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Mr. Danesh from San Bernardino, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Danesh's classroom raised $297

Chemical Calisthenics

My students need 11 lab chemicals to get them prepared for college level chemistry!

This project expired on January 30, 2011.

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Mr. Danesh Arroyo Valley Senior High School
San Bernardino, CA Grades 9-12

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My Students

Do you recall how intimidating high school or college level chemistry may have been the first day you walked through the classroom door? I'd like to solve the problem facing my students by allowing them to exercise the chemistry they learned with laboratory supplies & step up their chemical fitness.

My students are sharp and very hard working kids who make the most of what they have.

Although my students come from families who may or may not have the means to get them the little luxuries of life, my students dream big and aspire for success. If you walk into my classroom, you will often see high school students making the most of their surroundings and using creativity to the fullest. However with all the creativity in the world, my students deserve the ability to participate in college level laboratory experiments. With the current state of education in California (need for higher test scores and zero budget), I want to get my kids the supplies they need to be successful and competitive with students from other areas.

My Project

Can you imagine walking into a physical fitness class and not be able to exercise or utilize anything you have learned? The same lack of application is occurring in some high school chemistry labs, and I would like to prevent it. I am requesting some supplies to enrich my chemistry students lives with more than just theory in chemistry. I believe by applying what they learn in laboratory experiments, students can become life long learners as they begin to realize the cross-curricular nature of chemistry among other sciences. When students see what they have learned and how it relates to other subjects (in and out of science), they establish greater critical thinking and a thirst for further knowledge.

Chemical calisthenics is a means of getting students to exercise what they have learned.

If a student is exercising their skills in chemistry, they are more than just applying what they have learned. The hardships that educators face with a shrinking budget and increasing expectations cannot be met without the generous support of donors like you. I hope you can help me realize my goal of keeping my students knowledgeable and competitive in the sciences by applying what they learn.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

200 students impacted 7 donors
Mr. Danesh Arroyo Valley Senior High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Bernardino, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

200 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Litmus Paper Red Vl Pack12 • Sargent-Welch $9.90 2 $19.80
Paper Litmus Blue Vl 12/Pack • Sargent-Welch $9.90 2 $19.80
Magnesium Chloride 6-Hyd Laboratory Grade 500G • Sargent-Welch $9.77 1 $9.77
Potassium Iodide Granular Laboratory Grade 100G • Sargent-Welch $15.12 2 $30.24
Aluminum Sulfate Laboratory Grade 500G • Sargent-Welch $9.80 1 $9.80
Barium Chloride Powder Laboratory Grade 500G • Sargent-Welch $9.45 1 $9.45
Sodium Sulfate Anhydrate Reagent 500G • Sargent-Welch $16.83 1 $16.83
Silver Nitrate Solution 0.1N 500mL • Sargent-Welch $26.82 1 $26.82
Magnesium Metal Ribbon Laboratory Grade 25G • Sargent-Welch $10.62 2 $21.24
PH PAPER 100 STRIPS -- Experiment Equipment; Learning Resources pH Paper, 100 Strips • Quill $4.31 5 $21.55
Iodine-Ki Solution 0.1M 50mL 2.54% • Sargent-Welch $5.31 2 $10.62

Materials cost

$195.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $0.22

Sales tax

 $17.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$252.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.47

Total project goal

$296.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $296.48

6 Donors

-$272.26

Donations toward project cost

-$252.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.22

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 $0.00

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