How Can I Stop Being Slow With High School Science Labs?

I do well in my science classes when it comes to individual work/reading/homework, but when it comes to hands-on work, I’m always the slowest in the group! I’m constantly having to ask my group questions, like “Oh, what are we supposed to do” “What is this used for?” “What was the measurement for whatever” “How do I set this up?” “Should I do this”? I don’t know what it is, everyone else seems so much more take-charge than me, and I’m kind of sitting around writing down what everyone else is writing, not participating at all. Consequently, I am excluded and no one has me do anything. This is not good if I plan to be a doctor.

You should read about the subject, before a lab. Also read the lab-paper before the lab, so you know what to do and what result to expect.

Measuring the World – Agilent Technologies 2008

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