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Dr. Colbert from Raleigh, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Can I Please Borrow Those Beakers and Thermometers, Again?

My chemistry students need twelve glass spirit-filled thermometers, six 1000 mL glass beakers, and six 10 mL glass beakers.

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Dr. Colbert Wake Early College High School Health & Science
Raleigh, NC Grades 9-12

I am the only Chemistry and Earth Science teacher at an Early College located in an urban setting classified as moderate poverty. Because we are only in our fourth year, we are still acquiring laboratory equipment and curriculum resources.

The foundation for my instructional approach is the constructivist model of learning, with the teacher as a facilitator and metacognitive coach, not a final authority. I try to incorporate inquiry-based, hands-on, cooperative learning activities as much as possible; however, these often require materials and supplies that we don't yet have at our disposal. When possible, I borrow materials from former colleagues at the local university. In this case, the thermometers come from a lab on one end of campus and the beakers from the other end. It is inconvenient to pick up and drop off the materials; in fact, a box of 1000 mL glass beakers has been in the back of my car for a week now. I worry about students (and the teacher!) breaking glassware during use and/or transport. Finally, it is possible that my once helpful colleagues will tire of my incessant requests and lock me out of their laboratories!

My Chemistry students need 12 spirit-filled thermometers to use with student-constructed polystyrene calorimeters for laboratory investigation of thermodynamics. The calorimeters were specifically designed for the type of thermometer I borrow. My students also need six 1000-mL beakers to make hot and cold water baths for Erlenmeyer flasks during laboratory investigation of the gas laws. Finally, the six 10 mL beakers are needed for distributing small amounts of liquids to lab groups in a variety of experiments throughout the curriculum.

Your assistance will allow my students to continue performing experiments critical to the standard course of study for Chemistry. The thermometers are necessary to measure temperature changes associated with phase changes, investigate endothermic and exothermic reactions, and understand enthalpy. The 1000 mL beakers are critical to investigating the effect of temperature on pressure and volume of gases. These large beakers are also ideal for a variety of demonstrations (e.g., density, isostasy) in my Earth Science class. The 10 mL beakers are useful for measuring and distributing small amounts of liquids needed for numerous labs in both Earth Science and Chemistry. Your assistance will allow me to quit borrowing these items and risking breakage. I will also have more time available for planning and grading. Furthermore, you will reduce my risk of receiving parking tickets from the university police.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

100 students impacted 7 donors
Dr. Colbert Wake Early College High School Health & Science Grades 9-12 Raleigh, NC View local requests

More than a third 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Red Spirit Filled Total Immersion 12 in Thermometer 20 to 110 C • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.55 12 $54.60
Pyrex Griffin Beaker Glass Low Form Measuring 10 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.56 6 $21.36
Pyrex Griffin Beaker Glass Low Form Measuring 1 000 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.42 6 $50.52

Materials cost

$126.48

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.65

Sales tax

 $5.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$155.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.11

Total project goal

$189.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $189.52

4 Donors

-$94.75

Donations toward project cost

-$77.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.05

match offer

-$94.77

Match offer toward project cost

-$77.71

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.06

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