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Ms. Henslee from White Hall, AR is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Starting from Scratch

Help me give my students an electric kettle to distill our own water, bowls, spatulas and mixtures to make our own agar to pour into petri dishes.

  • $262 goal

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Ms. Henslee has another project! Donate to Essentially Yours to help her classroom.

$274 - complete this project and be a hero

My Project

My students love their STEAM lab experiments, however, we have a very limited budget. We could distill our own water with an electric kettle and make our own agar medium to pout into petri dishes with the right equipment.

Having the ability to make our own agar nutrient petri dishes from scratch, will give my students more ownership of how a real science research lab functions.

An electric kettle, mixing bowls with spatulas and a storage jug for our distilled water will teach my students how to start with the minimum and make the needed supplies of a fully functional science lab.

Ms. Henslee White Hall High School Grades 9-12

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White Hall, AR View local requests

More than half 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

900 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chefman 1.7 Liter Electric Kettle With Easy Fill Lid, Cordless With Removable Lid And 360 Swivel Base, LED Indicator Lights • Amazon Business $28.38 2 $56.76
Nutrient Agar Prepared Media Bottle 500 mL Plastic Bottle • Carolina Biological Supply Company $26.96 1 $26.96
YIHONG 6 Pcs Plastic Mixing Bowls Set, Colorful Serving Bowls for Kitchen, Ideal for Baking, Prepping, Cooking and Serving Food, Nesting Bowls for Space Saving Storage, Rainbow • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
WaterStorageCube BPA Free Collapsible Water Container with Spigot, Camping Water Storage Carrier Jug for Outdoors Hiking Backpack & Survival Kit, Foldable Portable Water Canteen 1.3/2.6/5.3 Gallon • Amazon Business $19.97 1 $19.97
MAKALONE 50 Packs Drop Ceiling Hooks for Hanging, 25 Pairs Right and Left Ceiling Hooks and 25pcs Ceiling Hook Clips Suspended T-Bar Clips for Home Classroom Office Wedding Hanging Plants • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Petri Dish with Lid Pack of 10 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $3.58 5 $17.90
Spatula Polypropylene 20 Cm • Ward's Science $1.66 5 $8.30

Materials cost

$169.87

Vendor shipping charges

$5.83

Sales tax

$14.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$222.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.22

Total project goal

$261.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$261.48

2 Donors

-$139.88

Donations toward project cost

-$132.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

match offer

-$105.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$89.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.86

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$0.00

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