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Learning about energy with ice cream!

Help me give my students some nice, cold ice for our energy lab!

Mrs. Crossno El Camino Real High School

Placentia, CA Grades 9-12

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

I use ice in a lot of different labs and demonstrations that I do in my science class. For example, we use ice when learning about the properties of water and what makes water such an important property of life on Earth. Ice is important in our biotechnology unit to keep competent cells cool until we heat shock them during the transformation stage. I use ice to make ice-cold water for students to demonstrate convection currents in the ocean and the movement of hot and cold water. Students then model this phenomenon and discuss cause and effect with weather and climate.

Surprisingly, ice is expensive and hard to store in large amounts!

I always inevitably buy bags of ice from the market, lugging my huge cooler and hoping that the ice stays cool enough to last the entire day. A particular lab that is costly is my ice cream lab. It is a favorite of the students but this past year, I had to purchase 6 large bags of ice so that I had enough for all my students. That is on top of what I made on my own and stored in the freezer at school. It is a numbers game as I don't want to have extra due to limited space in the freezer and I can't exactly return "used ice". Having this ice machine will make a huge difference and will be used throughout the year.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

180 students impacted 5 donors

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Placentia, CA
Grades 9-12
Climate & The Environment
Science
Traditional School
Lab Equipment
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Mrs. Crossno El Camino Real High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Placentia, CA View local requests

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

180 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

EUHOMY Commercial Ice Maker Machine, 99lbs/24H Stainless Steel Under Counter ice Machine with 33lbs Ice Storage Capacity, Freestanding Ice Maker. • Amazon Business $332.99 1 $332.99

Materials cost			$332.99
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$30.47
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.99
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$398.45
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$70.31
Total project goal			$468.76
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Total project goal			$468.76
1 Donor			-$337.00
Donations toward project cost			-$337.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$0.00
match offer			-$72.29
Match offer toward project cost			-$61.45
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$10.84
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$59.47
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Learning about energy with ice cream!

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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