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Mrs. Baloo from Holbrook AZ is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Isolating Copper by Electrolysis

My students need copper chloride, a battery and electrical leads to perform an experiment to demonstrate an electrochemical change taking place.

  • $234 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Reading science in a book, watching a video, or seeing a demonstration is one thing, but to do science is completely different. I want my students doing science!

We are located in rural Arizona, our community is poor.

Our school district is 1500 sq. miles. Some students ride the bus 100 miles each way to school and home. Many of my students lack the basic needs like running water and electricity. Our district has about 80% free and reduced lunch.

My Project

I want my students to see chemical change taking place. My students learn better with a hands on approach. These kids need to see and do, not sit and watch. I am requesting batteries, alligator clips, and copper chloride so that my students and isolate the copper from the copper chloride through electrolysis. This project will allow my students to not only isolate copper but will allow them to make their electrolysis apparatus as well.

By donating to my project you will help students understand chemical change and how it differs from physical change.

The alligator clips and batteries will be used in another project as well. My students learn so much better when they can touch and create and do science.

Mrs. Baloo
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
WIRE LEADS ALLIGATOR CLIP/BANANA PLUG PK/2 • Frey Scientific, Inc. $4.32 12 $51.84
CHEM CUPRIC CHLORIDE ANHYD RG 500G • Frey Scientific, Inc. $34.07 1 $34.07
BATTERY 6 VOLT LANTERN • Frey Scientific, Inc. $4.46 12 $53.52

Materials cost

$139.43

Vendor shipping charges

 $16.73

Sales tax

 $9.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$198.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.98

Total project goal

$233.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $233.20

3 Donors

-$233.20

Donations toward project cost

-$198.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.98

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