Exploring Density
1. Justify how this project/activity/assignment meets the standard, using evidence from the standard itself to demonstrate your mastery and/or understanding.
This assignment meets the standard because I show that I am able to find density. To find density, I must use mass divided by volume to find the density of an object. I needed to find the density of the aluminum boat and other objects to experiment and find out the different densities in every object.
2. Elaborate on at least 1 Science & Engineering Practice you feel you met/gained from completing this project.
I feel like I gained learning more about the mass, density, and volume triangle. It helps a lot knowing about that and I can remind myself when I need to find mass, density, or volume. The triangle helps me remember the formula and it also is useful for anyone trying to figure it out.
3. Upon reflecting on your work/experience and/or score, what is ONE SEP you could have done better on? How will improving in this SEP benefit future work/projects?
I could have done better on hypothesizing how much washers each boat will take. I did not make enough predictions and more like explained than I predicted. Knowing this, this will help me get very far in the future because I am able to find out my mistakes and think as if I will always have a mistake because almost nothing is perfect.
4. How will you presently apply the content and skills you learned from this assignment in the real-world, outside of the classroom? Make connections between the content and your life.
I can use this skill and apply it outside of school to find the density of an object to see whether it will sink or float. I am also capable of finding relevant data and apply it when I need to when finding the density of something. This teaches me that I need to make connections and see if something will do something based on my predictions and data.