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

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Chemistry Equipment for Student Achivement

My students need reagents/chemicals, electronic balances, and new glassware to run reactions and explore the expansive realm of chemistry/sciences.

  • $2,905 goal

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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.

My Students

At this point, there is only enough equipment for the teacher to perform demonstrations for the students. Students deserve opportunities to perform chemistry first-hand to get the science experience they deserve.

The school is a relatively small charter school within the LAUSD network in Los Angeles, CA.

As a relatively new school, there is currently a clear lack of science equipment which is keeping my students from achieving their full potentials. The students are incredibly eager to learn more about chemistry and its applications to the world around them and are constantly looking for the next time they can run an experiment. While they entered excited about chemistry because of their limited experience with chemistry through television shows like Breaking Bad, they have not yet experienced the full scope of the subject. However, it is clear that they wish to learn more as their excitement about science has led to countless Instagram uploads and Snapchats of demos done in class. But more than anything, they want to be performers of science, not just spectators.

My Project

Students will be able to perform experiments first hand. Now that our class is entering into the realm of stoichiometry/chemical reactions, it is more important than ever for the classroom to have chemicals and equipment ready to satisfy their curiosity. My students need reagents/chemicals, electronic balances, and new glassware to run reactions and explore the expansive realm of chemistry/sciences. Students will learn more about Acid/Base reactions which play a crucial role in how our environment is rapidly changing and will continue to change in the 21st century. In this way, they will become more socially aware through the lens of science. Exploration into oxidation/reduction reacts, the role of catalysts, effects of dissolved substances in solutions, and numerous other topics will be done by the students over the course of this year. Why do cars have platinum in them? Why is the Statute of Liberty green if the metal it's made of is actually brown? Why do fire extinguishers only work on some fires? These are a few questions that students will be able to confidently answer from a different perspective by the year's end.

The classroom will be able to enter into a more inquiry based style of learning.

Students will be able to explore the concepts and analyze it themselves (and with each other) through data collection/analysis. In this way, students will develop into critical thinkers who are more self-driven learners. The science classroom has traditionally been a 'memorizing facts' class for many of these students. The goal is to give the students a scientific lens through which to critically analyze the world.

Mr. Paik Central City Value 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.

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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

147 students impacted 29donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
SCOUT PRO, 2000G X 0.1 EA • Frey Scientific $351.90 1 $351.90
SCOUT PRO, 600G X 0.1 EA • Frey Scientific $301.50 1 $301.50
FLASK VOLUMETRIC WITH CAP VISTA 100ML PK/6 • Frey Scientific $104.19 2 $208.38
CYLINDER SGL GRAD VISTA TD 100ML PK/12 • Frey Scientific $205.49 1 $205.49
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ITEM • Frey Scientific $75.00 1 $75.00
DISTILLED WATER LG 1GAL • Frey Scientific $5.99 10 $59.90
CHEM SODIUM HYDROXIDE PELLETS LG 2.5KG • Frey Scientific $55.17 1 $55.17
CHEM HYDROCHLORIC ACID 1.0M SAFETY LG 3.8L • Frey Scientific $22.68 2 $45.36
TUBE TEST PYREX BOROSILICAT 15X125MM PK/72 • Frey Scientific $45.31 1 $45.31
CHEM MAGNESIUM TURNINGS RG 500G • Frey Scientific $44.15 1 $44.15
SCOOP CHEMICAL PK/6 • Frey Scientific $9.32 4 $37.28
CHEM SODIUM POLYACRYLATE PWD 500G • Frey Scientific $33.84 1 $33.84
CHEM POTASSIUM IODIDE LG 100G • Frey Scientific $33.62 1 $33.62
CHEM POTASSIUM IODIDE LG 100G • Frey Scientific $33.62 1 $33.62
FLASK ERLENMEYER PYREX VISTA 250ML PK/12 • Frey Scientific $33.29 1 $33.29
FLASK VOLUMETRIC WITH CAP VISTA 1000ML EA • Frey Scientific $33.09 1 $33.09
DETERGENT ALCONOX 4LB • Frey Scientific $32.36 1 $32.36
CHEM BARIUM HYDROXIDE RG 500G • Frey Scientific $30.92 1 $30.92
BEAKER GRIFFIN PYREX VISTA 150ML PK/12 • Frey Scientific $28.93 1 $28.93
BEAKER GRIFFIN PYREX VISTA 150ML PK/12 • Frey Scientific $28.93 1 $28.93
CHEM SODIUM HYDROXIDE 50 PCT LG 3.8L • Frey Scientific $27.50 1 $27.50
CHEM CUPRIC CHLORIDE DIHYD CRYS LG 500G • Frey Scientific $23.45 1 $23.45
CHEM CUPRIC CHLORIDE DIHYD CRYS LG 500G • Frey Scientific $23.45 1 $23.45
CHEM POTASSIUM CHLORATE LG 500G • Frey Scientific $22.46 1 $22.46
CHEM ALUMINUM PWD LG 500G • Frey Scientific $22.23 1 $22.23
CHEM SULFURIC ACID 1.0M LG 1L • Frey Scientific $6.66 3 $19.98
CHEM CUPRIC SULFATE PENTAHYD CRYS LG 500G • Frey Scientific $18.32 1 $18.32
CHEM CUPRIC SULFATE PENTAHYD CRYS LG 500G • Frey Scientific $18.32 1 $18.32
TUBE TEST RIMLESS VISTA 16X100MM PK/50 • Frey Scientific $17.07 1 $17.07
CHEM AMMONIUM THIOCYANATE RG 500G • Frey Scientific $16.56 1 $16.56
CHEM HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 30 PCT RG 500ML • Frey Scientific $14.04 1 $14.04
CHEM MANGANESE (II) SULFATE MONO RG 100G • Frey Scientific $12.69 1 $12.69
CHEM SODIUM HYDROXIDE PELLET LG 500G • Frey Scientific $12.20 1 $12.20
CHEM MANGANESE (IV) DIOXIDE 85 PCT LG 500G • Frey Scientific $8.37 1 $8.37
CHEM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE LG 500G • Frey Scientific $6.98 1 $6.98
CHEM CALCIUM CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE LG 500G • Frey Scientific $6.62 1 $6.62

Materials cost

$1,988.28

Vendor shipping charges

 $238.59

Sales tax

 $181.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$29.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,468.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$435.64

Total project goal

$2,904.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,904.26

26 Donors

-$1,763.67

Donations toward project cost

-$1,546.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$217.30

match offer

-$1,085.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$922.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$162.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$55.59

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