Reflection
Standard: 8a. I know density is mass per unit volume.
Standard: 8b. I know how to calculate the density of substances from measurements of mass and volume.
Standard: 8b. I know how to calculate the density of substances from measurements of mass and volume.
1. JUSTIFY HOW THIS PROJECT/ACTIVITY/ASSIGNMENT MEETS THE STANDARD, USING EVIDENCE FROM THE STANDARD ITSELF TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR MASTERY AND/OR UNDERSTANDING.
The two standards for this assignment was standard 8a and 8b. To master standard 8a I had to know that density is mass per unit volume. To master standard 8b I had to know how to calculate density of substances by measurements of mass and volume (D=M/V). This assignment meets the standard because I knew the formula to solve for the density of an object. This assignment also meets the standard because I had to use the measurements I calculated/weighed to solve for the density of my aluminum boat/boat with metal washers.
2. ELABORATE ON AT LEAST 1 SCIENCE & ENGINEERING PRACTICES YOU FEEL YOU MET/GAINED FROM COMPLETING THIS PROJECT.
Out of the 8 different SEP's I feel like I have gained the 8th SEP from this assignment which is obtaining, evaluating, and communicating info. I feel Iike I gained the practices of obtaining, evaluating, and communicating info because I shared information about the statistics of my boat to other group members/peers so they could fill in their chart. I also obtained information/statistics about my peers boat. I did all of this by communicating so this is why I feel like I have gained the 8th SEP by completing this assignment.
3. UPON REFLECTING ON YOUR WORK/EXPERIENCE AND/OR SCORE, WHAT IS ONE SEP YOU COULD HAVE DONE BETTER ON? HOW WILL IMPROVING IN THIS SEP BENEFIT FUTURE WORK/PROJECTS? GIVE ME NEXT STEPS FOR IMPROVING IN THIS SEP.
Upon reflecting on my work I believe I could have done better on many different SEP's. One SEP I could have improved on is the 3rd SEP which is planning and carrying out investigations. It was because this lab/investigation wasn't carried out as I planned to, it was because of me not being careful enough. I wasn't careful throughout the project and there was many factors that could have affected the results of this lab (ex. I didn't drop 1 metal washers at a time). So improving in this area would help me be my assignments/projects be more organized/accurate.
4. HOW WILL YOU PRESENTLY APPLY THE CONTENT AND SKILLS YOU LEARNED FROM THIS ASSIGNMENT IN THE REAL-WORLD, OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM? MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE CONTENT AND YOUR LIFE.
I could apply the skills I learned from this assignment in many different ways. I could teach this to peers who need more help understanding this subject. I could also use the knowledge of density to teach future 8th graders so they have prior knowledge on density. I could also use obtaining, evaluating, and communicating info in other classes to learn new ideas and also to share new ideas by interacting with each other. I could also use this skill in future science classes and also on future tests like the CST/SBAC.