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Mrs. Vasquez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEAM: Gearing Up!

Help me give my students magnetic gears to be use for STEM activities.

  • $225 goal

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Mrs. Vasquez has another project! Donate to Gear Up Part 2! to help her classroom.

$229 - complete this project and be a hero

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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

Recently, there has been a push to teach STEAM and robotics in the upper grades in elementary schools. Many would agree that teachers need to teach physical science basics before they teach complex topics. However, hands-on material makes teaching complex topics like robotics fun and easy to comprehend. I know that my students will be better students and will be able to comprehend science more, after they are exposed to the requested hands-on science supplies. I have requested LAKESHORE Jumbo Magnetic Gears to begin our unit on simple tools and gadgets. I can assure you that my students will enhance their learning because these supplies will be innovative, engaging, and motivating. My students will have resources that will teach them exciting, hands-on lessons in electronics. The resources have components that combine with each other to create working circuit boards just like the ones found inside TVs, radios, and other devices. The resources will teach my students how to build simple electric machines.

Mrs. Vasquez Magnolia Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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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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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lakeshore Jumbo Magnetic Gears • Lakeshore Learning Materials $139.00 1 $139.00

Materials cost

$139.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.95

Sales tax

 $12.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$190.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.66

Total project goal

$224.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $224.41

2 Donors

-$191.50

Donations toward project cost

-$190.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$32.91

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 $0.00

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