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Mr. V. from Los Angeles, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Expand Our Science Lab Technology To Reach More Student

My students need one Vernier Labquest Mini, 3 temperature probes, and 2 pH sensors.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. V.'s classroom raised $549

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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

Simple thermometers, timers, and pH probes are required tools for Chemistry students. But as technology is progressing and computer experience is becoming a necessity for students of science, engineering, and medicine, college bound students need an updated, modernized lab program.

Our urban public high school is as diverse racially, culturally, and economically as our large metropolitan city.

Our student population is by majority Hispanic (70%), followed by Asian, White, Black, Pacific Islander, and various other groups. Almost all my students classify in our state's lowest economic category, which qualifies them for financial assistance such as reduced lunch and free tutoring programs. For nearly 50% of my students, the primary language that their family speaks at home is not English. Many of our students were classified as ESL students (English as a Second Language), when they began high school, but have now been reclassified as English Proficient. Due to funding cuts, science classes at our public high school have recently increased to average sizes of 47 students per class. We are not a private school, so in order to give these young students a taste of a modernized technological experience, our science lab programs truly survive from donations and grants.

My Project

Over my years of teaching Chemistry, I have developed a great appreciation for traditional chemistry lab tools and procedures. It is foundational that students understand how to perform the classic Chemistry experimental procedures, but it is quickly becoming imperative that students know how to operate digital, computer- interfaced science lab equipment and how to read and analyze data by computer The LabQuest mini, the temperature probes, and pH probes that I am requesting will greatly benefit our developing science lab for my students of Chemistry and Physics. Students will be able to take measurements more easily and to spend their time concentrating on analyzing data graphically, thereby developing skills that are crucial for colleges and careers in science. And of course, students will enjoy operating the LabQuests. With the devices, my Chemistry students will be able to perform experiments in calorimetry and freezing point depression as well as acid base titrations.

In these days of abounding budget cuts, in order for me to update and modernize the lab experience for my students, our school must rely on outside donations and grants.

Thanks to DonorsChoose, for a few years now, I have been able to add technology to all my science classes, little by little, for students to share. Any and all equipment we receive will benefit all my classes - Chemistry and Physics students of all levels. Anything you can do to help expand my science program is appreciated.

Mr. V. Venice High School Grades 9-12

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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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Vernier LabQest Mini  • Sargent-Welch $149.09 1 $149.09
Ph Sensor  • Sargent-Welch $79.09 2 $158.18
Temp Probe Stainless Steel  • Sargent-Welch $29.09 3 $87.27

Materials cost

$394.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$466.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.33

Total project goal

$548.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $548.89

2 Donors

-$548.89

Donations toward project cost

-$466.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.33

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