Name of Assignment: Labster Report Atoms/Isotopes
Subject: CHEM 161L
Facilitator/Teacher: Peter Fischer
Subject: CHEM 161L
Facilitator/Teacher: Peter Fischer
Project Description
Every week we are given a lab to complete. Labs are sometimes assigned through Labster, an online lab platform. After completing the assigned Labster assignment, we have to complete a lab report. This lab report was from the "Atoms/Isotopes" lab.
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Which 21st Century Skill do you feel this assignment addresses, and why?
I think this project addresses information skills. I had to use the information that I learned during the chem 161 lectures and apply them to the Labster project. The Labster labs also offer a "Theory" with information that helps with the completion of the lab. I used information from the labs, lectures, and Labster theory to complete the labs.
What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why?
I am most proud of the amount of detail that I put into this lab report. It was a very simple lab, but I enjoyed the activities that it had so I had a lot to write about. I am also happy with the grade that I got on this lab.
How did you develop and/or improve upon your 21st Century Skill with this assignment?
I used informational skills to use the resources available to me to answer the questions in the Labster report. I was already familiar with most of the content from chemistry last year, but there were a few questions that I needed additional information to answer.
What was most difficult about completing this task?
Labster labs are graded using multiple choice questions that are integrated within the lab simulation. If you get a question wrong on the first try, 2 points are marked off. Therefore, in order to get a maximum score on the lab, you have to get all of the questions correct on the first try. I was able to pass this lab with 100%, but I had to be very careful when answering the lab questions.
How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do different?
I would give myself more time to complete this lab assignment. I was pressed for time, and most of this assignment was completed very close to the deadline. If I could start over, I would have started on this assignment earlier in the week.
How does this relate to what you have learned in the past?
This project relates to what I have learned in Ms. Shirkodai's chemistry class in 10th grade. We learned about the structure of atoms and the Bohr quantum model. We also learned how to define isotopes.
How can you apply this to future learning?
The concepts that we are covering now relate to the concepts that were covered in this lab. I plan to continue taking chemistry classes while in highschool and it will just continue building off of the topics covered in this lab. My experience with filling out lab resorts will be useful to me as I continue to take science classes.