASA Simulator Exploration

Help me give my students Space Based Legos for a Computer Science Unit exploring The Eyes on the Solar System 3D simulator from NASA.

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  • $340 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

I teach AP Computer Science, an Arizona State University Cloud Computing Course, and Intro to Programming to high school seniors. My students have really responded to the curricula, and we have increased our level of participation in these courses over the last 8 years. After our capstone project in Intro to Programming [Creating Animated Short Films in JavaScript] and after the AP Computer Science Principles Test in APCSP, I leveraged a unit focused on Technology in Space, and we spent time exploring NASA simulations. I am hoping to further improve this unit with space-themed Legos.

The space theme to these lego sets will improve engagement and enhance the overall theme of the unit around space, exploration, and technology, and Lego-based unplugged activities mixed into this unit will be incredibly beneficial for my students.

We take tours of the robust 3D simulator, Eyes on our Solar System, which was developed by NASA, and we consider how programmers constructed this incredible tool. Students actively dissect and discuss the way programmers use key concepts like sequence, selection, iteration, encapsulation, abstraction, functions, objects, output, and user-input in this amazing program. I believe engagement and understanding of these concepts will stem from student Lego modeling, allowing students to consider and create protocols and, in turn, to play with the key CS concepts like modularity and decomposition. These sets will also be beneficial in helping my students engage in the iterative design process in a different way, beyond usual software development.

These Lego sets will be accessible to all of my students, including my ENL students and students with IEPs, giving them all an enhanced level of engagement in analyzing content choice and programming structures and scripts, and enabling physical experiences with key CS concepts. Thank you for your time and consideration!

Mr. McCoy South Bronx Preparatory School Grades 9-12

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Nearly all 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

120 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Classic Space Mission 11022 Building Set; Includes 10 Space Toy Mini Builds in 1 Playset for Ages 5+ (1,700 Pieces) • Amazon Business $79.99 1 $79.99
LEGO Star Wars Luke Skywalker's X-Wing Fighter 75301 Building Toy Set - Princess Leia Minifigure, R2-D2 Droid Figure, Jedi Spaceship from The Classic Trilogy Movies, Great Gift for Kids, Boys, Girls • Amazon Business $73.25 1 $73.25
LEGO Disney Pixar's Lightyear XL-15 Spaceship 76832 Buildable Model - Outer Space Toy with Buzz Minifigure, Sox The Cat Figure, Movie Inspired Set for Kid's Action and Imaginative Play Ages 8+ • Amazon Business $44.90 1 $44.90
LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 Building Toy Set, Toy Storage Solution for Home or Classrooms, Interactive Building Toy for Kids, Boys, and Girls • Amazon Business $33.12 1 $33.12
LEGO Classic Gray Baseplate Square 48x48 Stud Foundation to Build, Play, and Display Brick Creations, Great for City Streets, Castle, and Mountain Scenes, 11024 • Amazon Business $11.59 2 $23.18

Materials cost

$254.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$288.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.87

Total project goal

$339.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $339.13

2 Donors

-$167.51

Donations toward project cost

-$163.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

match offer

-$146.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$124.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.97

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.15

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 $0.00

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