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Fun With Chemistry

$10,100
101%
Raised toward our $10,000 Goal
73 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on April 25, at 09:00 AM CDT
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Final Update

April 26, 2018

Final Update

We did it! We want to send a massive THANK YOU to everyone that donated to our campaign. We raised over $10,000 in four short weeks, and we are incredibly grateful for your support. We cannot wait to begin testing new demonstrations for our brand new Fun with Chemistry lecture series! 

HOOK 'EM,

The Fun with Chemistry Team

Week 4 Update

April 24, 2018

Week 4 Update

We are 24 hours away from the end of our HornRaiser campaign. Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far - we are only $215 away from reaching our $10,000 goal for Fun with Chemistry! Please help us raise the last 2% by sharing our message on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or sharing one of the below videos from our #20DaysofDemos series. HOOK 'EM!

 

#20DaysofDemos

BONUS: Fire Breathing Dragon

Day 20: Hydrogen Balloon Bouquet

Day 19: Methane Bubbles

Day 18: Alcohol Cannons

Day 17: Carbide Cannon

Day 16: Longhorn on Fire

Day 15: Thundercloud

Day 14: Liquid Nitrogen Marshmallows

Day 13: Dry Ice Bubbles

Day 12: Liquid Nitrogen Balloon Animals

Day 11: Dry Ice Beakers

Day 10: Slime

Day 9: Moon Rocks

Day 8: Sand

Day 7: Snow

Day 6: Oobleck

Day 5: Elephant's Toothpaste

Day 4: Oscillating Clock

Day 3: Luminol Longhorn 

Day 2: Genie in a Bottle

Day 1: Van de Graaf

Week 3 Update

April 19, 2018

Week 3 Update

We are incredibly grateful for all of the donations made to the Fun with Chemistry HornRaiser over the past three weeks! We have raised $8,973 so far - we are so close to reaching our goal! Please help us raise the last 10% by sharing our message on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. While you are there, you can check out our daily demo for our #20DaysofDemos event. HOOK 'EM!

 

Week of Fire

Day 18: Alcohol Cannons

Day 17: Carbide Cannon

Day 16: Longhorn on Fire

 

Week of Cryogenics

Day 15: Thundercloud

Day 14: Liquid Nitrogen Marshmallows

Day 13: Dry Ice Bubbles

Day 12: Liquid Nitrogen Balloon Animals

Day 11: Dry Ice Beakers

 

Week of Mess

Day 10: Slime

Day 9: Moon Rocks

Day 8: Sand

Day 7: Snow

Day 6: Oobleck

 

Week of Reactions

Day 5: Elephant's Toothpaste

Day 4: Oscillating Clock

Day 3: Luminol Longhorn 

Day 2: Genie in a Bottle

Day 1: Van de Graaf

Week 2 Update

April 10, 2018

Week 2 Update

THANK YOU to everyone that donated to our HornRaiser this week! We have raised $8,108 so far, which means we have reached 81% our goal! Be sure to check out our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages to catch our daily demo for our #20DaysofDemos event - or check out the [updated] direct links below. HOOK 'EM!

 

Week of Cryogenics

Day 12: Liquid Nitrogen Balloon Animals

Day 11: Dry Ice Beakers

 

Week of Mess

Day 10: Slime

Day 9: Moon Rocks

Day 8: Sand

Day 7: Snow

Day 6: Oobleck

 

Week of Reactions

Day 5: Elephant's Toothpaste

Day 4: Oscillating Clock

Day 3: Luminol Longhorn 

Day 2: Genie in a Bottle

Day 1: Van de Graaf

 

Week 1 Update

April 03, 2018

Week 1 Update

We want to send a massive THANK YOU to everyone who has donated to our HornRaiser campaign. We have raised $7358 in one week (73% of our goal). Be sure to check out our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages to catch our daily demo for our #20DaysofDemos event - or check out the direct links below. HOOK 'EM!

 

Week of Mess

Day 7: Snow

Day 6: Oobleck

 

Week of Reactions

Day 5: Elephant's Toothpaste

Day 4: Oscillating Clock

Day 3: Luminol Longhorn 

Day 2: Genie in a Bottle

Day 1: Van de Graaf

 

 

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$25

Liquid Nitrogen

Our sincerest thank you for your support for the Fun with Chemistry outreach program! For a gift of $25 you will fund 200 L of liquid nitrogen for Fun with Chemistry.

$100

Safety Equipment

For a gift of $100, you will provide new safety equipment for our Fun with Chemistry presentations. This gift will fund one case of disposable gloves and one box of kids goggles. You will receive a handwritten thank you note from a member of the Fun with Chemistry team for your donation.

$225

A Trip to Costco

For a gift of $225, you will fund one trip to Costco. This gift will provide the organization with a number of materials, including (1) 25 lb bags of flour and corn starch, (2) cases of plastic straws, napkins, plastic cups, (3) bulk food coloring, (4) bulk chocolate/strawberry syrup, and most importantly (5) heavy duty balloons! You will receive all previously mentioned perks plus a thank you video from the Fun with Chemistry team for your donation.

$500

Develop a New Demo

For a gift of $500, you will provide the funds to develop a new demonstration. We will purchase a tank of sulfur hexafluoride, a fish tank, and aluminum foil. Come check us out at Explore UT 2019 to see the debut of the new experiment! You will receive all previously mentioned perks plus a personalized thank you video from the Fun with Chemistry team for your donation.

$1,290

Giant Reusable Tarp

For a gift of $1290, we will finally be able to afford one quality heavy duty reusable tarp for our Fun with Chemistry presentations! You will receive all previously mentioned perks plus a thank you video from Dr. Kate Biberdorf for your donation.

$1,500

10 Day Camp Scholarships

For a gift of $1500, you will fund ten Fun with Chemistry Day Camp scholarships. You will receive all previously mentioned perks plus a personalized video from Dr. Kate Biberdorf for your donation.

$5,000

Outreach Budget (1-year)

We interact with 20,000 students every year for $5000 (only $0.25 per kid). For your generosity, you will you will receive all previously mentioned perks plus an exclusive (i.e. explosive) meet and greet with the Fun with Chemistry team.

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