Thinking+Interdependently

For this experiment, it required team work. Team work, not as in someone recording the mass and the other doing the calculation. Usually, activities we did in class were kinds which would be possible for individuals to do it. However, this experiment required one to tape the temperature measuring tool right after another person takes it out of a beaker which was used to wet the filter paper covering the tool which was done by another person. Thus, it really need a fast team work. I was the one to wet the tool in the beaker. So, another member cut the filter papers and rolled it around both the tools with a rubber band and I would then put it in a beaker filled with water with another person, each in charge of one tool. Another person will then count the time and once it was time to take out the tool, the person would tell us to take it out. Me and the other person who was in charge of wetting it will take it out as soon as possible and another member will tape it quicky to the table. Then, another member would quickly record the temperature through the labpro. The steps sounds crazy and yes, it was. We made few mistakes during the acitivities and had to start all over quite a few times. This was because we had to move too fast and if one person can't catch up or makes a mistake, we had to start all over. This really showed how being interdependent was important. As we did the steps more, we became faster and faster to do it. We trusted each other and understood each person's role, making the steps to process faster. During this activity, I learned that working in teams and cooperating with each other is very important. If we don't work well with each other and depend on each other, the experiment could result in a failure.

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