2024-2025 Grants

Vernier Probe Initiative

Abington Middle School - Grade 8, 700+ students
Ed Steinhardt

These sensors, probes, and detectors will enhance teaching and learning in the 8th Grade science curriculum. Some instruments can be incorporated into the "Medical Detectives" course as well.  The Vernier software will help the students graph, analyze, and interpret real-time data and enhance the understanding of the NGSS and STEELS standards.

STEM / Engineering Lessons Using Planks

McKinley and Overlook - Grade 2 Gifted Program, 40 students
Dennis Beam

The "STEM Wooden Planks" will be used to teach reading and drawing blueprints / design models, engineering,  and geometry concepts such as area and perimeter.  The planks come with designs that challenge students to build models from "blueprint-like" designs.   Students will also be taught to draw and recreate the designs based on their own unique constructions using the planks.

Robotics Club

Abington Senior High School - Grades 9-12, 50 students
Nyssa Yeager

Materials and durable supplies will support the robotics club’s participation in robotics competitions and events. 

Holocaust Artifact Museum Display Cases

Abington Senior High School - Grades 10-12, 24-60 students
Betina Roher

The proposed Holocaust Artifact Museum will serve as an educational and commemorative institution, showcasing authentic artifacts, personal stories, and interactive exhibits to foster understanding, empathy, and a commitment to preventing future injustices. The project will preserve authentic artifacts, develop educational programming, promote social awareness, and collaborate with survivors and experts to ensure authenticity and accuracy in all museum content. 

Chomp Saws for AMS STEM

Abington Middle School - Grades 6-8, 900+ students
Michael Carroll

Chomp Saws will be shared among the AMS technology teachers for use across all STEM classes to support hands-on classroom instruction and enhance student engagement in curriculum-based projects. The Chomp Saws will significantly benefit students in key units, including the 7th grade Ankle-Foot Orthosis project, the 8th grade Micro:bit Character Design project, and the 6th grade Caine’s Arcade challenge. These saws are specifically designed to make clean, curved, jigsaw-style cuts in cardboard, allowing students to build with greater precision and creativity, directly improving the quality and effectiveness of student prototypes and final designs.