Looking Back:
In this lab we made oobleck. We made it from cornstarch and water. We were supposed to make and play with the oobleck so we could decide what it was, a solid or liquid. This was an interesting experiment because it really messes with your mind.
Looking Beyond:
It is such a weird experience. In your mind you know that it is supposed to do one thing and then it does another. It makes me wonder how it does it. Going from liquid to solid and back so quickly. Maybe it depends on the pressure and temperature and that is what makes it change. I'm not sure, but I definitely want to look into it more.
Looking Inward:
I feel like I contributed to making it because I knew what it was going to be like but, after that I didn't really do anything with it. I hate oobleck, I have always hated. I don't like the smell of it or how it feels. I really hope I get over it someday but, for now I'm just not going to play with it.
Looking Outward:
I really liked the group I worked with because they are my best friends. I worked with Zach Geier, Chiara Allen, Andrew Maya, and Rose Wilson. I feel like they make me think deeper than I would on my own. They are always the ones that give me ideas that lead to great things for all of us. Even though we kind of distract each other, we work really well together. I think it is because we are comfortable. I don't think that I would want to work with anyone else. We all think alike and I feel that it help us get things done.
Take Aways:
I thought this lab was cool but, it has been done a lot of times. I have seen this experiment a lot of times but, no one ever explains it in the end.
This lab has made me think differently about everything, not only chemistry. It made me realize that not everything is what it seems to be.