I suppose my school instincts are finally kicking in.
Today was the day of my Chem lab, where I was to find the amount of lead in a given sample. What I love about having a lab in the afternoon is that it leaves the morning free to write the procedure. Nothing much of note happened, although I got to leave about fifteen minutes before the end of the period because I finished er… relatively late. My side of the lab was almost empty.
I pride myself on the theory side of things, though. Dimensional analysis is still serving me very well :love: When comparing quiz results with my neighbour, she looked at my quiz and said, “You do it backwards.” Yes, so everyone tells me. But better to do it backwards and have it work than try to do it forwards and not understand it at all. “Oh,” she said, “when you do it backwards everything just kind of falls into place…” Yep. And that’s why I love dimensional analysis. Everything falls into place. Starting with the factor you want to find is much easier than starting with the information given–no thinking required!
I love Chem labs, although I don’t really like the “research modules” we have assigned as homework. They’re a little too patronizing. Even in a walkthrough, I think it’s pretty clear that when directed to a site with an “Enter” button, one needs to click “Enter” to access the content of the site. :tensed: