Bias - when you unfairly favour one side of an argument
Source - where you got the information from
Credible - factual, truthful, reliable
Authority - the author has good/in depth knowledge of the subject
Reliable - can trust that this information is correct
Perspective - point of view, the way you see it
Agenda - what you are trying to do, e.g convince me of a 'fact
Manipulate - mould something into what you want it to be
Today we had been given the task to make a news article to show what the Garbage Patch was and the causes and effects. We have already learnt about the main topic so we just had to share it in a creative way, so here is my Newspaper Article. My newspaper article will display the information of incidents and the tragic things the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has caused.
SIDE NOTE* - A few more pictures and evidence were supposed to be added to my article but couldn't fit so they will be displayed at the bottom of the newspaper article.
What is an Alkaline Metal?
Alkaline metals are solid soft metals, they stay solid in room temperature but is a soluble meaning it can be dissolved in water and is highly reactive when reacting with H20. There are 6 alkali metals: Lithium, Sodium, Potassium and 3 more alkali metals belong in the same group because they have one electron in their outer shell and all these elements form oxide when dissolved in water to form alkali.
After the alkali metals react with the water it can fizz up and start but at the same time it is reacting with the oxygen we have creating a Hydrogen gas which occurs when the metal itself explodes or self ignites. The reason to why the alkali metals are soft is because it has 1 electron so the bonding is weak between all the atoms.
Where are they on the P. Table?
They can be found on the left side in the first column which contains the few metals that are reactive which are, Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Cesium/Caesium and Francium.
What Reaction did we do yesterday?
Yesterday we used Lithium and Sodium to see and observe how both these elements react with water. The results were quite amazing and very interesting. The chemical reaction that was used was :
Sodium + Water →Sodium oxide + H20
Chemical Equation: 2Na + H20 →Na20 + H2
Observasion: When observing the experiment we found a lot of interesting things, once the Sodium was dropped into the water it began to fizz up which indicates that it is already reacting with the oxygen and H20. It didn't take too long until it set itself on fire and exploded. Lots of sparks occurred during the explosion and huge amounts of Hydrogen gas was released, during the explosion I also noticed that when these sparks flew and the fire was gone it left behind bits of what was now called Sodium oxide or in simple, sodium powder.
Why do these metals react this way?
Because all the alkali metals have 1 electron in their outer shell meaning they are highly reactive
Today we have started on a new unit called the Live Aid, this will be our final unit, so far we have learned about who the organizers are and their backstory and what bands they were in, we have learned about Live Aid which is a fundraising concert which relates to how the people live in Ethiopia.
Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof is a musician and a singer and a lead singer for an Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, while Bob Geldof being in Boomtown Rats he wrote a song "I don't like Mondays" and how he came up with this song was that he heard about the news of a school shooting. This is based on a true story and his inspiration of the song took place. He was also involved in Band Aid which was a fundraising concert.
Midge Ure
Midge Ure is a vocalist and a guitarist and in a band called Ultravox, he began his career with a band called Salvation and later on name was changed to Slik and their genre was soft rock/bubblegum. His stay in the band Ultravox turned the band into a success, during these times he worked as a producer and making records. Later on Bob Geldof and Midge Ure were the organizers of Band Aid which again was a fundraising concert.
Song
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure joined up and both wrote the song "Do They Know It's Christmas, their idea was too share a song that raised awareness of how people of Ethiopia are living in famine. The insight of this song came when Bob Geldof went for a tour in Ethiopia, the song was a success and it sold millions of copies worldwide which set a spotlight in Ethiopia.
Do They Know It's Christmas - Link
We have been recently learning a new unit on Anzac, we had to learn who they were, what they are known for, the music they used or played and what is significant about them. This post will explain the well-known Anzac song The Last Post.
We have started a new topic called Woodstock in Social Studies. We were given the task to choose a song that is related to the Vietnam War. There were 2 options given to us to blog about so I chose to do Give Peace a Chance which was released in 1969, the songwriter was John Lennon who was one of the members of a famous well-known band, The Beatles. In this post I will be explaining the meaning behind the song and why it was made and sang. This was sung at Woodstock.
