STEM Grants

Hydroponic Farming

Higgins Elementary
3rd Grade
$825.44

Science students are becoming farmers--but it’s all indoors! This hydroponic system uses water and sponges to grow plants instead of soil. You all will learn how to plant, grow and harvest tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers and more! You’ll learn about structures and functions of plants while you learn how to farm.

Boosting Learning with Rocketbooks

Holloway 6th Grade School
$2,130.36

Through the use of Rocketbooks, Beacons and Thinkboards, students are able to bridge the gap between home and school. From anywhere, students and parents can utilize teacher information, classroom collaboration, and student work, giving them the ability to revisit classroom content in order to anchor information into long-term memory.

The Glowforge: Opening New Levels of Creativity

Whitehouse Jr. High
Makerspace
$3,490.00

The Glowforge is a beginner-friendly, low-cost, laser cutter and engraver that allows the creation and manufacturing of just about anything. It works with a very large assortment of materials that are locally available. With this device, students can make plaques and acrylic rewards and all it costs is the price of the materials.