Science Core Competency Self-Assessment

Communication through Unknown Acid and Bases Lab

Communication and collaborating while mixing acids and bases

I was communicating during my lab my discussing my roles with my partner. I would talk with my partner who is pouring the chemicals and who is stirring them so we didn’t spill anything or mess up. We would switch each time what we were doing, I would pour the chemicals then she would. When we had a misunderstanding we would talk through what happened and fix it together. Both of us would listen to each other and share ideas to finish our lab. Next time I would improve on fully understanding and communicating the instructions so we don’t make any mistakes. A skill I gained while doing this assignment was communicating mistakes, but I would also like to grow in this area to more effectively communicate.