Content

This unit focused on the study of different chemical reactions. The goal of the unit was to teach us about the properties of matter, and what causes chemical reactions. We learned about chemical reactions because they occur everywhere in the natural world, as well as they occur artificially in factories and other places of production.

The portion of the unit I understood best was identifying if a metal will replace another in a single replacement reaction. I felt like I understood this the best mostly because it was the easiest thing to understand, but also because it required the fewest steps to find the answer. The way to find if a reaction will occur is simply to find the 2 metals that are similar in charge, and find which is higher than the other on the reactivity chart. If the metal that was added is higher on the chart, than a reaction will occur. If the added metal is lower, then no reaction will occur.

Evidence of Work

Video of game in action: drive.google.com/file/d/11XZNDf6splIB7TeOtAAQlfYbdiNm1PlU/view

Reflection

During this unit, our group's collaboration skills were almost entirely non-existent, as well as our time management. Our ability to work together during this project was not good as our group did not work together very often, or very well. We were behind in making a blueprint and building our board, but we did catch up at the end. Despite this though, our group had very good communication skills and organization. Our organization of our materials as well as our organization of our documents helped us succeed in getting the project presentation ready. Our communication skills allowed us to discuss what the best course of action would be for our project. This allowed us to make decisions that we might not have been able to if we didn't listen to each other.

One thing I learned about myself was that I do not adapt to fast work paces well. For example, I had one group member who was really eager for us to get the project done, and I was unable to follow this. I could not adjust to the faster style, and our group "suffered the consequences." One skill I was able to show was the ability to facilitate our group. Sometimes, our group would either become stressed, or on the other hand, lazy with the work, and I was able to make sure that they kept on the pace that we were supposed to be on.

One skill I still need to work on is chemistry in general. I know this doesn't help much as a reflection, but it is truly something I need to work on. The biggest part of this is identifying what causes what. For example, what causes a color change in a chemical reaction. This is not really a skill that is on the academic portfolio, but I felt like I had to mention it because it is a large enough skill gap to be important. Another skill I need to work on is doing my part. I need to be more proactive when it comes to volunteering to do parts of the project. This is a struggle for me because I tend to be a lazy worker, and I need to be pushed to do my part. One thing I will try in the future is starting my sections as soon as possible because the faster they are done, the less pressure teammates will need to put on my to finish.