11.+Creating,+imagining+and+innovating

Creating, Imagining and Innovating

I generally find it difficult to design an experiment by myself and carry it out. The process of thinking of the variables and how the experiment will work out makes me want to simply stop and give up. However, in an assignment of designing an experiment that involves heat transfer to water in a can, I was able to overcome my difficulty. Although I had a complete lack of ideas in the beginning, I noticed other people's experiments and got an inspiration for my own experiment. While others used aluminum foil in a complex way, I simply wrapped the can with foil at the bottom so that the heat from the fire would not escape sideways. I think my strength in this aspect of the habits of mind is that I am able to think logically, but simply. However, my weakness in this is that I generally lack the creativity to help me.