The purpose of this project was to create a device that used multiple changes in energy to accomplish a task. We were supposed to use various forms of energy including chemical energy and thermal energy. My group decided to create a device that would keep a beverage heated for a longer period of time.
Reflection: This project mostly went well. We succeeded in doing a few tests to find how well our chemical reaction would work. We were also successful in creating a device that worked, but it also relates to one of our challenges. We weren't able to complete more testing of our device to find it's efficiency because of some trouble we had working together. A certain teammate was not able to be present in our class for a few days, so we don't know how well the device would actually work. Another challenge we faced was completing our testing on time. We had to repeat all our testing twice because we did not record the results well enough the first time. This project has helped develop my note taking skills during experiments. Doing all of the test twice helped me to take better observations, which led to a better final presentation.