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Ms. Bainsmith from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Science To The Hands Of Students All Year Long

My students need chemicals and glassware like phenol red and beakers to study changes in matter and cell models to have hands-on visuals of micro-organisms.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Bainsmith's classroom raised $1,433

This project is fully funded

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

At the end of the year I want my students to have a deeper curiosity for the things they see in the world around them. Even more, I want them to believe that they have the tools to find the answers to their questions.

The demographics of my school are near 90% for both minority status and free and reduced lunch.

They are a fantastic bunch of kids that come from backgrounds that see them face many challenges that other students their age won't have to face until much later in their lives. However, my students still bring their efforts each and everyday. They are open to new learning experiences and they enjoy success in and out of the classroom. Their minds are always expanding.

My Project

These students will use the materials I've requested to engage in hands-on scientific processes that align with the Utah State Core Curriculum. It will bring the science to life because instead of reading about something in a text book, they will be doing the experiments, gathering the data, and coming to their own conclusions. They will mix substances to observe chemical and physical changes and conservation of mass. They will use the dye to stain cells they extract from their own cheeks and then observe the differences between those and plant cells under a microscope. They will use the magnetic cell models to gain a more concrete understanding of microscopic cell parts. Students will also get to explore differences in minerals and rocks for themselves with the inquiry mineral lab kit. Ultimately, these learning activities and others will result in my students having confidence to formulate test questions and synthesize a conclusion based on their own experiences.

The materials will give my students the opportunity to perform experiments, problem solve, and link scientific ideas to their lives.

School is their avenue to have these explorations and experiences that might influence them to pursue careers in science and health fields. Science, along with other STEM disciplines, can be scary for students. I would love to bring science to their hands and show them that science is for everyone, regardless of gender, age, race, or socio-economic background.

Ms. Bainsmith Northwest Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
KIT INQ INV LRNING ABOUT MINERALS • Frey Scientific $189.95 1 $189.95
GAME ROCK CYCLE • School Specialty $94.99 1 $94.99
KIT THE FOOD CHAIN • School Specialty $65.35 1 $65.35
Glass Beaker Set - 3 Sizes - 50, 100 and 250ml, Karter Scientific 214T2 • Amazon $5.75 10 $57.50
Miracle-Gro Garden Soil for Flower and Vegetable, 1 Cubic Foot • Amazon $22.21 2 $44.42
Elmer's E3850 Multi-Purpose Glue-All, 1 Quart • Amazon $10.80 4 $43.20
Copper, Powder, Laboratory Grade, 500 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $43.08 1 $43.08
Sportime AdjustaLength Jump Rope Set, Up to 9 feet, 6 Colors, Set of 6 • Amazon $18.62 2 $37.24
Vial with cap, plastic 10DR, Pack of 6 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.04 9 $36.36
Film Canisters: (Pack Of 60) • Amazon $35.00 1 $35.00
Sodium Carbonate, Anhydrous, Granular, Reagent Grade, 500 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.69 3 $29.07
Meridian, 9 kg / 19.8 lbs • Amazon $28.42 1 $28.42
CUBES DENSITY S/10 • Frey Scientific $26.96 1 $26.96
10 Piece Glass Beaker Set - 25ml, 50ml, 100ml, 150ml, 200ml, 250ml, 300ml, 400ml, 600ml & 1000ml • Amazon $24.95 1 $24.95
Potassium Sulfate, Laboratory Grade, 500 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $19.90 1 $19.90
MAGNETIC MAGNETIC PLANT CELLS SET OF 13 • School Specialty $18.99 1 $18.99
MAGNETIC MAGNETIC ANIMAL CELLS SET OF 18 • School Specialty $18.99 1 $18.99
CELL MODEL - BACTERIA • Amazon $18.80 1 $18.80
Hydrion Spectral pH Strips (pH 0.0 to 14.0), Pack 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.26 2 $18.52
720 Cells Seedling Starter Trays for Seed Germination +5 Plant Labels (120, 6-cell Trays) • Amazon $18.39 1 $18.39
Sodium Hypochlorite, 5%, Laboratory Grade, 1 L • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.02 2 $18.04
ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda - 13.5 lb. bag • Amazon $17.26 1 $17.26
Silver Nitrate, Reagent Grade, 5 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.86 1 $16.86
Alka Seltzer Antacid Tablets 116count • Amazon $16.03 1 $16.03
Tubing, Vinyl, Clear, 36 inches • Carolina Biological Supply Company $5.18 3 $15.54
Teaching Poster Set: Physical Science Basics; no. MC-P214 • Amazon $15.00 1 $15.00
Milliard Borax Powder 5lb. Bag • Amazon $13.99 1 $13.99
Bromothymol Blue, 0.04% Aqueous, Laboratory Grade, 100 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.32 4 $13.28
Mcdonald Publishing Mc-p077 Life Science Teaching Poster Set • Amazon $13.15 1 $13.15
Delta Sprayers 82413-32 24oz 3pk Spray Bottles (Cap Colors May Vary) • Amazon $6.55 2 $13.10
Medicine Dropper, Plastic, 1-mL Nipple, 3 1/2 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.18 3 $12.54
Copper (I) Chloride, Powder, Reagent Grade, 25 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.16 1 $11.16
Phenol Red, Sodium Salt, 0.04% Aqueous, Laboratory Grade, 500 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.97 1 $9.97
Stopper, Rubber, #2, 1 hole • Carolina Biological Supply Company $0.90 10 $9.00
Daphnia magna, Living • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.50 3 $25.50
Litmus Paper Strips, Neutral, Vial of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $1.19 5 $5.95

Materials cost

$1,096.45

Vendor shipping charges

 $74.34

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,217.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$214.81

Total project goal

$1,432.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,432.05

1 Donor

-$1,432.05

Donations toward project cost

-$1,217.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$214.81

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