How much did you know about Chemistry when we started? When we first started, all I really knew about chemistry was from our short unit last year. Even then, I forgot a lot of what we learned. I really only knew a little bit about chemical reactions and the periodic table. I feel like after this unit, I really learned a lot more about chemistry, but I know there’s still so much more that chemistry offers and we haven’t gotten into yet.
What learner profile best describes your approach to this unit? I think the learner profile that describes my approach in this unit is open minded. This unit was pretty different from the other units we did throughout the year, so it was a bit hard to understand what was going on at first. However, as the unit went on, I learned how to be open to this topic (chemistry) and that helped me to learn.
Considering you will have Chemistry next year in G9–how will you prepare for the class over the summer?
What is one goal you will set for yourself for the Chemistry class next year? I think I have a lot to learn over the summer, especially about chemistry, and that’s what this unit taught me. There’s so many different things like moles, atoms, balanced equations, these things are all going to be in next year’s classes, so it would be nice for me to learn what they are over the summer. I think I want to set the goal of having a good basis of understanding for chemistry (knowing the basics of most common elements and how they react/relate to each other).