Our reflections.

Alyssa: I think that this project was really very enriching for me. The planning process for the the project was different from what we usually do as instead of having specific experiments aisgned to us, we were only given a few vast topics that covered just about everything and we were supposed to think of the experiments ourselves. However, despite this small challenge, I still thoroughly enjoyed this SIA and feel that it has really expanded my knowledge on the impacts of acid rain on our environment. Although the use of vinegar does not give us and exact picture of the harmful effects of acid rain, it still helped to draw a rough picture in my mind. Thus I am thankful for this opportunity as it really does change the way I observe and treat our environment from now on.

 Carlen: I feel that this SIA was truly a wonderful opportunity for me to get to know our environment better. Through the research done for this SIA and the carrying out of the experiment, I feel that I now better understand what acid rain is and just how harmful it can be. Before we carried out the experiment, I didn't realise how potentially destructive it could be. However, when I saw the effects of vinegar on some of the plants, I understood just how real the acid rain problem was and that if we want to protect the environment, we really have to do something to prevent acid rain. I hope we get more such SIAs as I am really appreciative of the benefits I gain though it.

 Ye Ju: Through this science SIA, I was able to gain a deeper understanding of the effects of acid rain on our environment, especially on plants. By substituting vinegar as the source of acidic water, we monitored the growth of the plants closely every day, and started adding vinegars after letting the plants grow for the first five days. The results we got were rather horrifying, for the plants which received vinegar seemed to be very weak. This taught me the importance of reducing the forming of acid rain, for it would bring about much harmful turns to our surroundings. By this project, I was able to see the impact of the acid water on plants with my own eyes, and learned the importance of protecting our environment.