Critical Thinking
Critical thinking was shown in this lab in a few ways. Coming up with the original hypothesis for the lab is an excellent illustration of this. A hypothesis about what will happen to the “cell” requires some critical thinking. We had to apply what we had previously learned about diffusion to appropriately predict what would happen to the “cell” after sitting in a water and IKI solution. Another instance when we had to think critically throughout this experiment was when answering questions based on the lab results. The questions challenged us to infer responses based on what we had seen and learnt about diffusion. As well as when drawing conclusions based on the data and our predictions.
Collaboration
Collaboration was shown quite a few different times during this lab. It was demonstrated in one instance when discussing lab results with other members of the group. Because my partner and I only finished half of the lab, we needed to relay the results to the remainder of our group. By discussing lab data, we could assist each other in writing a better conclusion. Another instance of collaboration occurred during the lab. We discussed how to do the lab properly in order to achieve the best results. We knew we were successful because we had the best “cell” in our class due to the highest tergor pressure.
