You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Upload a classroom photo

Ms. Dastrup’s Classroom Edit display name

https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/8277130 Customize URL

View your stats
Track donations »
Upload a classroom photo
Everyone needs to eat and most people love to eat. I would be thrilled to help my students experience the chemistry behind what they eat. COVID-19 made teaching chemistry difficult when everything went online and at home. I found it very difficult to work with my students in a lab or hands-on way when I wasn't able to supply a lab and materials (chemicals) to go with it. One thing that almost all homes have is a kitchen, so I have been brainstorming the idea of teaching the chemistry behind cooking. My favorite labs are not the labs that teach abstract chemistry, but the labs that teach chemistry in a simple way with simple materials that students can replicate anytime they want. Cooking chemistry is a way that students can experience chemistry at home or at school. If students are away from school due to COVID-19, or another reason, they would be able to complete a chemistry lab at home with simple equipment and ingredients that are found in most kitchens. I would love to give my students the opportunity to learn the chemistry behind what they cook and eat.

About my class

Everyone needs to eat and most people love to eat. I would be thrilled to help my students experience the chemistry behind what they eat. COVID-19 made teaching chemistry difficult when everything went online and at home. I found it very difficult to work with my students in a lab or hands-on way when I wasn't able to supply a lab and materials (chemicals) to go with it. One thing that almost all homes have is a kitchen, so I have been brainstorming the idea of teaching the chemistry behind cooking. My favorite labs are not the labs that teach abstract chemistry, but the labs that teach chemistry in a simple way with simple materials that students can replicate anytime they want. Cooking chemistry is a way that students can experience chemistry at home or at school. If students are away from school due to COVID-19, or another reason, they would be able to complete a chemistry lab at home with simple equipment and ingredients that are found in most kitchens. I would love to give my students the opportunity to learn the chemistry behind what they cook and eat.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":8277130,"teacherId":8277130,"teacherName":"Ms. Dastrup","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-1_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"vanityURL":"","teacherChallengeId":21870594,"followAbout":"Ms. Dastrup's projects","teacherVerify":1798746398,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. Dastrup","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/8277130","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=8277130","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":1,"numSupporters":1},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.