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Ms. Cushing from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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You Wish Your Chemistry Teacher Did This Lab

My students need a variety of coffee samples and coffee filters to learn about the concepts of acids, bases, and pH and investigate how the pH of a cup of coffee can affect its taste.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cushing's classroom raised $233

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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.

I teach at a large urban high school where students come from a variety of risk factors- low income, gangs, a history of violence and teenage parenting. Many have sworn these teenagers off as not worth anything. But, I can tell you after working with them, how incredibly wonderful, gifted, and worthy they are of all the same learning opportunities that other students have. I am helping my students prepare for the demands of college by providing meaningful lab activities and experiences and supporting my students in developing their writing skills by writing scientific lab reports.

I am constantly developing Chemistry activities to make my subject meaningful to the students I work with. Otherwise, students want to know why they should care and how will this apply to their lives. Chemistry has so many meaningful relationships to their real life. If I can help them to find Chemistry interesting, I can hook them into learning about Chemistry. If I can hook them, I can simultaneously help them develop problem solving skills in lab and writing skills through lab reports that will prepare them for college level work. When I teach my unit on acids and bases, we discuss all kinds of real life examples such as fish tanks, swimming pools, antacids, and coffee to get them interested.

The students are interested! My most successful lab for my unit on acids and bases has been my coffee lab. I need your help in purchasing a variety of coffee samples and filters to help make this lab a success once again. My students look at the various factors that affect a cup of coffee (brew, bean type, flavor, decaf, instant, etc) and develop a testable hypothesis on which factors affect the taste of a cup of coffee. We then test the coffees in the lab for an optimal pH (4.9-5.3, in case you were wondering). With your donation my students will also be able to taste test the samples and compare their scientific findings to their taste buds. They LOVE looking at coffee samples and trying to find out which makes the best cup of coffee.

I have had great success with this lab in the past but the price tag is a little too high for myself to continue donating the materials by myself. We need you! This activity would make you wish you were in a chemistry class like mine! Learning can be fun and I'm proving that to my students everyday. Thank you for your support.

Ms. Cushing Santee Educational Complex Grades 9-12

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Nearly all 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
TASTERS CHOICE SINGLE SERVE PACKET, 80/BX -- Taster's Choice Instant Coffee; Regular, Single Serve Packets, 80/Box • Quill $9.89 1 $9.89
STARBUCKS 1 LB GR SUMATRA -- Starbucks Sumatra Coffee; 1-lb. Bag • Quill $9.89 1 $9.89
STARBUCKS DECAF HOUSE BLEND 1LB GROUND COFFEE -- Starbucks Decaffeinated House Blend Coffee; 1-lb. Bag • Quill $9.89 1 $9.89
STARBUCKS 1LB GROUND HOUSE BLEND COFFEE -- Starbucks House Blend Coffee; Regular, 1-lb. Bag • Quill $9.89 1 $9.89
MAXWELL HOUSE DCF 33OZ CAN -- Maxwell House E-Z Open Canister Coffee; Decaf, 33-oz. • Quill $15.29 1 $15.29
12 OZ GROUND SEATTLES BEST BLEND -- Seattle's Best Coffee; Blend, 12oz., 6/Case • Quill $8.99 1 $8.99
12OZ GROUND DECAF SEATTLE'S BEST BLEND -- Seattle's Best Coffee; Decaffeinated, 12oz., 6/Case • Quill $8.99 1 $8.99
STARBUCKS BREAKFAST BLEND 1 LB GR 12/CS -- Starbucks Breakfast Blend Coffee; 1-lb. Bag • Quill $9.89 1 $9.89
STARBUCKS 1LB FRENCH ROAST COFFEE -- Starbucks French Roast Coffee; Regular, 1-lb. Bag • Quill $9.89 1 $9.89
LAVAZZA BLUE GROUND ESPRESSO COFFEE, 8.8-OZ -- Lavazza Coffee; Blue Ground Espresso, 8.8-oz Can • Quill $13.04 1 $13.04
12 CUP FILTERS -- Brewrite Coffee Filters; 12-Cup • Quill $11.96 1 $11.96
MAXWELL HOUSE EZ OPEN CANISTER REG COFFEE -- Maxwell House E-Z Open Canister Coffee; Regular, 34.5-oz. • Quill $11.69 1 $11.69
FOLGERS REG 33.9OZ AROMASEAL CANISTER COFFEE -- Folgers Classic Roast Coffee; Regular, Aromaseal Canister, 33.9-oz • Quill $11.69 1 $11.69
FOLGERS DECAF COFFEE, 22.6OZ PLASTIC CONTAINER -- Folgers Classic Roast Coffee; Decaf, Aromaseal Canister, 22.6-oz • Quill $11.69 1 $11.69

Materials cost

$152.68

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.27

Sales tax

 $11.07

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$190.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$41.78

Total project goal

$232.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $232.09

1 Donor

-$116.05

Donations toward project cost

-$95.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.89

match offer

-$116.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$95.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.89

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