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Mrs. Meacham from Brussels, WI is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sticking to Classroom Essentials

Help me give my students STEAM classroom basic essentials that will help them cut plastic and help keep their innovations together.

  • $404 goal

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My Students

Our rural elementary STEAM students in grades K-5 love visiting our STEAM class every week for 60 minutes. It is the perfect space for hands-on learning that integrates science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.

We start our class reconnecting with one another, learning about the day's challenge/activity and expectations, and participating in a conversation that aims to inspire teams.

Traditionally, once students have learned about the day's challenge, they form teams and start brainstorming solutions. Using materials available in our room they work through the Engineering Design Process to work out their solution. However, this year we will physically distance when working.

My Project

As elementary engineers, we're always on the hunt for a better way to manage some of the materials we use. We have a hard time cutting plastic recyclables. Our Canary Cutters and scissors are not safe, proper tools to use for the job.

After researching for better methods, we discovered that a Dremel tool would help with this task!

Adding a Dremel tool to our classroom would help us to safely work with plastic recyclables and also enable us to work with our 3D prints as well (sand, cut, engrave).

In addition to cutting, we use resources to help keep our projects together (tape and glue). The duct tape and glue sticks are materials we've found that work well for our projects. We go through a lot of hot glue gun sticks and tape, so these two materials would benefit all students in our classroom!

Mrs. Meacham Southern Door Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Brussels, WI View local requests

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

431 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dremel 8220-2/28 12-Volt Max Cordless Rotary Tool with 28 Accessories • Amazon Business $129.65 1 $129.65
12 Pack Duct Tape, Tear by Hand Design, Silver, Strong 7.3mil Thickness, Designed for Home and Office Use with Commercial Grade Strength, 60 Yard Length, 720 Total Yards • Amazon Business $46.99 2 $93.98
AdTech 220-345-5 Hot Glue Sticks 4 Inch Mini Size, Net Weight - 5 lbs • Amazon Business $21.08 4 $84.32

Materials cost

$307.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$342.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.45

Total project goal

$403.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $403.02

2 Donors

-$188.28

Donations toward project cost

-$182.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.74

match offer

-$188.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$160.03

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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