Trial and Error

In science you will learn that experiments go wrong; that learning is a process of trial and error, and well, mostly error. You have to be careful with the ingredients and tools being used in a lab and keep an eye on things or you'll have to start over. Like, you can't leave things out in beakers and wait a week to start your lab or you'll end up with moldy substrates.

Also, it is important to pay attention to the chemicals being used and making sure that you wear proper protective equipment at all times. We used corrosive materials this week on cotton balls before we had to start the lab over because we didn't get the glass taped up and it slipped under water, causing our cotton balls to soak. We had to clean out our vials, and someone wasn't paying attention and got the corrosive material all over his hands and caused a skin irritation. (He quickly put on his gloves after washing his hands before continuing with cleaning the vials).
So, after many errors these past few weeks, hopefully we will be able to successfully complete our lab this week.