group 4 reflective statement chemistry
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Reflective statement sample for group 4 chemistryTRANSCRIPT
I was an avid participant in the shelter group of the group IV project; my contributions
ranged from devising defense plans from zombies, animals and poor weather conditions to
presenting our presentation. I also advised the group on the specifics of the location. But my
largest technical contributions were devising nails for the shelter (physics), contriving a system
to collect glue from the gumbo limbo tree (chemistry) and housing plans. My non-technical
contributions involved spending numerous hours on the presentation and presenting it to the
teachers. I suggested to the group that we pick a specific location (a latitude, longitude and
island name) but, the group suggested that we keep the location generic.
To reflect upon the project candidly, I am now cognizant that working with many extroverts
is challenging, nonetheless it is an experience from which I gained some knowledge. Also, some
candidates in our group were very involved and we worked on the presentation for about 3
hours every night this week; others simply chose not to participate. This was a large problem
that we encountered – a work load for 8 people was distributed among 4 people. This increased
the burden on those who did choose to help. We all managed to research on a specific aspect
of the shelter – the task was divided into choosing location, devising defenses, preparing the
temporary shelter and contriving the permanent settlement. The research we carried was fairly
thorough. The work distribution, though, was uneven. I have worked about 12 hours on this
project along with Le, Yasmin, Alyssa, Zakia and Leslie. We met every night for the past week on
Google plus, during lunch and face to face.
I am satisfied with the final product; we included chemistry, biology and physics
components. Additionally we worked together to diplomatically decide between two different
housing types that we argued about. We were able to explain procedures for building the
shelters; the research that we conducted was very specific but the presentation was concise
due to time limits. I believe that I have worked the hardest I could. I admire the work my
colleagues put forth – our group leader forced everyone to contribute, however minimal the
contribution was. I enjoyed the effort we put forth and if we were to be stranded on an island,
my group’s research is in depth enough that we could withstand many circumstances and
survive for many months.