Rehan

1. Identify the most challenging part of the project you experienced. Explain how you overcame this challenge. (How did you adjust your approach to the project?)

The most challenging aspect in the project from mind was finding recent articles involving the media incorrectly reporting Aboriginal crimes, especially to find where there was a massive problem with the media’s reports. It was also hard to add video and tv segments to criticise on the topic because their wasn’t any TV/Radio segments on the topic.

1. Explain two key learnings that you have learnt during this project. How do you think these key learnings will assist you in future projects?

No offense to anyone but personally I didn’t learn anything in the project which will assist me as I already had a good understanding of the IST component and for the CST component we basically covered the same info in the Morality, Justice and Peace project (Project 2).

1. If you had the opportunity to change something in the project criteria what would it be? (be specific and tell us why you would change it and offer a possible alternative if appropriate).

         I would say maybe to have final cut as a component. I say this so that the other boys in our class who don’t know how to use it understand it and use it in the project. It would also make the projects much better and show a lot of depth in their work. Because our class did not have any IST tutorials on iMovie/Final Cut only the boys who already learnt it were able to do it and it places an unfair advantage. This will make everyone learn Final Cut and in my opinion should be a component for next time.

Overall the practical went pretty great and went reasonably fast and easy to understand. It was simple to get the idea about tectonic plates and a practical look at what it should be like underground. Overall our group finished the practical very easily and had no problems at all completing it. We also ended up learning about Tectonic Plates and just a practical look at what their reaction with another plate is.

Questions

1. Compare the above tests with plate tectonics.

      This practical teaches us of a practical representation of what occurs when two tectonic plates collide.

1. The Stack of Paper had obvious layers. Assess whether rock has layers, and if so explain why.

Yes rocks do have layers. This is mainly due to sedimentary rocks which are basically when sediments form on a rock. This over time does create layers and also can explain how old a rock is. This is dependant on the amount of layers of sediments that the rock contains.

1. State which tests simulated the following collisions.

a)      A continental plate with another continental plate – Test 1

b)     An Oceanic Plate with another Oceanic Plate – Test 3

c)      An Oceanic Plate with a Continental Plate – Test 2

1. Identify a place on earth where each of these collision types occurs.

      A Place on the earth where these sort of incidents would occur is somewhere like Hawaii which is prone to volcanoes etc. There is only a need for tectonic plates colliding (continental or oceanic) to make any of the tests which we performed be real.

Overall in this practical we did at one point have a bit of confusion regarding the coloured strips. While the practical was successfully conducted we were confused as to how far apart we needed to have the strips and how the effect would relate to the spreading at the mid-ocean ridges considering the difference in length of each strip.

In the end we ended up learning the relationship between the strips and mid-ocean ridges and the earth’s surface in general.

Q1. Explain how this activity relates to the spreading at the mid-ocean ridges.

This activity gets us to model and recreate the mid-ocean spreading of the tectonic plates. By modeling it out we get a general idea of the process

Q2. Identify what in your model represents each of the following:

a) Ocean Floor -

b) The Water

c) Lava Flow

d) Gravity

e) Mid-Ocean Ridge

f) Magnetic Strips found in rocks parallel to mid-ocean ridges

Refer to Diagram

Q3. Describe what you noticed about the height of the paper as it emerged from the gap compared to the paper further out.

I noticed that the height of the paper as it emerged began to increase and demonstrate how mountains emerge from the rock inside the earth and grow.

Q4. Identify which of the strips you coloured would be the ‘oldest’ and which the ‘youngest’ rock.

The strip closest would be the newest while the strip coloured furthest away from the middle were the older rocks

Q5. Identify which of these strips would be the first to be swallowed by an ocean trench.

The strip which would be the first to be swallowed by an ocean trench would be the one closest to the middle as it is closer to the ocean

In this practical we learnt to investigate hot and cold convection currents. Being absent I had to catch up on the findings in the practical. I learnt that hot convection currents travel in a circle and change from hot to cold. I also learnt how cold currents travel in a straight direction

Q1. Explain what causes convection currents

Convection Currents are the result of the movement of heat moving from a hot region to a cold region. They are mainly caused through the unequal heat in both liquids and gases.

Q2. Use a diagram to clarify what a ‘hot’ current does.

Q3. Identify the direction of a ‘cold’ current.

The direction of a cold current is primarily straight as the warm air changes from hot to cold.

Fibre Optic Technology offers so many advantages when used in medical applications.

a) Describe how optical fibre may be used in Medical Applications.

Some of the ways that Optical Fibres can be used in the Medical Industry include: illumination, flexible image bundles, light conductors, flexible light guides, laser delivery systems, equipment interconnects, light therapy, x-ray imaging, ophthalmic lasers, lab and clinical diagnostics, dental hand pieces, surgical and diagnostic instrumentation, endoscopy, surgical microscopy, and a wide range of equipment and instrument illumination.

b) Identify the traditional medical techniques that optical fibres might replace.

Some traditional medical techniques that might be replaced include:

Lights used by doctors, dentists, orthodontists etc.

c) Evaluate the benefits of fibre optic technology to medicine.

1. What influences your values about issues relating to your life?

My influences to issues that relate to my life come from:

My Family.

The Internet

Christianity.

Teachers at school.

The above have either taught me things that I will remember and things that I will value which relate to my life. The above have helped me make decisions in my life and decisions I will make in the future.

2. Do you ever compare images/values presented by the media to those of the bible? If so why? If not why not?

No because I believe that the Bible should be something which should not really mix with. Also the media can influence us to do things that the Bible does not want us to do.

3. Has this project challenged you to examine your values? Why / Why not.

In my opinion this project has not challenged me to have a look at my personal values. We have been more looking at Media Watch, Media, Morality, Social Justice and Media Issues. This project causes us to research these topics. Also I feel that in life we have to much things that we think about and other important things in life, like other projects, social life, church etc.

Tough Question

1. How do you feel the media portrays social justice issues?

The media portrays social justice issues mainly on newspapers or TV’s. Most of the time, it is newspapers such as the Catholic Outlook etc, portray these social justice issues. Also some ads on TV portray these issues such as “World Vision” on poverty and “Make Poverty History”. I also feel that they are not being portrayed enough.

2. Has it been difficult to find articles on social justice issues why/why not?

It has been a bit difficult to find social justice issues. This is because most of the time the results do not match or their are not any articles on social justice issues which are  recent and valid.

3. Do you think that the media operates from a moral framework? Give evidence by using your research.

In my opinion media does operate from moral framework as people do make moral decisions on say for example whether to post an article etc.

1. Describe what is a critique.

In my opinion a critique is a way of pointing out, giving constructive criticism out and outlining flaws in something. This could be either a speech, presentation, prototype or more.

2. Outline the FOUR stages in a critique.

The four stages of a critique is:

a) Introduction – This basically introduces the topic which is being critiqued and just gets the reader’s attention to read the critique 

b) Summary – The Critique then has a paragraph which basically summarises the article which is being critiqued and talks about it in general.

c) Analysis – This aspect is where most of the critiquing takes place. Here you give your opinions on the article etc. You also either criticise or give out constructive criticism.

d) Conclusion – In the conclusion you sum up everything that has been stated earlier in the critique to make it easier for reader’s to make reference to. You also just give the original work a bit of a rating and evaluation.

3. Can a critique be positive? Discuss.

Yes critiques can be positive. It can be positive as constructive criticism or feedback can be handed out when the work is critiqued. The purpose of this is to give the person who made the work something positive so that they know how to improve for next time. It is also used so that the person does not walk away unhappy with the criticism.
4. Critique the accuracy of the following articles:

a) The Beijing Olympics: Are they a trap?

This news report in my opinion is extremly exaggerated. The members on the news panel are lacking valid and strong evidence and facts to suggest that the American athletes will be taken from a trap at the opening ceremony. The panel has just assumed that because their was a hole dug, that they will trap the athletes. Also the panel is a bit biased against the Chinese.

b) 2-year old donkey called up to Pro Donkey Basketball League

This news report is valid in my opinion. They have presented accurate evidence that the Donkey was called up to play in professional donkey basketball. They have pictures and video of the donkey playing and they have talked to people who are close to it.

Find TWO current media topics which you consider to be social justice or moral issues. Then using your eduBlog Page, under the category CST/IST – Project 5, answer the following questions for each media topic.

1. Name the issue

The issue which is being described in this article of the Daily Telegraph is about how the price of oil and

food will increase poverty in the world.

2. Describe one media account of this issue

The Daily Telegraph discusses the cause and effect of the situation. It talks about and expands more in

detail about the outcomes that will occur.
3. Where did you get this media account from?

I accessed this media account from Sydney’s Daily Telegraph

4. Is this media account correct or reliable? Why?

This media account is very reliable. As the validity of facts are determined by it’s age, this one is very reliable. This account was published on June 14th 2008, about a month and a half ago.
5. Where else might you be able to find more information about this issue?

I might be able to find more information about this issue on governmental social and environmental pages on the internet.