Find It Fund It Florida - Hillsborough Education Foundation
Build a Better Future Through Reading & STEM
- School:
- Heritage Elementary School
- Category:
- Stem
- Teacher/
Administrator: - Lori Hanson
- 104222
- Students Impacted:
- 530
- Grade Levels Impacted:
- K-5
- Date:
- July 15, 2024
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
Michael & Sylvia Pheneger - $363.41
Project Goal
The goal of this program is to engage students at all grade levels in STEM activities by igniting their imagination with fun and age-appropriate books and cooperative, hands-on design challenges.
Category
School-Wide, Grade-Level, Or Class Events/Programs - Parent Nights, Honor Roll Celebrations, EOY Events, etc.
How Project Benefits Students
The future is in the hands of our young children. We need them to be creative and innovative risk takers. By giving them opportunities in the classroom to listen to engaging read alouds and participate in exciting and unique design challenges, we not only foster a love of reading but we also encourage the development of creativity and innovation.
Each book will be accompanied by a list of ideas to use as STEM activities. Teachers at all grade levels will have access to the set of 19 books along with the activities and can utilize them during science, math, reading, or STEM instruction.
Expected Outcome(s)
Developing creativity and innovation allows children to think with a "science" mind. Expected outcomes include students' enhanced perception of themselves as scientists and innovators along with more excitement and engagement with the district's annual STEM Fair.
Additionally, expected outcomes include students gaining a heighten self-confidence when presented with challenges, increased social skills when working with peers, and the ability to extend and explore presented design challenges with their own variations. Because each challenge begins with a story, students will be able to "see" science in everyday situations and events.
Detailed Cost Summary
All funding covers the cost of the picture books listed.
Items
| # | Item Description | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building | $22.42 |
| 2 | Rosie Revere, Engineer | $21.39 |
| 3 | What Do You Do with an Idea? | $21.35 |
| 4 | The Most Magnificent Thing | $21.39 |
| 5 | Iggy Peck, Architect | $21.39 |
| 6 | If I Built a House | $9.62 |
| 7 | After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) | $20.32 |
| 8 | I Wanna New Room | $20.32 |
| 9 | Boxitects | $21.39 |
| 10 | Perfect Square | $21.39 |
| 11 | Made by Maxine | $19.25 |
| 12 | Pass go and Collect $200: The Real Story of How Monopoly Was Invented | $20.20 |
| 13 | Melia and Jo | $21.39 |
| 14 | How to Code a Rollercoaster | $20.32 |
| 15 | Twenty-One Elephants | $21.39 |
| 16 | The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest | $20.32 |
| 17 | Up the Creak | $8.55 |
| 18 | Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge | $21.39 |
| 19 | Your Place in the Universe | $9.62 |
| Total: | $363.41 |
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