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Mr. Jacoway from CA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

STEM Challenge: An Experimental Design With Algal Balls

Help me give my students two CO2 regulators and food-grade chemicals to make algal balls.

  • $270 goal

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My Students

My students are growing in their interest and ability to innovate. Although they may be at different stages of innovative thought, my students share at least two traits. My students are amazing people! They are eager to design and build their own unique experiences, and they are interested in learning and applying new tools.

Our charter school has a mixed population of 64% Title I (unduplicated count) students from predominantly urban settings.

Students of all races and a number of ethnic backgrounds work together in a safe and secure environment. Our school demographics are as follows: 3.8% Asian, 31.2% Afro-American, 30.1% Hispanic 5.9% multiracial, and 29.0% White. Students at our school are motivated and enthusiastic when given the opportunity to show their inventiveness and talents.

My Project

It still amazes me how excited students get about experiments that they have designed. These supplies will my students develop novel experimental designs to discover how algal ball conducts photosynthesis and cellular respiration. The students will explore the various inputs and the impact of changing the variable amount forces the rate of photosynthesis to change.

Students craft their own experimental designs.

These designs allow them to get a deeper understanding of the process of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. They will start by trapping algae within a "ball" that they created chemically. This allows is awesome. They then will develop an experimental design based on the variable that they think will impact the rate of photosynthesis the most.

Mr. Jacoway
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Decdeal Aquarium DIY CO2 Generator System Kit with Solenoid Valve Bubble Counter Check Carbon Dioxide Reactor Kit for Plants Aquarium • Amazon Business $32.99 2 $65.98
Pure Sodium Alginate (Molecular Gastronomy) ⊘ Non-GMO ☮ Vegan ✡ OU Kosher Certified - 400g/14oz • Amazon Business $19.99 2 $39.98
Modernist Pantry Pure Calcium Chloride ⊘ Non-GMO Vegan OU Kosher Certified - 400g/14oz • Amazon Business $13.99 2 $27.98
Pure Sodium Citrate ⊘ Non-GMO ❤ Gluten-Free ☮ Vegan ✡ OU Kosher Certified (Molecular Gastronomy) - 400g/14oz • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Bluecell Aquarium CO2 Regulator U Shape Aquarium CO2 Diffuser Check Glass Tube Suction Cup • Amazon Business $7.98 2 $15.96
JARDLI Aquarium CO2 Proof Tubing 16 Feet (Clear) • Amazon Business $9.90 1 $9.90

Materials cost

$179.78

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$16.45

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$228.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.40

Total project goal

$269.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$269.33

2 Donors

-$238.45

Donations toward project cost

-$228.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.88

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$0.00

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