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Ms. D'Costa-Seth from Danville, CA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting Hands-on, Because Chem-is-try!

Help me give my students Electronic Balances to enhance & enrich their learning of challenging theories and concepts through hands-on learning experiences!

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My Chemistry students this school year are a fun bunch demonstrating an intense level of curiosity in the subject! To best cater to these eager learners, my technique this year is to make chemistry as relatable as possible to their everyday life! Being given a completely new classroom this school year, I'm still in the process of gathering essential equiptment to maximize learning and exploration in my class, because we know Chem-IS-try! These Electronic Balances will be of utmost use in helping my students practice and learn experimental techniques and hence explore methods used by scientists in their discipline. This hands-on approach will provide my students with the opportunity to safely make mistakes and learn organically through trial and error thus making it easier to understand complex theories and concepts in Chemistry!

Help me give my students the opportunity to OBSERVE and PERFORM exciting experiments in Chemistry, rather than just reading them!

Ms. D'Costa-Seth Monte Vista High School Grades 9-12

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Danville, CA View local requests 132 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bonvoisin Lab Scale 1000gx0.01g Digital Precision Analytical Balance 10mg High Precision Electronic Balance Jewelry Scale Kitchen Scale Scientific Scale Laboratory Scale Balance (1000gx0.01g) • Amazon Business $102.00 4 $408.00

Materials cost

$408.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$481.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.96

Total project goal

$566.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $566.41

1 Donor

-$283.20

Donations toward project cost

-$240.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.48

match offer

-$283.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$240.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.48

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 $0.00

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