Habits+Of+Mind

Habits of Mind > -- 03/09/2009 > Todays entry will be about how during our 1st lab after the class got bigger when as a group, our objective was to predict and then determine through tests, the density of water, ethanol, and oil. Throughtout the experiment I was not the frontman doing all the calculations or mixing due to the fact our group was too large for one station. It wasn't until the end of the experiment when we were to determine the reasons for the results we had collected and why our beginning predictions were wrong. The question was why was there less than 10ml of liquid in the beaker when original the solution was 5ml of water and 5ml of ethanol. My time to shine came as I thought and communicated my answer to the rest of the group clearly and precisely the reason for this. It was because as the molecules are mixing together, the two density merged into one and the distance between the molecules had averaged thus needing less space. So the original 10ml of liquid slowly became 9.6ml and my classmates were surprised. Being one who never usually has the answer before anyone else, this is an achievement towards my abilities to think and to answer at the highest of my ability. > -- >> website: [|www.habits-of-mind.net]
 * 1) Persisting
 * 2) Managing impulsivity
 * 3) Listening to others with understanding and empathy
 * 4) Thinking flexibly
 * 5) Thinking about thinking
 * 6) Striving for accuracy and precision
 * 7) Questioning and posing problems
 * 8) Applying past knowledge to new situations
 * 9) Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
 * 1) Gathering data through all senses
 * 2) Creating, imagining and innovating
 * 3) Responding with wonderment and awe
 * 4) Taking responsible risks
 * 5) Finding humor
 * 6) Thinking independently
 * 7) Learning continuously