Looking Back:
How did your experiment turn out?
Our experiment turned out well, we got our balloon filled up with hydrogen by mixing citric acid and a piece of magnesium and putting a balloon over the flask to fill up the balloon with the hydrogen.
Looking Beyond:
What questions came up during the experimentation?
I was wondering why the balloon was floating. I was also wondering how it would explode different because of the chemicals inside.
Did you do any further investigation into the science behind things?
No I did not for it was all explained by our teacher during the experiment.
Looking inward:
Did you get desirable results?
Yes and no, our balloon didn't float upward like some of the other balloons but everything else worked.
If yes, what did you think you did that contributed to desirable results?
I helped create the balloon.
If not, then what do you think contributed to undesirable results?
We didn't get enough of the chemical into the balloon.
Looking outward:
Who did you work with?
Ashleigh, Kim, Lauren.
How do you think your group performed?
Our group performed well, we all contributed to making the balloon in one way or another, whether it was getting the materials to making the balloon to clean up.
What did you contribute to the group?
I helped make the hydrogen balloon and helped with cleanup.
Looking Forward:
If you could do this again, what would you change to get better results?
I would change how much of the hydrogen we got in the balloon so it would float better.
If you were organizing a group for the next lab activity, who would you choose to work with again?
I would work with the same group again because we work well together.
Do you see any way to continue this experiment? Would you want to?
I think that we could put different amounts of hydrogen in the balloon to see how it would affect how the balloon floated and how big the explosion would be.
Take aways: What skills, techniques, or pieces or wisdom did you get from this activity?
I got that mixing a solid and a liquid can turn the two substances into a gas.
How did your experiment turn out?
Our experiment turned out well, we got our balloon filled up with hydrogen by mixing citric acid and a piece of magnesium and putting a balloon over the flask to fill up the balloon with the hydrogen.
Looking Beyond:
What questions came up during the experimentation?
I was wondering why the balloon was floating. I was also wondering how it would explode different because of the chemicals inside.
Did you do any further investigation into the science behind things?
No I did not for it was all explained by our teacher during the experiment.
Looking inward:
Did you get desirable results?
Yes and no, our balloon didn't float upward like some of the other balloons but everything else worked.
If yes, what did you think you did that contributed to desirable results?
I helped create the balloon.
If not, then what do you think contributed to undesirable results?
We didn't get enough of the chemical into the balloon.
Looking outward:
Who did you work with?
Ashleigh, Kim, Lauren.
How do you think your group performed?
Our group performed well, we all contributed to making the balloon in one way or another, whether it was getting the materials to making the balloon to clean up.
What did you contribute to the group?
I helped make the hydrogen balloon and helped with cleanup.
Looking Forward:
If you could do this again, what would you change to get better results?
I would change how much of the hydrogen we got in the balloon so it would float better.
If you were organizing a group for the next lab activity, who would you choose to work with again?
I would work with the same group again because we work well together.
Do you see any way to continue this experiment? Would you want to?
I think that we could put different amounts of hydrogen in the balloon to see how it would affect how the balloon floated and how big the explosion would be.
Take aways: What skills, techniques, or pieces or wisdom did you get from this activity?
I got that mixing a solid and a liquid can turn the two substances into a gas.