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Mrs. Pilcher from Olive Branch MS is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Good Clean Fun in the Kitchen!

Help me give my students the lye, oils, and molds they need to learn the art of soap making!

  • 5 donors
  • $378 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Project

My family and consumer sciences students will partner with our chemistry class to make soap in our classroom labs.

The use of natural ingredients promotes biodiversity and helps in preserving the ecosystem.

By teaching across the curriculum, students learn how chemistry affects their daily lives.

Soap comes in many varieties and forms from bars to bottles to boxes.

The uses for soap are just as expansive from cleaning our hands, hair, and faces to a variety of household cleaning jobs, such as dishes or laundry. In this chemistry science project, they will carry out the chemical steps needed to transform coconut and olive oils into a usable bar of soap.

Mrs. Pilcher
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sodium Hydroxide - Pure - Food Grade (Caustic Soda, Lye) (2 Pound Jar) • Amazon Business $15.99 4 $63.96
Amazon Fresh, Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 Liter • Amazon Business $17.50 3 $52.50
Organic Verdana Extra Virgin Coconut Oil – USDA Organic, Unrefined Cold Pressed Oil for Baking and Cooking – 1 Gallon • Amazon Business $51.65 1 $51.65
2 PCS Silicone soap molds Making Kit soap loaf bar Making molds (44oz Purple Pink Silicone) for Adults - Stainless Steel Wavy & Straight Slicer • Amazon Business $34.96 1 $34.96
Silicone Molds for Soaps 4oz, Square Soap Molds for Soap Making, Flexible Silicone Resin Mold for Homemade Craft • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98
Life of the Party Essential Oil - Peppermint, 4 oz • Blick Art Materials $15.17 1 $15.17
Country Lane Essential Oils - Sweet Orange, 0.5 oz • Blick Art Materials $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$259.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $18.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$321.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.68

Total project goal

$377.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $377.87

3 Donors

-$186.77

Donations toward project cost

-$160.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.18

match offer

-$188.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$160.60

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.34

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.16

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 $0.00

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