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Ms. Robertson from Orland, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Clean Chemistry!

My students need coconut oil, essential oils, silicone molds, and Scientific Soap Making reference text.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Robertson's classroom raised $418

This project is fully funded

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My Students

We're keeping chemistry clean! As a summary unit for acid/base interaction, saponification, functional groups, and stoichiometry, my students are making their own soap and analyzing the process to identify multiple chemical interactions.

My students are wonderful.

I am a first year chemistry/physics/life science teacher and they welcomed me to their school with respect, camaraderie, and a huge hunger for learning. Our school consists of about 700 students in a small town in northern California. I'm in the process of increasing the available science materials to bring us up to par with school districts in the surrounding area. Keep Chemistry Clean is one of many benchmark labs that I am planning to keep my students engaged while they combine multiple chemical concepts into one inquiry based lab investigation.

My Project

We need coconut oil, essential oils, silicone molds, and Scientific Soap Making reference text for our lab. This lab will consist of several days and several stages of soap making. We start by making a hot base solution of sodium hydroxide and water. Our fats are melted down and our essential oils measured out. Now we make soap! The students add their tempered base solution to their melted oils and the observations begin. The students stir the soap manually, looking for several different changes in the appearance. After the soap is finished, we pour it into molds and cure it for several weeks to let the reaction go to completion, testing the pH at set intervals. After the soap is complete, the students can take home their homemade soap and tell their families exactly how chemistry keeps things clean!

Historically, chemistry has been a weak point in the curriculum at our high school.

I plan to transform this low expectation of chemistry by creating engaging, functional, and practical ways for my students to embrace science as an every day skill needed to succeed in the increasingly technological world they live in. Students graduating from this chemistry program will now have the skills to pursue a college degree in science.

Ms. Robertson Orland High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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
Snappy Popcorn 1 Gallon White Coconut Oil, 9 Pound • Amazon $20.99 6 $125.94
Colorful Mini Silicone Spatulas Set Of 6 • Amazon $9.99 6 $59.94
Essential Oil- Beginners Best of the Best Aromatherapy Gift Set- (100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils) 14/ 10 ml • Amazon $39.90 1 $39.90
Scientific Soapmaking: The Chemistry of the Cold Process • Amazon $29.21 1 $29.21
Freshware 12-Pack Mini Square Silicone Reusable Baking Cup • Amazon $13.66 1 $13.66
Freshware CB-309 12-Pack Mini Cherry Flower Silicone Reusable Baking Cup • Amazon $8.58 1 $8.58
Freshware CB-304 12-Pack Round Silicone Reusable Baking Cup • Amazon $8.58 1 $8.58
Freshware CB-307 12-Pack Triangle Silicone Reusable Baking Cup • Amazon $8.09 1 $8.09

Materials cost

$293.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $26.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$355.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$62.68

Total project goal

$417.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $417.88

5 Donors

-$409.06

Donations toward project cost

-$355.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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