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Mrs. Tinseth from Salem, OR is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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S.T.E.M Learning for Life Space Edition

Help me give my students a STEM project kit for our space unit.

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My Students

My class is full of brilliant 6 year-olds ready to take on the world. They come in with little knowledge and will come out reading in two languages. My first graders are in a Dual Language Spanish/English Program.

Approximately 50% of my students come from native Spanish speaking homes, while the other 50% are from native English speaking homes.

Every day, 90% of the instruction is in Spanish. As we strive to learn the target language, we also introduce English into our day. We follow all the standards for the Common Core State Standards, but they learn primarily in Spanish in first grade. About half of my class receives free or reduced-price lunch and could use extra help in all areas.

My Project

These items will used for STEM kits to do with the class, but at home during distance learning. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. One of the most important things when doing a STEM project is allowing the students to explore, question, try their ideas, fail, correct and learn from others. This kit will provide the supplies for each student to explore making an Astronaut, Rocket, Space Capsule and Lunar Landing. The students will have some exploration time before instruction starts. During our online instruction, students will have the opportunity to share their ideas and show their work as they try to come up with the solution.

Exploration, trial and error, and giving students the chance to problem solve are some of the most important aspects in STEM learning.

The IF/THEN Collection of STEM scientists, collections and women in STEM related professions helped inspire this project. We have a great opportunity to examine other scientists and their ideas to spark their imagination. Parents will be given specific instructions to guide, but not do the work for the student. This way the student can have productive struggle which in turn grows their cognitive development. Who knows, maybe by supporting this project, you will be helping grow the next bilingual scientist!

Mrs. Tinseth Myers Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Salem, OR View local requests

More than half 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

20 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lehoo Castle Building Toys for 6-8 Year Old, Lunar Space Station Space Shuttle Building Kit Including Astronaut, Rocket, Space Capsule and Lunar Lander, STEM Toys for Boys and Girls, New 2020 (109pcs) • Amazon Business $16.99 20 $339.80

Materials cost

$339.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$374.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.16

Total project goal

$441.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $441.06

6 Donors

-$220.53

Donations toward project cost

-$187.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.08

match offer

-$220.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$187.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.08

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 $0.00

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