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Ms. Leibundgut from Saratoga, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Leibundgut's classroom raised $924

Stuff Matters Especially in the Lab

Help me give my students chemicals, burets, and Bunsen burners to do essential chemistry labs!

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Ms. Leibundgut Prospect High School
Saratoga, CA Grades 9-12

My Project

My students are curious, hands-on learners who thrive when they can engage directly with science. They come from diverse backgrounds and are eager to connect classroom concepts with real-world applications. Many of them are interested in STEM careers, and I want to give them a strong foundation built on inquiry, experimentation, and critical thinking.

I'm requesting key lab materials — Bunsen burners, burets, solutions, and other essentials — so my students can perform titrations, single-replacement redox reactions, and other reactions, including the visually engaging copper cycle lab.

The copper cycle takes students on a journey through chemical transformations, where copper is changed, recovered, and transformed again in a cycle of reactions. It reinforces key chemistry concepts, such as oxidation-reduction, conservation of mass, and chemical change, as well as teaching them basic lab techniques.

I’m also requesting class copies of the book Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik, which connects the chemistry of materials to everyday life—from steel to chocolate to aerogel. Select chapters will be woven into our curriculum to grab students’ attention and show them how chemistry shapes the world they live in.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Half of students from low‑income households

600 students impacted 6 donors
Ms. Leibundgut Prospect High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saratoga, CA View local requests

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

600 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Buret Glass Stopcock Student-Grade 50 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $40.55 4 $162.20
Bunsen Burner Natural Gas each • Carolina Biological Supply Company $28.49 5 $142.45
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World • Amazon Business $9.82 5 $49.10
Sodium Hydroxide 6 M Aqueous Laboratory Grade 500 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.34 4 $45.36
Wire Gauze Ceramic Fiber Center 6 x 6" • Carolina Biological Supply Company $4.14 10 $41.40
Hydrochloric Acid 6 M Laboratory Grade 500 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $9.54 4 $38.16
Frey Scientific Copper 40-60 Mesh, 100g, Lab Grade, Green • School Specialty $9.90 3 $29.70
Copper Wire - 20 Gauge • Nasco $26.72 1 $26.72
Nitric Acid 6 M (27% v/v) Laboratory Grade 500 mL • Carolina Biological Supply Company $25.83 1 $25.83
Stirring Rod with Rubber Policeman Pack of 12 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $11.03 2 $22.06

Materials cost

$582.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $109.99

Sales tax

 $53.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$785.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$138.54

Total project goal

$923.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $923.59

5 Donors

-$447.09

Donations toward project cost

-$405.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.06

match offer

-$447.08

Match offer toward project cost

-$380.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.42

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