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

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STEAM Explorations - Grades K to 5

Help me give my students the ability to extend the use of our current STEAM resources with add-ons like Puzzlets for Dash and a Roller Coaster Building Set to increase computational thinking.

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My Students

My K-to-5 elementary school is in Bronx, New York. The students come from low income families and are disadvantaged.

Our school lunch program serves 98% of our total students.

The population is 95% Hispanic with the remainder African American and Asian Pacific.

Most of our students have no access to computers or any other technology. We have implemented a STEAM program which includes computer science at the school giving them access to computers and various creative materials at least two times a week.

We want to make it easier for our students to complete programming projects by completing them in a flexible seating classroom.

My Project

The use of robots is almost a daily activity in my classroom, especially in math. Using the workshop model in math, students solve math problems then code their robots to travel to the correct answer. Using Puzzlet kits will allow the younger grades (K to 2) to use current robots with hands-on activities without the necessity for iPads.

STEAM kits allow the students to build technological structures using provided materials, and later they will replicate building the structures using recycled materials.

This will allow them to apply the technological knowledge they acquired to demonstrate their understanding of the Engineering Design Process.

Ms. Crouss Fuentes School of Science & Discovery Grades PreK-2

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.

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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

120 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Puzzlets for Dash • AKJ Education $89.00 3 $267.00
STEM EXPLORATIONS ROLLER COASTER BUILDING SET • AKJ Education $40.49 3 $121.47
INTRO TO STRUCTURES BRIDGES • AKJ Education $35.99 3 $107.97

Materials cost

$496.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$533.89

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.22

Total project goal

$628.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $628.11

5 Donors

-$307.88

Donations toward project cost

-$272.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.68

match offer

-$307.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$261.69

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.36

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 $0.00

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