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Mr. Reid from Chicago IL is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Electronic Balances Needed to Help Labs Wrap Up on Time :)

My students need an additional electronic balance to complete their weekly labs on time.

  • $474 goal

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My Students

Do you remember being in Chemistry class and not being able to finish a lab because you ran out of time? Our lab periods are only 50 minutes and every second counts. Having long lines at the balance scales can be very frustrating for students and another balance would really help shorten the lines.

My students are absolutely amazing!

They are bright, hardworking and respectful young men and women. Roughly 63% of my students are on free and reduced lunch, but it doesn't prevent them from having an extremely strong desire to learn chemistry. My students become energized when they enter the lab and love learning with their hands.

My Project

I am requesting an electronic balance for students to use in my lab. Labs bring to life the chemistry which students are introduced to theoretically. The line to mass chemicals with the balance can be very long. It is my goal to get enough balances so that students can quickly get back to learning chemistry and not be waiting in line. In the beginning of the year, they will learn how to count the number of atoms it takes to write their name in chalk, figure out the percent of sugar in a piece of gum, use density to figure out the percent of sugar in different beverages, determining the perfect recipe for a baking soda rocket, along with all the required AP and honors chemistry labs throughout the year. These fun and concrete labs will help bring alive the calculations that students learn in class. We really need your help making this dream a reality!

When students run out of time and do not get to finish their labs, they begin to feel like they have somehow failed.

With another balance, students will not have to wait in long lines and will have a better chance at finishing their weekly labs. It will help create a stress-free learning experience where they will have more time to reflect on what they are learning and doing, instead of what they were not able to get done in the time allotted. Thank you so much for your generosity!

Mr. Reid
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
SCOUT PRO, 200G X .01 EA • Frey Scientific, Inc. $328.50 1 $328.50

Materials cost

$328.50

Vendor shipping charges

$39.42

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$402.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$71.09

Total project goal

$473.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$473.94

11 Donors

-$455.71

Donations toward project cost

-$398.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.11

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.23

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$0.00

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