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Ms. Capra from Salt Lake City, UT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Balances to Scale the Walls of Success

Help me give my students triple beam balances to use in labs throughout the year!

  • $994 goal

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My Students

I teach in a large inner city public school. My students reflect the diversity that comes from being at a large school. The majority of my students come from low income households and do not have access to the same supports and resources that some of their peers are fortunate enough to have. In addition, many of my students have recently arrived to the US or are first generation Americans. It has been amazing and inspiring watching them navigate a new country and language.

My classroom focuses around student inquiry and talk, so the diversity in the room makes for incredible conversations as students get to know each other through the context of science.

They have risen to the challenge of inquiry based learning and are eager to engage in more labs and learning every day.

My Project

My science classes revolve around student questions. In each unit we strive to answer a large focus question that guides our learning. The majority of these large questions are answered through labs. This DonorsChoose.org project will provide my students with a classroom set of triple beam balances, which they need in our largest project of the year.

In a diverse classroom with students from all backgrounds, I find that students are much more engaged when they are working towards answering their own questions through hands on projects.

The main lab these scales will be used for lasts two months. Students are told that an E-waste recycling company wants to set up on our local river and dump their waste product into the water. The students are given a sample of the "sludge" and must work in groups to identify all its components and determine if they are toxic. They then write a report as environmental consultants advocating for or against the company being allowed to dump. This is an extensive project that relies on students working together to problem solve, learn about their local water supply, and hone in their lab skills.

Ms. Capra West High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Capra

Salt Lake City, UT View local requests

More than 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

206 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Carolina Triple Beam Balance • Carolina Biological Supply Company $104.40 7 $730.80

Materials cost

$730.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $73.08

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$844.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.09

Total project goal

$993.93

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $993.93

1 Donor

-$993.93

Donations toward project cost

-$844.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.09

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