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Mrs. Stimmel from Glenshaw, PA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Lemonade Mixture of Success

Help me give my students sugar, lemon juice, measuring tools, and cups to use while STEMing their way to the best lemonade recipe.

  • $185 goal

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My Students

We are a sixth grade team of 78 students in suburban Pittsburgh, PA. Our school houses grades 4-6 and has about 1,000 students. The sixth grade students love being the big fish in the small pond for a year before officially becoming middle schoolers. Everyone was excited to officially open the school's new STEAM room, Compass Studio, this past fall. The STEAM concepts will also be integrated into many classroom lessons and activities. We love to read, problem solve and collaborate. We take pride in our learning and work hard to prepare for the future.

My Project

As a cumulative project to the Mixtures and Solutions unit, students will be presented with the task of creating the BEST lemonade mixture.

Students will apply knowledge of mixtures and solutions to use STEM skills of measurement and ratios to work their way through the project ounce by ounce.

Students will create an initial 3 ounce mixture by developing a recipe and then measuring out lemon juice, sugar, and water. After tasting the first mixture trial, the group will decide what changes need made to the lemonade ratios. Students will work their way through several trials of different ratios of solute to solvents until they create their best mixture recipe.

After deciding on their recipe, students will then need to convert their 3oz recipe into the ingredient amounts needed to make a gallon.

Students will present their data about each of their trials and prepare their lemonade mixtures on our Spring Open House evening to share with our guests. This project will encompass many inquiry cycles and STEM skills while student groups work collaboratively to change and improve their lemonade mixture ratios.

Mrs. Stimmel Shaler Area Elementary School Grades 6-8

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Glenshaw, PA View local requests

More than a third 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

78 students impacted 8donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chef Craft Measuring Tool Set, Green • Amazon Business $6.19 6 $37.14
Domino Sugar, Granulated, 4LB Canister • Amazon Business $11.79 3 $35.37
Lucy's 100% Lemon Juice, 1 Gallon (128oz.) • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Cup, Paper, 1 oz, Pack of 60 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $2.29 5 $11.45
Dixie Pathways Paper Cold Cup by GP PRO, 3 oz., 50/Pack (45WS) • Staples Advantage $2.00 5 $10.00

Materials cost

$123.94

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.14

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$156.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.70

Total project goal

$184.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $184.64

7 Donors

-$181.11

Donations toward project cost

-$156.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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