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Ms. Schertz from Milwaukee, WI is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Melting Metal Gallium Ornament Experience

Help me give my students an amazing lab experience and a keepsake for home. Help me give my students an amazing holiday Gallium experience. We want to bring chemistry alive with this fun activity.

  • $331 goal

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My Project

Help me give my students an amazing holiday Gallium experience. We want to bring chemistry alive with this fun activity. Paint markers and glass balls will complete this festive experience.

One of the coolest materials we can use in Middle School Chemistry is Gallium!

This awesome metal melts in your hand. It's non-toxic and we can use it to make beautiful holiday ornaments.

This amazing metal is such a fun experience to engage adolescents in STEM.

This project is part of our chemistry unit and we are focusing on Changes in State. Gallium is a wonderful chance for our students to see melting in a substance that isn't water. Students will be able to melt the metal in their hand and then pour it into the glass ball.

This will give them a treasure to take home and enjoy. I love that this project involves both art and science and really helps the students see how energy can change the physical properties of a substance.

Ms. Schertz MacDowell Montessori School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Milwaukee, WI 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Gallium Liquid Metal 50 Grams, 99.99% Pure Melting Gallium - 50g Vial, Syringe, Silicone Mold Cubes, and Complete DIY Science Experiment Guide • Amazon Business $49.99 2 $99.98
Liliful 24 Pcs Christmas Clear Glass Ornaments Fillable Flat Ball 3.15 Inch for Crafts DIY Ornaments Craft Fillable Glass Ornament Balls Disc Glass Bulbs for Christmas Tree Party Wedding Home Decor • Amazon Business $34.99 2 $69.98
Kingrol 24 Pack Glass Ornament Balls, Fillable Ornaments for DIY Craft Projects, Christmas, Wedding, Party, Home Decor • Amazon Business $27.98 2 $55.96
NAWOD 35 Premium Acrylic Paint Marker Pens, Double Pack of Both Extra Fine and Medium Tip, for Rock Painting, Mug, Ceramic, Glass, Wood, Fabric, Canvas, Metal, Pumpkin, DIY Crafts Making Art Supplies • Amazon Business $21.59 1 $21.59

Materials cost

$247.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$281.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.63

Total project goal

$330.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $330.85

2 Donors

-$155.61

Donations toward project cost

-$140.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

match offer

-$165.42

Match offer toward project cost

-$140.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.81

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 $0.00

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