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Mrs. Lau from Elmhurst, NY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tinkering Does the Mind Good

Help me give my students fun and educational tinker toys that will help them hone their problem solving skills!

  • $995 goal

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My Project

This year, we have a group of students that are quick learners with creative minds. They are quick to grasp concepts and eager to apply them in their own ways. In this first full week of school, I have watched students build with folded post-its and deconstruct pens to analyze each part. Curiosity and creativity runs wild in our class and I would love to harness it through STEAM tools and toys.

Please help us sharpen our computational thinking skills by allowing us to use these tinker toys during our enrichment time.

Students will be able to bring their creations to life, test/evaluate their models, and debug any issues they come across as they go.

Problem solving skills and computational thinking skills are an integral part of our everyday lives. Please help us hone these skills and get ready for the future by providing us with the opportunity to create and solve a variety of problems.

Mrs. Lau PS 7 Academy Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Elmhurst, NY 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

60 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Osmo - Coding Starter Kit for iPhone & iPad-3 Educational Learning Games-Ages 5-10+ Learn to Code, Basics Puzzles-STEM Toy-Logic, Fundamentals(Osmo iPad/iPhone Base Included) • Amazon Business $93.60 3 $280.80
Snap Circuits� Jr. 100-in-1 • AKJ Education $35.04 6 $210.24
Sphero Mini Activity Kit: App-Enabled Programmable Robot Ball with 55 Piece Construction Set - STEM Educational Toy for Kids Ages 5 & Up - Drive, Game & Code Play & Edu App • Amazon Business $92.00 2 $184.00
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Magnetic Marble Run - 150-Piece STEM Building Set for Kids & Adults with Magnetic Track & Trick Pieces & Marbles for Building A Marble Maze, STEM Project (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Iris WeatherPro 46 Qt. Latch Lid Storage Bin, Clear, Each (110455) • Quill.com $32.99 1 $32.99
ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run Brain Game and STEM Toy for Boys and Girls Age 8 and Up: Toy of the Year Award Winner • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
DK Workbooks: Coding in Scratch: Projects Workbook • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10

Materials cost

$803.11

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$845.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.15

Total project goal

$994.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $994.31

6 Donors

-$495.68

Donations toward project cost

-$423.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.85

match offer

-$495.68

Match offer toward project cost

-$421.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.94

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 $0.00

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