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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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Basic Supplies for Teaching the Environment and Chemistry

My students need 11 lab supplies including diffraction gratings, spectrum bulbs, metal samples, sandpaper, and hammers.

  • $783 goal

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Help Ms. Cushing

Ms. Cushing has another project! Donate to A Diverse YA Novel Library for a Classroom Calming Space to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $442.
2X

My Students

Were some of your fondest memories in high school about chemistry class? They would be if you took my class. It is my goal to make Chemistry engaging, interesting, and relevant to my students. Help me teach my students about global warming and being a positive change in the environment!

I teach in a large urban school district where poverty is very high.

My students will be the first in their families to graduate high school! However, I am pushing them for more. By successfully completing Chemistry, my students will qualify to attend a four year college. I constantly work on supporting them not only get to college, but have the necessary skills to be successful there. In addition, many students are interested in studying about the environment. And why shouldn't they? Global warming and protecting our earth are lessons our students will have to teach their own children one day.

My Project

With budget cuts at an all time high, my lab program is in danger for next year. Simply, we need some basic materials to begin the year. These materials will help support my students as they develop lab skills while learning about the world we live in and how to protect it. The diffraction gratings and spectrum bulbs will help students learn about spectrometry and how light moves through gases and pollution. The metal samples, sandpaper and hammers will support students as they test different metals in the periodic table and look at metallic poisoning. The vanilla and balloons will be used for students to study how small molecules are. Not only will I use these materials to teach students how chemistry affects their lives, but also the world around them. We will study pollution's affect on water, air, and soil.

It is really important to support high school lab programs because without labs, what is chemistry?

I really appreciate you considering my proposal and know that the materials you've donated will help students be successful in high school, prepare for college, and learn how easily the world around them is influenced by their decisions.

Ms. Cushing Santee Educational Complex 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.

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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

250 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diffraction Grating • Carolina Biological Supply Company $8.08 9 $72.72
WIRE SOFT COPPER 18 GAUGE 1 LB • Frey Scientific, Inc. $13.45 3 $40.35
ALUMINUM FOIL 12"X25' 1 ROLL • Frey Scientific, Inc. $2.75 21 $57.75
WIRE SOFT COPPER 16 GAUGE 1 LB • Frey Scientific, Inc. $14.45 3 $43.35
WIRE BARE COPPER 20 GA 1 LB • Frey Scientific, Inc. $13.45 3 $40.35
SODIUM METAL CUBES 10G • Sargent-Welch $20.70 6 $124.20
Spectrum Bulb Set • Carolina Biological Supply Company $37.95 1 $37.95
SANDPAPER FINE - 9X11IN 5/PK • Sargent-Welch $3.29 6 $19.74
16OZ CLAW HAMMER W/FIBERGLASS HANDLE -- Great Neck 16-oz. Claw Hammer; Fiberglass Handle • Quill $9.26 6 $55.56
TABLEMATE ASSORTED LATEX BALLOONS; 144/PK -- Tablemate Assorted Balloons • Quill $16.37 3 $49.11
Vanilla Extract, 4 oz. • Carolina Biological Supply Company $2.80 3 $8.40

Materials cost

$549.48

Vendor shipping charges

 $34.77

Sales tax

 $39.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$641.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.78

Total project goal

$782.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $782.12

1 Donor

-$97.00

Donations toward project cost

-$79.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.46

match offer

-$685.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$561.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$123.32

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