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Friday, 23 March 2018

How were Iqbals human rights affected?

How were Iqbals human rights affected?

Iqbal boss had taken away a lot of his human rights. Some of them are right about freedom. Freedom means when they are allowed to do a lot of things. It was taken away from because he was locked inside a carpet factory, he was also chained to the loom and sometimes he was sent to the tomb. This is how Iqbal rights were taken away from him. 

His boss also took his right to education. Everyone is allowed to go to school, they have even made that primary school is free. Iqbal didn't have an opportunity to go to school and his boss didn't allow him to go to school or at least educate him.


Iqbal boss also took away the right to food and shelter. We all have a right to food and shelter, old or young, black or white etc. Iqbals food and shelter rights were taken away from him because sometimes his master would give him no food sometimes or sometimes he was lucky enough to get food. These are some of the rights that were taken away from him.

Monday, 19 March 2018

How to extract DNA from a banana

How to extract DNA from a banana

Aim: To find a method that can extract DNA from a banana


Equipment

  • 1/2 peeled ripe banana (you can also use strawberries or other fruit)
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp liquid dishwashing soap
  • resealable zip-top bag (quart size)
  • very cold rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) placed in the freezer ahead of time
  • coffee filter
  • narrow glass
  • wooden stirrer

Steps
  1. Mush the banana in the resealable bag for about a minute until all the lumps are gone and it almost looks like pudding.
  2. Fill a cup with the hot water and salt.
  3. Pour the saltwater mix into the bag. Close the bag and very gently squeeze and move the saltwater and banana mush together. Do this for 30 to 45 seconds.
  4. Add the dishwashing soap into the bag and gently mix the contents. Try to avoid making too much foam.
  5. Place the coffee filter in a clear glass cup, securing the top of the filter around the lip of the cup.
  6. Pour the mix into the filter and let it sit until all of the liquid drips down into the cup.
  7. Remove and discard the used coffee filter.
  8. Tilt the glass and slowly add cold alcohol down the side of the cup. You want the alcohol to form a layer on top of the banana mix, staying separated, so be careful not to pour it too fast. Make a layer of alcohol that is 2.5-5cm (1-2in) thick.
  9. After the alcohol layer is set up, wait for eight minutes. You may see some bubbles and cloudy material moving around in the alcohol. This is the DNA pieces clumping together.
  10. Use the wooden stirrer to start poking the cloudy stuff in the alcohol layer. Spin the stirrer it in place to start gathering the cloudy stuff. When you are done, take a closer look at the stuff on the stirrer. You are looking at DNA!

Tuesday, 13 March 2018

Interlard Analysis

Interland By Google

Introduction

Last week in DTE, we had started looking at a game called Interland & Digital Citizenship. Interland is a game that was designed by Google. It taught us how to be safe online. There are four levels and each one of them gives you different tips on how to be safe online. We have played the games and have done our research about the design and what is the objective of the game. The levels have taught me how to be safe online and who to share things with. It has also given me various ideas on how to hide my stuff online. 

Digital Learning Objective

You can find it Here! 
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Reflection

There are four levels and we had to play them all. Each level has given us different tips on being safe online. Reality River gives us questions about a scenario and you have to pick the best answer possible to stay safe online. Kind Kingdom teaches us how to spread kindness to people and also that we should help people that are getting bullied by people. Mindful Mountain tells us which people we should share things and what we should keep to our self (like passwords and pictures etc). Tower of Treasures teaches us how to make a strong and secure password that doesn't relate to us. Some games are easy to control and some are not. I would make the graphics better and also make the contorls easier to use, so the character doesn't glide. I liked Reality River better because it would tell you what the best option is and which one is not on being safe online. 

Sources

Interland designed by Google
https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en/interland


Question

What do you think of the game? 
Do you think that Google has put their best effort into working towards this game?

   

Friday, 9 March 2018

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

Who is Harriet Tubman and what is she famous for?

Harriet Tubman was a slave who escaped and helped other slaves escape. Harriet Tubman was a famous conductor of the Underground Railroad. She leads hundreds of slaves to freedom. She was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War.


What is the Underground Railroad and how did people get there?  

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses establishing in the United States during the early-mid - 19th century, and are used by African - American slaves to escape into the free states.


What are spirituals and would this help slaves?

Spirituals are generally Christian songs that were created by African - Americans and it would help them concentrate and get their work done.

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Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Slave Trade Triangle Map

Slave Trade Triangle Map


What is the slave trade triangle?

A trading system that operated from the late 16th to early 19th century, carrying slaves, cash, crops, and manufactured goods between the Caribbean, Charlton, and European.

What is the first passage?

The Atlantic slave trade involved the transportation of enslaved African people, mainly from Africa to America. 

What is the middle passage?

Africans were taken to the Caribbean and sold. They were bartered for a shipload of cotton and tobacco. 

What is the third passage?

All the cotton, tobacco and other products are put back on to the ships and sent to Europe, Once the ships get to Europe they are sold. Then more guns and weapons are purchased