Questioning+and+posing+problems

Questioning and posing problems

"The formulation of a problem is often more essential that its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill" Einstein

I had question and pose problems during my final project of the year on redox and oxidation reactions. This final project allowed us the opportunity to create our own battery using whichever materials we desire. This not only required me to think outside of the box, but it also required me to question and pose problems on certain ideas and question their utility. Therefore I was forced to question multiple solutions to create this battery and pose problems of to how I could accomplish this. This would be beneficial in some respects because I could eliminate certain ideas which I felt were not capable of completing this difficult task.While the most beneficial aspect of question and posing problems was that I was left the difficult yet enjoyable task of answering those questions and finding the solution to those problems. Such as with my final project, I decided to use oranges as my conductors to pass the electricity through to the volt meter. The following picture shows the set up of my experiment. As you can see it was not the simplest thing to do to set up the experiment. This was very interesting because I had to set up all of the wires and connect it all properly together in order to make the circuit connect. I had to problem solve and eventually was able to make this experiment work by asking questions and solving certain problems by myself. Without the ability to question and pose certain problems, I would have not been able to complete this project because I would have not been able to solve these difficult obstacles that prevented the circuit from fully connecting. Another beneficial aspect was that in return, I also learned more about chemistry and the proper way to experiment safely and in a educated manner.