Striving+for+Accuracy+and+Precision

An example of when I strived for accuracy and precision was when I was in a group project with Frankie and Alvin. Below, there is a photograph of our first plan for our experiment. The person who evaluated our plan obviously found many problems with our experiment. With this, we reviewed our mistakes and problems over and over again before conducting the experiment. With this precision and hard work, it payed off at the end because we got an A as our final grade.

First Draft of Experiment Plan Final Grade: A

When we first started this experiment, we really weren't sure what we wanted to do. That's why we just randomly typed ingredients and steps. We missed very important facts like how many saucepans we needed, and there were several spelling mistakes. While we wrote this plan, we were thinking, "Okay, lets just get something written down, and worry about mistakes later." This is not the right way to approach any task, especially if it's something as complex as a lab. In science, precision and accuracy are crucial, even if it's just writing up the lab procedures and materials.

Thanks to the person who edited our rough draft, we were able to see our careless and silly mistakes. We were shown that if we rush to get the written part done, then the actual lab will be even less accurate. Because of these mistakes, we had to re-work our entire project, but at the end it paid off because from then on we paid close attention to everything. So, the final project was a great success!