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Ms. Williams from Houston, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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S.T.E.M. Love !

Help me give my students Intro to Simple Machines kits, Wheels, Axels, and Inclined Planes, Pulley Drives, and more.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Williams's classroom raised $442

This project is fully funded

My Students

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mr. Emerson's quote reminded me to blaze my own trail for my students.

During this pandemic I had to implement paper-based work for some of my students that didn't have technology, therefore I mailed certain lessons to them to ensure they were getting the necessary subjects I needed the to grasp for next year. As for my other students, I created (Google Classroom) for my other students that had technology at home. This was a trying time for my students but they were resilient and willing to continue their learning.

My Project

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light." Aristotle

Even though we had some dark days due to COVID-19, I always found the light in my students' faces.

It's crucial for my students and I to have these resources in order, to assist them to grasp the concepts and skills of S.T.E.M. First, I will create a model the lesson exhibiting how I created a simple pulley system using items around my home then, my students will experiment with making on their own simple machine with basic supplies with their homes. This lesson will expose them to think outside the box on how to plan and design their simple machine. This S.T.E.M. project will be is important for my students development during this upcoming school year.

My goal for my students will always be to disseminate and to facilitate information for educational growth. These S.T.E.M. kits will be essential to my future engineer.

Ms. Williams Burrus Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
INTRO TO SIMPLE MACHINES WHEELS, AXLES & INCLINED PLANES • AKJ Education $35.99 2 $71.98
Levers and Linkages • AKJ Education $26.24 2 $52.48
Gears & Worm Drives • AKJ Education $26.24 2 $52.48
Cams & Cranks • AKJ Education $26.24 2 $52.48
Pulley Drives • AKJ Education $26.24 2 $52.48
Wheels, Axels, & Inclined Planes • AKJ Education $26.24 2 $52.48

Materials cost

$334.38

Vendor shipping charges

$6.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$375.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.25

Total project goal

$441.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$441.65

3 Donors

-$220.82

Donations toward project cost

-$187.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.12

match offer

-$220.82

Match offer toward project cost

-$187.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.12

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$0.00

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