Name of Assignment: Comic Strip Project Subject: Chemistry Facilitator/Teacher: Ms. S Description of Work/Assignment: For this assignment we had to make a comic strip showing and explaining what physical and chemical changes are.
Which 21st Century Skill do you feel this assignment addresses, and why? : I feel like the 21st century skill I used for this assignment would be self-directional skills. I had to find time out of school to look over my notes and finish the project on my own time at home. We didn't get to have any work time in class, so I had to plan when I would be free and have a good amount of time to finish the project without being interrupted.
What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why? : The thing I am most proud of from this assignment is the artwork in my comic strip. Normally, my artwork would be all stick figures. But, I was able to actually draw the human body and added some color. Plus, I was also able to explain the meaning of physical and chemical change with my art.
How did you develop and/or improve upon your 21st Century Skill with this assignment? : I improved on my 21st century skill because usually I would have a hard time finding time to finish work at home. But, sometimes it's not just about not being able to find time to do work but also laziness. I used my self-directional skills to remind myself that I had to get this done. Time management as well.
What was most difficult about completing this task? : I felt like this project was easy to do in general. The only difficult thing about doing this project was brainstorming on the storyline and how it can explain the definition of physical and chemical changes.
How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do different? : If I could start over and do this project again I would have worked on neatness a little more. There were still some pencil outlines that I could have erased to make it look neater. I also could have traced the little captions with sharpie to make the words easier to see and read.
How does this relate to what you have learned in the past? : This relates to the last time I made a comic strip in 8th grade. In my opinion, this one looks a whole lot better than the other. How can you apply this to future learning? : I can apply this to the future when I make another comic strip. Since I got the improvement on artwork down, maybe next time I could work on neatness.