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Mrs. Head from Alameda, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEM in the Library: Building Bridges, Building Empathy

My students need a variety of building materials to build bridges (and more!) and books to build understanding and empathy.

  • $788 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come to the school Library Media Center and Maker Space once a week. They are very appreciative of opportunities to read, tinker, build, and express their creativity.

I have curious, caring, and cooperative students who are hungry for hands-on opportunities to read, create, and make the world a better place.

My students come from many different countries from around the world and dozens of home languages are spoken. They are very caring about each other and their environment.

My Project

In our library maker space, students will have opportunities to learn about and build bridge structures with a wide variety of materials while practicing the engineering design process. After reading the story of how P.T. Barnum paraded elephants across the new Brooklyn Bridge to prove its strength in "Twenty One Elephants," students will be challenged to use materials such as cups, popsicle sticks, toothpicks, and straws to build bridges that can hold 21 elephant counters. Older students will also be challenged to learn about and build different kinds of bridges with K'Nex and Engino bridge building sets. Living on an island in a bay, students will also have opportunities to investigate the many bridges around them, giving them a better sense of place and understanding how humans have modified their environment.

This year I will focus on building bridges - both literal and figurative - in the library media center.

Reading literature has been shown to improve empathy. "Strictly No Elephants" and "I'm Like You, You're Like Me" are two additions to our growing library collection of books that help us build bridges of empathy and understanding.

Mrs. Head
Grades 3-5
    More than a third 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

    This project will reach 370 students.

    12 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LEGO Creative Tower Building Kit XXL 1600 Pieces 10664 • Amazon Business $169.99 1 $169.99
Engino Discovering STEM Structures Constructions & Bridges Construction Kit • Amazon Business $32.31 3 $96.93
K'NEX Education Intro to Structures Bridges Set for Kid of Grades 3-5, 207-Pieces • Amazon Business $29.98 3 $89.94
Learning Resources Wild About Animals Jungle Counters • Amazon Business $18.99 2 $37.98
SOLO Cup Company Plastic Party Cold Cups, 16 oz, Clear, 100 pack • Amazon Business $11.03 3 $33.09
Pipe Cleaners 2000 Pieces (12" long, 6mm diameter). Box of 20 Colors x 100 Chinelle Pipe Cleaners Per Color. Crafting Supply, Christmas Gift, or Surprise Present. Trader Street (TS11433) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Assorted Colors Smoothie Straws, Pack of 100 Pieces • Amazon Business $5.89 5 $29.45
Loew Cornell 1021253 Woodsies Jumbo Craft Sticks (2-Pack, 300 each) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Puzzled Golden Gate Bridge Pre-Colored 3-D Wooden Puzzle Construction Kit - Famous Sites / Buldings Theme - Affordable Gift For Kids and Adults - Item #C1401 • Amazon Business $15.60 1 $15.60
Twenty-One Elephants • Amazon Business $15.21 1 $15.21
I'm Like You, You're Like Me: A Book About Understanding and Appreciating Each Other • Amazon Business $13.69 1 $13.69
Strictly No Elephants • Amazon Business $9.44 1 $9.44
Good Old Values Bamboo Toothpicks, Pack of 1000 • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Building Bridges (Young Engineers) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95
Building Bridges (Young Engineers) • Amazon Business $4.95 1 $4.95

Materials cost

$578.19

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $52.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$669.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.19

Total project goal

$787.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $787.95

11 Donors

-$787.95

Donations toward project cost

-$669.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$118.19

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