Slave Trade Triange - Social Studies

Here is my blog post about slavery and my research that I have done over the past couple weeks. 

I chose the song 'Sweet Chariot' by Wallace Walls 

Lyrics - 

Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home, - Take the slaves to heaven or to the northern states (freedom) 
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.

I looked over Jordan and what did I see
Coming for to carry me home,
A band of angels coming after me, - Being taken to heaven/Harriet Tubman 
Coming for to carry me home.

I you get there before I do,
Coming for to carry me home,
Tell all my friends that I’m coming, too, - To see all of the people they got separated from. 
Coming for to carry me home.

Meaning: If a slave heard this song they would know that they had to escape. A band of angels are coming to take them to freedom. The underground rail road (sweet chariot) is coming south (swing low) to take the slave from the north to freedom. 

Harriet Tubman: 

Harriet was a slave who helped release thousands of slaves through underground railroads, they started from the southern slave states where she rescued slaves and then took them on a journey in the railroads to freedom and safety. 

How are these events still significant today? This event still really talked about and has effected the African Americans lives till this day, the BLM movement that was started last year made a huge change in history and made the importance of black lives more recognized. \

Here are a few photos of this event - 

Atoms Experiment - Science

Aim: To make a model atom

Method: 

1. Choose an atom to make (one between hydrogen and neon)
2. Work out how many protons, neutrons and electrons it has. 
3. Assign protons and neutrons to a particular colour bead. 
4. Get a ball of blue tac and stick the protons and neutrons to this and make your nucleus. 
5. Cut out the appropriate electron shells and draw on the electrons with vivid. 
6. Connect the nucleus and electron shells with a piece of string. 
7. Create a label to go above the model so people know what you have created. 

Results (Pic): 

Discussion:

- Atomic and mass number: The atomic number for carbon is 6 and the atomic number is found on the top left corner on every element. The mass number is 12 and is found on the bottom of the box. The mass number at the bottom under the box underneath the element is made up of the protons, electrons and neutrons. 

- I chose the element carbon which has 8 protons, 6 electrons and 6 neutrons.

- Electron arrangement: I had to draw 2 electrons on the first shell because a maximum of 2 is allowed in the first shell. I then drew 6 electrons on the second shell which has a maximum of 8 electrons allowed.

- 2 Interesting facts: 

• Carbon gets its name from the Latin word carbo, which means "coal."
• Carbon makes up 0.032 percent of the Earth's lithosphere (crust and outer mantle) by weight, according to the Encyclopedia of Earth.

Conclusion (Did it work): It did work, after the struggle of making it and working out how to do it, eventually it worked and I successfully hung it up. I would probably make it smaller or lighter next time.