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Ms. Sands from La Mesa, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science & Culinary Alliance

My students need a sous vide precision cooker and food dehydrator to learn some basic scientific principles about how the molecular composition of food can be changed depending on heat and moisture levels.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sands's classroom raised $409

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My Students

The students I have the opportunity to work with are creative, innovative, enthusiastic young people who are known to thank their teachers when they leave classrooms. There are over 1,100 students on campus in grades four through eight. It wasn't always like this, but in the past few years, the school has blossomed as the result of a visionary principal, progressive staff and active parent community. As a result, there is now a lottery and long wait list for new enrollees.

Parents are coming in droves to visit the campus and see all it has to offer including a wide variety of elective classes that you would normally only have access to in high school or college.

For example, students can take Theater, Dance, Speech, Tap, Ensemble, Encore, Keyboards, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Art just to name a few. They can also get involved in a Community Action Team elective course, Future Teacher elective course, or be a part of ASB, Media or Yearbook. They can even learn how to use a 3D printer in a class designed to teach that skill. The students are noticeably vibrant and well behaved. Everyone feels fortunate to be there including me.

My Project

Cooking foods with the sous vide method (French for "under vacuum") changes the physics of cooking. Traditionally, chefs broil foods like proteins, but the results may not be as effective as using the sous vide method because the high temperature of the cooking vessel quickly pushes heat into the food's exterior creating a significant difference between the surface temperature and the core temperature. On the other hand, cooking sous vide heats food packed in a vacuum bag in a water bath that ensures the food maintains a consistent temperature and is never overcooked, so timing becomes less of an issue. There is also a reduction in color changes.

Alternatively, a food dehydrator can demonstrate how removing water from a food item changes its composition using airflow and a heat source.

Dehydrated food can be stored easily and its nutrients and can be preserved. This is especially true in the case of figs, plums, and dates.

Ms. Sands La Mesa Arts Academy Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than a third 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker | Remote Adjustment & Control, Smart Device App Enabled w/ Bluetooth, Easy to Clean, Immersion Circulator, 800 Watts (Black) • Amazon Business $109.00 1 $109.00
Electric Food Dehydrator Machine 250W - BPA Free Drying System With adjustable Height Nesting Tray - Professional Multi-Tier Food Preserver with 5 Nesting Tray for Meat or Beef Fruit Vegetable Dryer • Amazon Business $75.99 1 $75.99
Wet Dry Food Vacuum Sealer Machine - Includes 10 Vacuum Sealer Bags & Vacuum Canister Hose - Multiple Modes for Variety of Food - Marinate & Canister Modes - Compatible with 12" Bags & Rolls • Amazon Business $48.40 1 $48.40
Molecular Gastronomy at Home: Taking Culinary Physics Out of the Lab and Into Your Kitchen • Amazon Business $26.35 1 $26.35
WillPowder Calcium Chloride, 16-Ounce Jars • Amazon Business $15.08 1 $15.08
Ferran Adria Spherification Spoon • Amazon Business $12.00 1 $12.00

Materials cost

$286.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $26.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$347.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.30

Total project goal

$408.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $408.66

1 Donor

-$136.22

Donations toward project cost

-$115.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.43

match offer

-$272.44

Match offer toward project cost

-$231.57

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.87

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