4.+Thinking+Flexibly

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In the lab in which we designed, we faced many problems that required me and the group members to be flexible. Right from the beginning of the experiment, we noticed an issue in which the acid would not dissolve the silver bar. As this problem stopped us from continuing the experiment, we had to think of other solutions that would help us. While the others thought of solutions, I also thought of alternate ideas that would solve this issue. By combining ideas, we came up with answers such as checking and changing the acid, and replacing the silver bar with some other substance. In the end, we quickly switched the silver bar with magnesium and were successfully able to finish the lab. The flexibility that our group, including me, demonstrated, allowed us to finish the remaining lab without much problem even though we were falling behind the other groups. This surprised me as I thought that we would not be able to finish in time. Through this opportunity, I was able to learn the importance of flexibility and felt the benefits of it myself.