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Ms. Ormsbee from Staten Island, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sparking Student Interest In STEM Careers

Help me give my students the Elementary Earth Science and Space E-book collection and other great books to help them experience outer space while learning about the different roles of diverse females who help make it all possible!

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My Students

Building connections between old and new knowledge helps enlighten and enhance learning. Classroom discussions help broaden my students' knowledge base about the topics and ideas we're studying. Although my students attend a Title I school, they love working together, discussing new topics, as well as making connections between what they're learning and the real world.

My students range in abilities and languages spoken--they are diverse learners who need a variety of teaching strategies to help them learn.

My students come to school eager to learn from various living situations such as single parents, foster homes, homeless shelters, or extended family living.

Despite their varying home lives, they come to school with a zest for learning.

My Project

There is so much we don't know about space and each day scientists and engineers are making new discoveries! Using the videos in the IF/THEN collection, I'm going to focus specifically on Diana Trujillo and Tammy Ma. First and foremost, students are going to see that the life paths of these women are very different. My students will pay attention to the life experiences of these women and how they can use the advice given in their own lives. This shows the students that dreams are often challenged, and through hard work, grit, and determination, there is something more out there for them.

My students crave information about the unknown and how things work; and when they see problems, they try to come up with solutions to fix them.

Using the collections of e-books, paperback books about Dr. Mae Jemison, and the IF/THEN videos about Diana Trujillo and Tammy Ma, they can see how real people solve problems, especially women from diverse backgrounds.

Students will research the different jobs each woman has--aerospace engineer, plasma physicist, and chemical engineer to learn about their jobs' importance to the world, to science, and technology. They will also research other jobs, like: mechanical engineers, civil engineers, environmental engineers and technicians, cartographers, information security analysts, and robotics technicians.

Using the videos, the digital and paper resources, as well as the research on the different careers, students will identify a problem in their country or the world. Once the problem is identified, students will work independently or as a team to determine which job would work best to solve the problem. Students will design a plan to solve the problem as an engineer, technician, analyst, scientist, or cartographer and begin testing their plans to experience that role, as well as examine the different outcomes.

Ms. Ormsbee PS 13 M L Lindemeyer Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Ormsbee

Staten Island, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

65 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elementary Earth Science and Space Collection 2018 (E-book (single use*)) • Britannica Digital Learning $693.95 1 $693.95
Mae Among the Stars • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
You Should Meet Collector's Set • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Science Comics: Robots and Drones • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Mars Science Lab Engineer Diana Trujillo • AKJ Education $4.25 2 $8.50
DK findout! Robots • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
How We Are Smart • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99
The Mighty Mars Rovers • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
A Math Journey through Space • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
You Wouldn't Want to Be on Apollo 13! • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
Cars on Mars • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
The 100 Year Starship • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Discovering New Planets • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Mae Jemison • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34
Women Space Pioneers • AKJ Education $3.00 1 $3.00

Materials cost

$800.75

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$848.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.78

Total project goal

$998.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $998.54

3 Donors

-$499.27

Donations toward project cost

-$424.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.89

match offer

-$499.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$424.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.89

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