Experiences

Laboratory works in chemistry

Endija

Latvia

Vocational School

Chemistry

Laboratory

Difficulty

From the first till the ninth grade I learned at a small rural school. I hadn’t make the laboratory works in chemistry. Experiments teacher demonstrated us, but did not allow ourselves to act. At the technical college I learned chemistry at the first course and eleven laboratory works were planned. The laboratory work’s description contained the names of chemicals and laboratory glassware. Because of lack of unassisted action in laboratory I do not always know the names of the laboratory equipment and labour safety that were required to follow. Not always I knew the substances formulas because in the work description was given only the names. I did not know how to explain the results of experiments. The works were carried out in pairs, and knowledgeable students did not want to work with me because of their inability to work because I could not play a full group.