Dr Conda Sheridan Observation

How was this lab activity similar to other labs that you have done in the past?

The free-standing building was all the way on the opposite side of campus. I rode the bus and was dropped off in front; everyone scurried out. As I walked the hallway, most of the labs appeared like classroom labs: a large front station for the instructor surrounded by smaller lab stations for the students. Finally, the hallway led to a smaller corridor of private labs. I found my way to a larger lab that opened up into an atypical lab set up. Every inch of space in the lab was utilized by a machine, or boxes of spare lab gear. It was not as simplistic as the teaching labs. After peering around a few lab stations, I was greeted by Sean, who was in charge of the lab. He asked me a few mundane questions about how I felt about science and what my goals were, and then he proceeded to introduce me to the researchers. I showed up the following day with closed toed shoes and spent the next four years, in between classes and my studies, in that lab. I could not have known the experiences I

I have always been interested in science, but the hands on experiments have helped me understand and grasp concepts much easier. I recall my first experiment in first grade when the class was given the lima bean sprout experiment, which required students to plant a bean in a paper cup. The purpose of this experiment was to teach us about photosynthesis and practice our observation skills. I recall how others were fascinated about why their sprout grew. I, on the other hand, was more captivated by why the other sprouts did not grow and the factors, which contributed to that outcome. This basic experiment taught me to look at things through different lenses and not always to the most obvious path.

In Week Three through Week Eight, you conduct scientific experiments in an online lab environment. The content of the labs vary with each week but the structure remains the same. This week, review your Week Three lab instructions and assignment to become acquainted with the essential elements of each lab. You are not required to complete the actual lab this week, but rather to locate various pieces of information about the labs to help prepare for completion of the labs in Week Three through Week Eight.

* What is the intent of the lab? What issues are addressed? Why is it important? What are the goals?

Analyzing and research has been a part of me since a child from researching what’s the best way to make a marshmallow launcher for my fourth grade project to finding and identifying ions present in unknown solutions in my chemistry qualitative lab. Slowly my mind started to uncover things I’ve never been fond of before, especially

Our observations of the lab are important because they tell us what we saw and what will happen when the three mixtures reacted together. Observation can be done qualitatively and quantitatively, keeping records of the information more detailed and resourceful. If we didn’t write down

When Bella first contacted me in 2014 expressing her interest in working in my lab, I gladly accepted her. High School students in general are very busy with their studies, homework and extracurricular activities. From the beginning, she committed herself to a weekly average lab work schedule of 12-14 hours along with additional time on the weekends for the opportunity to learn new procedures. The kind of passion and commitment Bella exhibited is truly exceptional.

The Chemical Baggies Lab demonstrated to students how certain chemicals cause diverse chemical or physical changes depending on what substances were mixed together in a designed controlled experiment. During the process of this experiment, almost identical observations were made about different combinations of chemicals that had at least one substance in common. For example, the frequent observation that was made throughout the experiment was that heat was felt. Even though there were distinct chemical combinations, there was one substance that generated a certain observation or characteristic, such as a mixture has to comprise of the phenol red for there to be a color change, which was learned from this lab. Also, calcium chloride

The initiative helps cement student interest in various career paths, but the goal of Lab Day is to inspire students and help them discover new

I think this is a great advancement in our technology and I feel that the scientists are doing a great job with it at Syracuse University. An easy analogy to relate this to would be a stop light. The red color would be telling you to stop, don't do anything with the solution yet. Next, the yellow light is trying to tell you slow down, hold up. The solution is not quite finished yet, but soon their will be a change and you can proceed. Once the green light comes about, you know that your reaction is complete and you can move on with your lab or research.

We had to add a chunk of Sodium to a water bucket outside. We gently dropped it in, got away from it and observed the reaction. 3. We had to add 5 ml of Hydrochloric acid to a small beaker and swirl it. Then we added sodium hydroxide and had to check for heat and color change.

A few more important terms to keep in mind when doing a lab with chemical and physical changes are

This lab was pretty cool because we got to do numerous tests and see different but similar results. I learned how Newton’s Third Law works and it’s very cool. Newton’s third law happens in everyday life. For example, fighting over the remote control with your brother, you both add an equal and opposite reaction of force. Overall this lab was fun and a learning lesson. I had a great time with this fun

In this lab we sued the water displacement technique and being able to fill a pipet the correct way.