Social studies

 What I have been learning in social studies :)

I'm gonna mention a few if not all things I have learnt in social studies the past week. 

• Racism towards Muslim community/Zeinab's Writing.
• Dawn raids/Jacinda Ardern's apology.
• Asian hate/Simu Liu's post.

These all kind of relate to the same thing, it all has to do with how people treat other races and how racism is such a big thing everywhere. My personal opinion on this all is that it's really sad and upsetting how so many people go through the same type of discrimination just based on their race. Asian people getting called names and bullied just about the corona virus, Polynesian families being dragged out of their homes early in the morning to get taken away and questioned and all of the racism towards Muslim people. None of it is right and I just don't understand how it got this way, I want to help somehow with everything that happens even just by raising awareness helps and knowing that it's wrong. 

DNA Extraction Experiment - Science

 Aim: To find DNA in kiwifruit.

Method: 

- Mush half a kiwifruit in a zip lock bag with a splash of water and small teaspoon of salt. 

- Strain the solution through a cloth into a beaker.

- Add a squirt of dish washing liquid and stir. 

- Pour into a test tube.

- Place the test tube in a beaker filled with WARM water. 

- Leave for 10 mins.

- Slowly pour 5mL of methylated spirits down the side of the test tube.

Results: 

Discussion: Where do you find DNA?DNA is located in the nucleus in forms of chromosomes. What makes up DNA? DNA is made up of genes, genes are sections of DNA, your traits like your hair colour, eye colour ect. 

Conclusion: Did it work? would you do anything differently? It did work very well we managed to separate the solution and found the DNA. I wouldn't do anything differently. 

News Article - Social Studies

Save the sea to see the future

Do you ever think about how much rubbish is actually in the ocean? And how dangerous it is? 

Currently our ocean is filled with rubbish. Any kind of rubbish can get into the ocean, from glass bottles to aluminum cans and even medical waste. You may have heard of the great pacific garbage patch, the patch is a place in the pacific ocean that has a surface area of 1.6 million square kilometres which is twice the size of Texas and three times the size of France. Many organizations and companies across the world are doing their best to help clean and eventually decrease the size of the patch and hopefully get it to a point where it can't get any bigger. You may be wondering how the garbage patch came to be, it formed by the pollution in the ocean being pushed towards by ocean currents. The garbage patch and ocean pollution in general is effecting our environment in a negative way because it is killing marine life to the point of extinction and making it hard for humans to use the ocean in the way it is meant to be used. 

Not to mention that the ocean produces over half of worlds oxygen and absorbs 50 times more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere. 

There are many things us humans can do to make a difference in ocean pollution and to help our planet from global warming. If we all do our part and not litter, use recyclable products and raise awareness about this situation we can help our ocean and make a change. 

Ocean Pollution - Social Studies

In social studies so far this term we have been learning about the ocean and the pollution that is filling it. So far I've learnt that most ocean pollution starts on land and slowly makes it's way into the ocean. Other things that cause marine pollution are oil spills, littering and ocean mining. 

The great pacific garbage patch is a place in the ocean where a lot of rubbish has all came together and made a patch. Organizations are currently cleaning it up little by little and say it is not hopeless but will take some effort. The garbage patch came together by all of the rubbish in the ocean being pushed by ocean currents. This garbage patch is effecting our environment in a negative way because it is killing marine life and taking over their homes. 

The pollution that is in the ocean isn't just creating patches of rubbish or washing up on shore it is also killing the marine animals. These animals rely on the ocean, it is there home. From eating the rubbish to getting trapped in it and their habitats getting destroyed most marine life are slowly fighting for their lives.

Some things that YOU can do to help prevent more marine pollution is 

- Use recyclable products.

- Don't litter.

- Put your rubbish in the right bins. 

- Conserve water.

- Use less energy.

Testing for the presence of Oxygen - Science

Testing for the presence of Oxygen

Aim: To carry out a test for the presence of Oxygen Gas (02)

Equipment: A pea-sized amount of manganese dioxide (Mn02), boiling tube, bottle of hydrogen peroxide (H202), safety glasses, wooden splint, Bunsen burner, test tube rack.

Method: 

1. Light your Bunsen burner.

2. Add the manganese dioxide to the boiling tube and place it in your test tube rack. 

3. Add 2mL of hydrogen peroxide. 

4. Light a splint and let it burn for a while. 

5. Blow the splint out and insert the glowing embers into the mouth of the boiling tube. 

Observations: The mixture rose to the top of the tube after the hydrogen peroxide was added. It also made smoke and bubbles. When we put the 

splint in the tube the splint reignited. That happened because if oxygen is present the splint will reignite and that did happen so the experiment 

worked. 

Discussion: The oxygen gas from both reactants was released which is how the splint reignited. 

Conclusion: This experiment went well and it did indeed work. 

Bob Geldof and Midge Ure/Live Aid - Social Studies

Who was Bob Geldof? What did he have to do with live aid? 

- Bob Geldof is an Irish singer and musician who achieved success with the group "Boomtown Rats". He also became a leading figurehead in promoting charitable events and debt relief for the developing world and Africa in particular. It was in 1984 when Bob went from a rock star to an international celebrity for raising awareness humanitarian charities. In 1984 Ethiopia and other African countries experienced a severe famine which led to many thousands of people starving to death. The plight of starving children was widely seen on TV. After this concert Bob became more involved with work for non-governmental organisations in Africa, he then became one of the leading spokespeople on Third World debf relief.

Who was Midge Ure? What did he have to do with live aid? 

- Scottish musician Midge Ure was one of the key members of the new band Ultravox, he is/was a guitarist/vocalist. Midge supported Bob with the idea of Live Aid and performed in the concert. 

Bob Geldof with Midge Ure decided to do something about it they released the famous single “Do they Know its Christmas Time”. It was a spontaneous event with many of the best known names in pop music invited. It became an instant best seller selling a record 3 million copies. 

Marvin Gaye - "What's Going On" - Social Studies

Lyrics - 

What's Going On

Tell Me
People Dying
People Crying
Lord Help Us
Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Oh, brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
That's Right
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today
Oh my father, father
We don't need to escalate
You see war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today
Barricades, can't block our way.
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me
So you can see
(First Chorus)
Oh what's going on
What's going on
Yeah what's going on
Ahh what's going on
What's going on in a world filled with pain
Where's the love for which we pray
What's going on
When our children can't play
Homeless can't eat
There's got to be a better way
What's going on
When we politically blind
Can't see the signs of endangered times
What's going on
Ah tell me
What's going on in the world today
I'd rather be dead
Than turn my head away
We gotta first world vision to? to lift our
Hands in the air and cry for a switch
Father, father
Father help us, come on
Everybody thinks we're wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Together we can all be strong
United we stand, United we fall
Oh you know we've got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today
Barricades can't block our way
Don't punish me with brutality
Baby talk to me
So you can see
(Second Chorus)
Yeah, what's going on
Hey, what's going on
Somebody tell me what's going on
I'll tell you what's goin' on -uh
What's going on 'cross seas
Every minute a child dies by this disease
In record numbers indeed
Got momma's crying out please
My baby hold on
My child ain't done nothing wrong
Still I want to hollar
Ask them why they don't bother
Oh no, oh no
Make me turn to my father
And ask him why they all got a trapped soul
I can feel what was bothering Marvin
Why his words forever remain
Dealing with these modern day problems
'Cause of ignorance surrounding me and my constituents
Too many infected
Too many lives diminishing
Nobody say Protestants, Jews, Blacks, and Whites, Latino's and Asians
Pray together
Less fight
We better unite
As genocide chemical war
And the rich and the poor
Know that God delivers a cure
It's a shame our reality is devastating
People praying for a cure
Dying while they're waiting
Ask the Lord for the comfort and strength to face it
All the kids with dreams
Won't get the chance to chase it
Makes me sad
Think about the lives they would've had
Think about the orphan babies got no moms and dads
How can we sit back and not try to make it right
We gotta come together
We gotta fight for life
Somebody tell me what's going on
(What's going on)
We got human beings using humans for bombs
But everyone wanna live
Don't nobody really want to die
You feeling me right I can't be watching people die
(Die)
And watching people cry
Let me break it down for a minute
If there's enough room here for you and me
There's plenty of room for some humanity
Somebody tell me what's going on
(What's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on
(What's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on
(What's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on
(What's going on)
Somebody tell me what's going on

What is the message of the song? 

- These lyrics explore themes of not only the Vietnam war but also racism, drug abuse and poverty. This song was inspired by a guy named Benson a member of the group 'the four tops'. Benson witnessed police brutality and and violence while the Vietnam war was going on around him. He wanted to make a song but his members thought of it as a protest song but Benson said it was a song about love, peace and understanding. 

Lyrics in the song that give evidence.

- "You know we've got to find a way

To bring some lovin' here today"

- "Pray together, Less fight
We better unite, As genocide chemical war

And the rich and the poor
Know that God delivers a cure"