Curricular Response

Describe and reflect how your work with both building of your device improved your understanding of the SCIENTIFIC METHOD PROCESS. Think about the Inductive learning (Observing a problem using observations) and the Deductive Learning (Using experiments to test hypothesis).

: I can utterly understand the scientific method by doing golf tower challenge and egg drop experiment. I created a hypothesis based on educated guess, our group designed for the test and performed it. Though it was difficult, I learn how scientific method is actually proceeded and the importance of design. In particular, It was great to learn two different conclusions; hypothesis of gol tower challenge was supported, despite the hypothesis of egg drop was unsupported. In addition, some challenges I faced help me to learn inductive learning. There are many problems while making egg-protective device, and we could find out a problem by observing. I can also learn about deductive learning. Since I made a hypothesis on each experiment, I could perform my experiment to make the hypothesis supported.

Core Competency Self Assessment and Creative Thinking

·It’s important to celebrate our accomplishments. Which SCIENTIFIC METHOD LAB are you the most proud of and why? : Golf Tower Challenge. At first, it seemed almost impossible to make a firm tower with just 10 pieces of newspaper and 50cm tape. However, as I had done testing before the real experiment day, we figured out the problem and design again. Eventually it worked successfully and we could make 5’7″ height paper tower. I am pround of this work and next time if I have a chance to work this again, I believe that I can do much better.

· What strategies did you use to overcome those challenges? : I tried to find the setbacks and make up for the weak points. When our group first made a egg-protective device, we ran out of the tape and the newspaper was ripped. We discussed how to correct the flaws and made a new design.

· Describe your experience with understanding of the Scientific Method doing the 2 labs : I can more deeply understand the scientific method by doing 2 lab experiments. When I first learned the scientific method, it was a bit ambiguous for me to understand, however, as I did an experiment, I can utterly understand each step and learn how to make a clear hypothesis, as well as conclusion. In addition, those two experiments help me to understand how to find the independent and dependent variables.

· Tell me how you did the following:

A) I demonstrated that I can create new things when I … try to view the things more visually. Rather than just thinking about it in my head, I draw a design or propotype. When I decide to make one creation, I draw a design very specifically.

B) I demonstrated that I can build on the ideas of others when I … look others are doing and think about it critically. I see other’s ideas, thinking it critically, and wondering whether I can make it better

C) When trying new things, I expect setbacks and failure and use them to develop my ideas. An example of this from the Scientific Method labs would be … Egg drop Experiment. The egg is broken and I realized the problem of our device. For doing this experiment, I was able to develop my idea and learn Scientific Method which had an unsupported hypothesis.