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Teacher Whetzel from Philadelphia, PA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Could Our City Be the Next Flint Michigan?

Help me give my students lead in water testing kits as part of their Environmental Science learning.

  • $355 goal

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My Project

My students crave hands-on learning in science. The test kits that I am asking for will give them the chance to have that hands-on experience as part of a unit on the importance of water for life.

As part of the unit students will be investigating the question, "Could our city be the next Flint Michigan?" Letting students test their own and the school's water for toxic lead will help them see that scientific knowledge empowers people to protect the health of themselves, their families, and their community.

Teacher Whetzel Building 21 Philadelphia High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LaMotte Lead Test Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $133.81 2 $267.62

Materials cost

$267.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$301.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.23

Total project goal

$354.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $354.86

3 Donors

-$287.21

Donations toward project cost

-$259.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.08

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $0.00

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