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Laboratory Exploration of Light, Colors, and Electrons

Help me give my students laboratory supplies to act as real scientists while they investigate colors, light, and electron configuration.

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My Project

In chemistry class, hands-on experimentation is essential When students learn about wavelengths of light and the connection between colored light and electrons, laboratory materials can make these abstract concepts into tangible experiences.

Students will use the requested laboratory materials to conduct 3 different experiments in an inquiry-based series of activities.

First, we will use prisms to refract sunlight into it's various colors (wavelengths) and capture the colors with digital photography. Then, using their knowledge of the spectrum of visible light, students will study the light emitted from elemental gases excited by electricity (like neon lights) as well as flame tests of various salts to observe how to metal ion affects the color of flames. The lithium chloride, strontium chloride, and barium chloride put into a bunsen burner flame (using the salt solution soaked coffee stirrers) will allow students to see vividly colored flames caused by excited electrons in the metals. Students can study both the gases and flames using optical spectrometers to see which wavelengths of light are present. Last, we will use glow sticks to observe how light can be emitted from chemically excited electrons, and study the relationship between temperature and light intensity by placing the glow sticks into hot water, cool water, and ice water.

All of these experiences will bridge the connection between the abstract concepts of electron configuration and excitation and their real observations of colors and light.

My students are naturally curious thinkers, and hands-on experiments like these allow them to act as real scientists, making discoveries for themselves in a safe setting.

Ms. Coy Benjamin Franklin High School Grades 9-12

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Industrial Grade Glow Sticks(12-90PCS) 6 inches Ultra Bright Emergency Light Sticks for Camping Accessories Hurricane Supplies,Earthquake, Survival Kit More Lasts Over 12 Hours…… • Amazon Business $11.50 11 $126.50
4pcs Clear K9 Crystal Triangular Prism for Photo Rainbow Lights Crystal Optical Prisms Glass Physics Teaching Refracted Light Spectrum Students Presents Gift,50mm/2inch • Amazon Business $10.99 4 $43.96
Lithium Chloride Reagent Grade 100 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $26.96 1 $26.96
Barium Chloride Dihydrate ACS Grade 500 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $25.20 1 $25.20
Makerstep 1000 Birch Wood Coffee Stirrers, 7 Inch Coffee Stir Sticks, Eco-friendly, Sturdy Wooden Sticks. Splinter Free, Round End. For Tea, Beverage, and Popsicle. • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Strontium Chloride 6-Hydrate Reagent Grade 100 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $12.56 1 $12.56
Potassium Chloride Crystal Laboratory Grade 100 g • Carolina Biological Supply Company $6.48 1 $6.48

Materials cost

$255.25

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.26

Sales tax

 $23.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$321.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.77

Total project goal

$378.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $378.47

3 Donors

-$189.23

Donations toward project cost

-$160.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.38

match offer

-$189.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$160.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.39

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