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Mr. Bensing from Philadelphia, PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mass In My Class!

My students need 3 triple beam balances.

  • $668 goal

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"Mr. This is like one of those private-school classrooms!!" This was the line I heard from one of my 8th graders as I introduced them to our school's brand new science lab. And, she's right. However, at most private schools, they have the science equipment necessary to do science labs. At my high-poverty, bilingual, school in the inner-city, we do not have these resources for our 8th and 7th graders. We have all the turkey (facility, students, and teacher), without the stuffing (lab materials).

I spent all afternoon preparing for their mass lab for the first day in the science lab. Screws, washers, magnets to put on the scale? Check! Triple-Beam Balances to find their mass? Uh-oh! Density = Mass / Volume. Find Mass...without a triple-beam balance. Force = Mass * Acceleration. Find Mass...without a triple-beam balance. We're studying the properties of matter this term and will be further investigating the properties of matter (including their mass) throughout the year. However, it's challenging to find the mass (and teach students how to use common lab equipment) without having common lab equipment. Mass is kind of a big deal.

Finding the mass is possible, if not easy, when students are given access to a triple-beam balance. I'm hoping with Donors Choose we can start with three. Here's how it will work: Our class sizes are fortunately small enough that I can separate the students in a way that would allow small groups to work on a lab using triple-beam balances and rotate them in so that everyone gets a chance. Mass is such an important part of scientific investigation, students will be using them all of the time!

I was just transferred to my current school and was immediately empowered by a sense of possibility for my students. They can learn, and I can teach them. With your help, not only will our room look like that of a private-school, but our access to materials and education can compete, too.

Mr. Bensing Fairhill Elementary School Grades 6-8

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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.

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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

120 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TRIPLE BEAM BAL 610 G 0.1 G • Lab Safety Supply $149.00 3 $447.00

Materials cost

$447.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $44.70

Sales tax

 $26.82

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$547.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.07

Total project goal

$667.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $667.07

5 Donors

-$643.53

Donations toward project cost

-$547.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.54

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 $0.00

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