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Mrs. Melissa Smith from Spooner, WI is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEM Students Create and Design

Help me give my students foam tape, a microscope, glue gun, and other materials to create, design, and take their STEM skills as far as they want!

  • $436 goal

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My Project

My students are always ready to try something new and because of that, I want to be a better teacher every day. I am teaching four sections of STEM classes at four different grade levels in our middle school. My classes are STEM, Robotics, Digital Applications, and Pre-engineering design. I am loving all the unique learning that is happening. My last quarter of STEM has been filled with robotics, designing, planning, creating, building, critical thinking and so much more!

Design is a universal language where students can be as creative as they would like.

I want my students to be able to take designing as far as they want to.

The keychain supplies, 3D printing tools, and microscope will be used in our 8th grade Fab Lab stations. The hot glue guns and PlayDoh will be used weekly in my fifth grade STEM class as they solve the many STEM challenges this quarter, and will be used for my sixth grade students to create their robotics obstacle courses.

The different tacks will be used to better organize supplies that we use every day. Thank you for investing in my classroom and my students!

Our school includes over sixty percent free or reduced-price lunch recipients. Together our community, parents, and staff work to get us everything we need. I am so grateful to have wonderful people like you also partnering with us to help get our students everything they so deserve.

Mrs. Melissa Smith Spooner Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

120 students impacted 17donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
3M Double Coated Urethane Foam Tape 4032, 1" x 5 yards, Indoor Mounting, Bonding, and Attaching • Amazon Business $23.84 3 $71.52
AmScope M150C-I 40X-1000X All-Metal Optical Glass Lenses Cordless LED Student Biological Compound Microscope • Amazon Business $65.69 1 $65.69
Surebonder Cordless Hot Glue Gun, High Temperature, Full Size, 60W, 50% More Power - Sturdily Bonds Metal, Wood, Ceramics, Leather & Other Strong Materials (Specialty Series CL-800F) • Amazon Business $16.84 2 $33.68
Play-Doh Modeling Compound 36 Pack Case of Colors, Non-Toxic, Assorted Colors, 3 Oz Cans (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $24.24 1 $24.24
PH PandaHall 20 Color Satin Rattail Cord String 2mm Nylon Satin Silk Cord Chinese Knotting Cord Beading String for Braided Necklace Friendship Bracelet Macramé Dream Catchers Braid Hair 200 Yards • Amazon Business $23.09 1 $23.09
CRAFTSMAN Pliers, 6-Piece Mini Set with Pouch (CMHT81716) • Amazon Business $21.98 1 $21.98
CraZy TACKz 96 Tacks - 2 in 1 Push pin Hook tack - Push pins Thumb Tacks New Invention Hang 100's of Items Interior or Exterior Decor at Home School Office DIY for Party or Holiday (96pc) • Amazon Business $19.57 1 $19.57
Hygloss Products ABC Wood Beads - Bright Colored Wooden Alphabet Craft Letter Beads - 10mm, 225 Pack (8906) • Amazon Business $18.46 1 $18.46
30 Pieces Push Pins Clips, Bulldog Clips with Thumb Tacks for School Artworks Projects on Cork Board, Photos Documents on Bulletin Board, No Holes for The Paper on Cubicle Walls (Black) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Whaline 700Pcs Wood Beads Initial 26 Letters Beads and 0-9 Numbers Natural Wood Craft Beads 10mm Square Alphabet Beads Wooden Loose Letter Beads Cube Beads for Jewelry Making DIY Projects Decoration • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
PAXCOO 200Pcs Split Key Rings Bulk for Keychain and Crafts (25mm) • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
IPXEAD 120PCS Premium Swivel Lanyard Snap Hook with Key Rings, Metal Hooks Keychain Hooks for Lanyard Key Rings Crafting(Silver) • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
WXBOOM 100pcs 10mm Colorful Craft Beads for Jewelry Making Round Clay Beads Bulk Assorted Pattern Handmade Loose Beads for DIY Bracelets Making • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$334.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$369.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.29

Total project goal

$435.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $435.28

15 Donors

-$430.29

Donations toward project cost

-$369.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.99

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