Taha Ismaeel
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Chemistry
How am I doing?
Unit 2: Practical Scientific Procedures and Techniques
D: Review personal development of scientific skills for laboratory work
In this assignment I will be looking at all the experiments that I have completed. I'll also go
over the skills I've learned and how I can apply them in real-world scenarios. How well I
work in groups and how good I can make logical judgments and responsibility when doing
the practical's, ways I improve on given feedback and constructive criticism, strengths and
weaknesses in me as an individual. And how well the initial practical's were done.
In the practical lab studies, I have learned and gained a variety of skills and techniques over
the course of this year. I've never used a colorimeter unit before.
Assignment A:
I have completed most of the practical experiments before in school but some of the
equipment has been different this year. I have learnt how to use a digital thermometer and I
feel it is much more accurate in experiments. Accuracy is a skill I have developed throughout
all of the practical’s as I have learnt that when using a pipette, you need to read from where
the air bubble line dips which is not what we did in school. I knew how to do Titration from
school but I did not know how important it was to maintain accuracy and calibrate
equipment. Calibrating equipment for accuracy is something we did in every experiment this
year but did not do in school. Not many of my peers had completed a titration experiment
before so I was more confident building on what I already knew rather than learning it for
the first time. Correctly reading the measurements at the meniscus.
During Unit 2, assignment B we had to complete heating and cooling experiments and
produce and interpret graphs. I have not had to interpret graphical data like this before so
developing this skill helped in this experiment and in other units on this course. This also
helped in Unit 3 when we did a circuit’s practical and we had to create and interpret graphs
on current and voltage. I have never completed a Chromatography experiment before so
learning how to do this using different methods has been a skill I have learnt. An important
skill which I have developed from school is my awareness for health and safety, this has
been fundamental in all units this year. Chemical wise I have worked with substances that
are more dangerous here, in college than I did in school so being aware of their dangers and
safe practice has been important to learn. Everyone in my group this year developed a good
awareness for health and safety which I felt good about as we were working in the lab
together. Another skill which I have had to develop across all units is writing analytically and
scientifically. I have had to produce a lot of experiment write ups and using the correct
language is key to explaining them. Although I am a friendly and sociable person, I have
found it difficult working with others in practical’s and sessions. I worry that I might impact
on their performance and don’t want to affect them so I prefer to work on my own.
However, when I work on my own, I get preoccupied with the experiment and sometimes
neglect to write things down and record all of the results or outcomes accurately. In terms
19080333
Chemistry
How am I doing?
Unit 2: Practical Scientific Procedures and Techniques
D: Review personal development of scientific skills for laboratory work
In this assignment I will be looking at all the experiments that I have completed. I'll also go
over the skills I've learned and how I can apply them in real-world scenarios. How well I
work in groups and how good I can make logical judgments and responsibility when doing
the practical's, ways I improve on given feedback and constructive criticism, strengths and
weaknesses in me as an individual. And how well the initial practical's were done.
In the practical lab studies, I have learned and gained a variety of skills and techniques over
the course of this year. I've never used a colorimeter unit before.
Assignment A:
I have completed most of the practical experiments before in school but some of the
equipment has been different this year. I have learnt how to use a digital thermometer and I
feel it is much more accurate in experiments. Accuracy is a skill I have developed throughout
all of the practical’s as I have learnt that when using a pipette, you need to read from where
the air bubble line dips which is not what we did in school. I knew how to do Titration from
school but I did not know how important it was to maintain accuracy and calibrate
equipment. Calibrating equipment for accuracy is something we did in every experiment this
year but did not do in school. Not many of my peers had completed a titration experiment
before so I was more confident building on what I already knew rather than learning it for
the first time. Correctly reading the measurements at the meniscus.
During Unit 2, assignment B we had to complete heating and cooling experiments and
produce and interpret graphs. I have not had to interpret graphical data like this before so
developing this skill helped in this experiment and in other units on this course. This also
helped in Unit 3 when we did a circuit’s practical and we had to create and interpret graphs
on current and voltage. I have never completed a Chromatography experiment before so
learning how to do this using different methods has been a skill I have learnt. An important
skill which I have developed from school is my awareness for health and safety, this has
been fundamental in all units this year. Chemical wise I have worked with substances that
are more dangerous here, in college than I did in school so being aware of their dangers and
safe practice has been important to learn. Everyone in my group this year developed a good
awareness for health and safety which I felt good about as we were working in the lab
together. Another skill which I have had to develop across all units is writing analytically and
scientifically. I have had to produce a lot of experiment write ups and using the correct
language is key to explaining them. Although I am a friendly and sociable person, I have
found it difficult working with others in practical’s and sessions. I worry that I might impact
on their performance and don’t want to affect them so I prefer to work on my own.
However, when I work on my own, I get preoccupied with the experiment and sometimes
neglect to write things down and record all of the results or outcomes accurately. In terms
