Reflection for term 1 (Post 7)

Hi there everybody! Today, I will write about my reflections for term 1 & 2. In term 1, as we were very very new to the school, I was pretty blur in getting my way around Hwa Chong, but with the help of my friends, we made it ALIVE to the lab!! (just exaggerating :P) When we got there, I was amazed by the number of equipment and the number of labs there.



On that day, we learnt many things and were introduced to many of the lab equipments. We also learnt how to read the different signs on different things, like the explosive sign and radiation sign. Besides that, I learnt more about conical flasks, beakers,etc... Below is the image of the laboratory equipment.

On that day, we also learnt about bunsen burners and its uses. One of the most interesting thing I learnt about bunsen burners was its long history. At first, I thought that bunsen burners was just named randomly but now I now that it is named afer Robert Bunsen in Germany, University of Heidelberg, in 1854- 1855.

Also, another thing interesting was a strike back occuring from a bunsen burner. Here is a pictures of a bunsen burner.



A strike back occurs when you open the air hole fully and a green flame will come out. It will also produce a loud noise.

Besides all this, we were also taught to use conversion and other equipment to measure things.

In conclusion, I would like to say that I like science lessons very much and am looking forward to more of this lessons.:)