Share the experience of personal awareness/responsibility for your artifact

During the Planarian microscope lab, I gained personal awareness by actively taking responsibility for my own learning and concentrating on accurate observation techniques. to avoid feeling overwhelmed during the detailed examination, drawing and labeling process, I kept myself and my workstation organized and worked at a steady pace to avoid falling behind. To track my progress and stay on track, I created small checkpoints for each step of the lab such as drawing the planaria or documenting its behaviours. Whenever I was faced with some sort of challenge such as difficulty focusing the microscope or not being able to find certain body parts, I advocated for myself by seeking help from my teacher and classmates. Moving forward, I would improve by preparing more in advance and getting familiar with the microscope settings to increase my work efficiency.