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Ms. Patey from Brighton, MA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Patey's classroom raised $1,095

Bring a Small Scale Chemistry Lab to an Alternative School

My students need 62 chemicals and laboratory equipment, from electronic balances to silver nitrate.

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Ms. Patey EDCO Youth Alternative High School
Brighton, MA Grades 9-12

My classroom is full of second-chance kids. I teach chemistry to sophomores, juniors and seniors at an alternative high school. We cater to a population of students who stopped attending their previous schools because of pregnancy, drugs, gang involvement, or an otherwise unsafe environment. However, my students are not “bad kids.” They have passed rigorous admissions standards, chosen to uphold the school’s high expectations, and would like to change their lives for the better. We keep the classrooms small (a maximum of 15 students, typically 11-12) and provide each student with the personalized attention they need to succeed, and hopefully go on to college.

These students lack a classroom equipped with a chemistry laboratory. Unlike a traditional high school, we do not have lab tables, Bunsen burners, balances, and the other requisite supplies for offering a hands-on learning experience in chemistry. With only books and pencils, limited progress is possible for students who would grasp abstract content best with interactive experiments. While our school has done an outstanding job of making do with available funding, there are essential laboratory materials that we just do not have. Unfortunately, we cannot afford basic supplies.

Chemicals such as potassium iodide, copper, and sodium chloride will be fundamental to my small-scale chemistry laboratory. By using low hazard chemicals, students can still carry out classic experiments in a non-traditional chemistry classroom. Basic laboratory equipment such as funnels, electronic balances, and Erlenmeyer flasks will also enable my students to carry out labs. With a small-scale chemistry lab, my students will have the opportunity to work directly within the field of chemistry and understand real-life applications of difficult material. Small-scale chemistry supplies allow me to teach chemistry in the way it is meant to be taught— as an interactive, hands-on learning experience. My students will feel empowered as learners when they are able to complete chemistry labs. They will feel compelled to take the subject seriously when they are given serious tasks. From the very first day they arrive, the supplies will be integrated into the curriculum and relied upon heavily to empower student learning.

By donating even a tiny amount to this project, you are facilitating a better learning environment for my second-chance students. They can have positive and effective learning experiences in the chemistry classroom, but they need the tools to succeed. Your contribution can provide those materials. My students need your support!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

30 students impacted 7 donors
Ms. Patey EDCO Youth Alternative High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brighton, MA 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

30 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Balance Ohaus Handheld Electronic Model HH 120 Capacity 120 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $91.80 1 $91.80
Molymod Molecular Models • Carolina Biological Supply Company $37.35 1 $37.35
ALUMINUM CHLORIDE, 500 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $12.95 1 $12.95
CITRIC ACID, ANHYDROUS-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $8.25 1 $8.25
COPPER (II) SULFATE PENTAHYDRATE-500 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $8.95 1 $8.95
AA0235-100G AMMONIUM CHLORIDE EA • Frey Scientific, Inc. $6.95 1 $6.95
BORIC ACID-200 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $10.95 1 $10.95
CC0064-500G CALCIUM CHLORIDE EA • Frey Scientific, Inc. $5.95 1 $5.95
CHEM CALCIUM HYDROXIDE PWD LG 100G • Frey Scientific, Inc. $3.95 1 $3.95
HYDROCHLORIC ACID-1 L • Frey Scientific, Inc. $6.95 1 $6.95
ETHYLENE DIAMINE-50 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $6.95 1 $6.95
IRON (III) CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $8.95 1 $8.95
IRON (II) SULFATE HEPTAHYDRATE-500 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $8.95 1 $8.95
MAGNESIUM SULFATE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $5.95 1 $5.95
NITRIC ACID-500 mL • Frey Scientific, Inc. $29.95 1 $29.95
POTASSIUM BROMIDE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $5.95 1 $5.95
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $4.95 1 $4.95
POTASSIUM DICHROMATE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $12.95 1 $12.95
POTASSIUM IODIDE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $12.95 1 $12.95
POTASSIUM IODATE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $17.95 1 $17.95
POTASSIUM THIOCYANATE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $9.95 1 $9.95
POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $5.95 1 $5.95
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE-500 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $15.95 1 $15.95
CHEM SODIUM CARBONATE ANHYD RG 500G • Frey Scientific, Inc. $9.95 1 $9.95
CHEM SODIUM CHLORIDE CRYS 50G • Frey Scientific, Inc. $2.95 2 $5.90
SODIUM BICARBONATE-500 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $5.95 1 $5.95
SODIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC • Frey Scientific, Inc. $8.45 1 $8.45
SODIUM HYDROXIDE-500 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $9.95 1 $9.95
SODIUM BISULFITE-500 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $11.95 1 $11.95
SODIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC • Frey Scientific, Inc. $19.95 1 $19.95
SODIUM SULFATE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $5.95 1 $5.95
SODIUM THIOSULFATE PENTAHYDRATE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $4.95 1 $4.95
SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION-1 L • Frey Scientific, Inc. $15.95 1 $15.95
AA0235-100G AMMONIUM CHLORIDE EA • Frey Scientific, Inc. $6.95 1 $6.95
CHEM CALCIUM CARBONATE PWD RG 10G • Frey Scientific, Inc. $2.95 1 $2.95
CC0064-500G CALCIUM CHLORIDE EA • Frey Scientific, Inc. $5.95 1 $5.95
Watch Glasses, Flint Glass, 65mm • Frey Scientific, Inc. $6.85 1 $6.85
LEAD-Pack of 12 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $9.20 1 $9.20
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE-100 g • Frey Scientific, Inc. $4.95 1 $4.95
ZINC-Pack of 100 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $5.95 1 $5.95
Aquarium Hydrometer • Frey Scientific, Inc. $14.10 1 $14.10
Pyrex Vista Erlenmeyer Flask - 250ml, Pk/12 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $33.25 1 $33.25
Color-Coded Bar Magnets • Frey Scientific, Inc. $12.65 1 $12.65
School Smart™ Batteries—D Cell, Pack of 2 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $2.15 1 $2.15
Geissler Buret, 25 mL x 0.1 mm • Frey Scientific, Inc. $34.95 1 $34.95
Buret Clamp-Single • Frey Scientific, Inc. $11.20 1 $11.20
Glass Stirring Rods • Frey Scientific, Inc. $3.30 1 $3.30
LEAD (II) NITRATE LAB GR 500G • Sargent-Welch $10.53 1 $10.53
Phosphoric Acid 14 8M Reagent Grade 500 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $17.96 1 $17.96
Sodium Acetate Anhydrous Powder Laboratory Grade 500 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $10.58 1 $10.58
Sodium Nitrate Laboratory Grade 500 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.54 1 $5.54
Sodium Nitrite Reagent Grade 100 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.54 1 $9.54
ZINC CHLORIDE GRAN LG 100G. • Sargent-Welch $6.93 1 $6.93
Phenolphthalein Reagent Grade 100 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.05 1 $13.05
Bromphenol Blue Reagent Grade 1 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $6.26 1 $6.26
Bromthymol Blue Powder Reagent Grade 5g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $19.35 1 $19.35
METHYL RED 10G • Sargent-Welch $9.81 1 $9.81
Bogen Universal Indicator Laboratory Grade 500 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.56 1 $12.56
Iron Reduced Powder Laboratory Grade 500 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $7.16 1 $7.16
Magnesium Ribbon 304 cm • Carolina Biological Supply Company $13.95 1 $13.95
Silver Nitrate ACS Grade 30 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $28.76 1 $28.76
POTASS FLUORIDE ANHYD RG 500G • Sargent-Welch $30.24 1 $30.24

Materials cost

$796.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $79.70

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$897.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$197.07

Total project goal

$1,094.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,094.85

6 Donors

-$547.42

Donations toward project cost

-$448.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.53

match offer

-$547.43

Match offer toward project cost

-$448.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.54

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