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Mr. Houston from Fort Worth, TX is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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How Do We Know There Is Water on Mars?

Help me give my students a hands-on experience in chemistry they will never forget. Spectrum tube power supply plus hydrogen, oxygen, and water can show students how the spectroscopy of individual elements is related to larger compounds.

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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 Project

Are you curious about how scientists figure out what stars are made of - without ever leaving Earth? Our high school chemistry students need proper spectroscopy equipment to discover this amazing connection between chemistry and astronomy for themselves!

Here's the cool part; this equipment lets students work with special tubes filled with gases like hydrogen and oxygen to see the unique patterns of light (like each element's fingerprint) they give off.

It's the same technique astronomers use to identify what elements makeup stars billions of miles away. Pretty amazing, right?

Our students will get hands-on experience using real scientific equipment - not just reading about it in textbooks. They'll learn how different elements create special light patterns, collect their own data, and understand why the sky looks the way it does. This isn't just a one-time thing either - we'll use this equipment throughout the year in our chemistry labs to explore how atoms and light interact.

By supporting this project, you'll help bring a piece of modern science directly into our classroom. Our students will get to experience the "wow" moment of seeing how chemistry connects to the stars above us, and maybe even inspire some future chemists and astronomers along the way!

With this equipment, our chemistry students won't just learn about atomic structure and light - they'll get to see it in action. We might even inspire some future scientists who'll use these same techniques to make discoveries about our universe!

Mr. Houston Polytechnic High School Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Fort Worth, TX 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

146 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Spectrum Tube Power Supply 110 V/220 V US Plug • Carolina Biological Supply Company $250.78 1 $250.78
Spectrum Tube Water Vapor • Carolina Biological Supply Company $58.50 1 $58.50
Spectrum Tube Hydrogen • Carolina Biological Supply Company $51.03 1 $51.03
Spectrum Tube Oxygen • Carolina Biological Supply Company $50.08 1 $50.08
Case of 192 Pre-Sharpened #2 Pencils Bulk (12 per pack in 16 packs) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $44.00 1 $44.00
Expo Dry Erase Markers, Fine Tip, Assorted, 36/Pack (2138424) • Quill.com $36.07 1 $36.07

Materials cost

$490.46

Vendor shipping charges

 $53.35

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$581.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.56

Total project goal

$683.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $683.73

2 Donors

-$648.44

Donations toward project cost

-$581.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.27

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$35.29

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