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Ms. Ploch from Clifton, NJ is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Science Supplies for Water Testing

We need water test kits, pH strips, and dissolved oxygen refills.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ploch's classroom raised $860

This project is fully funded

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Celebrate 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.

About My Students

Jacob, Vikki, and Miriam are some of the most enthusiastic students I have ever met. They are highly inquisitive and love to ask questions! They are the inspiration behind this project!

Jacob, Vikki and Miriam became very excited on our annual canal clean-up in the fall. Not only did they (and the rest of the conservation club) beautify the park, they also got to do some water testing on the canal. They were very eager about using the scientific tools and told me while they were testing that they felt like "real scientists". They suggested how amazing it would be if they could tour the town and sample all the major waterways and then compare the results. A water sampling field trip is now in the process to celebrate World Water Day!

The students involved in this project will learn how to collaborate with one another and work as a team to collect water samples from around our town. Academically, they will learn how to analyze scientific data and communicate the results back to their classmates. They will make sure to identify trends or variations in their samples.

In Their Own Words

Our goal is to celebrate World Water Day by planning a field trip in which we will visit water ways around our town and sample the water. We would like to compare our results and also report back to our classmates about what we discovered.

The materials for this project were chosen based on variables we wanted to take a closer look at: pH, dissolved oxygen, phosphorus, and nitrogen levels. We also took into account the need for gloves and sample bottles in order to take some samples back with us. Each of us will also be divided up into teams which will focus on a specific variable. (In order to make the most of our time at each location.)

This project is important to us because we live in a large town and are curious to find out the quality of our water. In honor of World Water Day it is important for everyone to live in an area were the water quality is high, not only for humans, but for the sustainability of the environment as well.

Ms. Ploch Clifton High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Clifton, NJ View local requests

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CHEMetrics Dissolved Oxygen Refill • Carolina Biological Supply Company $30.55 8 $244.40
Earth Force Low-Cost Water Quality Monitoring Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $36.22 6 $217.32
Hydrion Spectral pH Strips (pH 0.0 to 14.0), Pack 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.86 6 $53.16
Nitrile Disposable Gloves, Large, Box of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.15 2 $32.30
LaMotte Bugs of the Underworld DVD • Carolina Biological Supply Company $31.45 1 $31.45
LaMotte Plastic Bottle, 2 oz • Carolina Biological Supply Company $2.92 6 $17.52
Nitrile Disposable Gloves, Medium, Box of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.15 1 $16.15
Nitrile Disposable Gloves, X-Large, Box of 100 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.15 1 $16.15

Materials cost

$628.45

Vendor shipping charges

 $62.84

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$730.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.95

Total project goal

$859.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $859.67

5 Donors

-$429.82

Donations toward project cost

-$365.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.47

match offer

-$429.85

Match offer toward project cost

-$365.37

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.48

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