Information Fluency
Danika and I have a common interest in music, with that being discovered we chose to research a substance in record discs. We chose to overlook how it works and how it is made.
These are some of the important questions we wanted to ask ourselves:
- How was it created?
In 1888 a man named Emelie Berliner created Vinyl. Originally he had created the records out of recycled plastic founded in his own house. A process as simple as melting and molding the plastic was taken to create the vinyl records, at the time.
” Vinyl is made from a series of processing steps that converts raw materials (petroleum, natural gas or coal) into unique synthetic products called polymers” – Emelie Berliner
2. What is Vinyl used for?
Vinyl is the third most utilized plastic on the planet. It is particularly used in long help life solid items. Most of the time Vinyl is used to create pipes and tubing for houses/buildings, the reason for that is that it is very durable. It is very well trusted by many real estate industries because of its durability and stability.
3. What makes Vinyl so durable?
My main concern while researching this substance was that it is used for pipes and tubing for house/buildings. All in all it really is just plastic so the concern I have is not irrelevant. To have the plastic being melted repeatedly and put into a thin mold, it makes me question how it really is as durable as it seems.
4. Other things about Vinyl:
Common uses: pipes and tubing for houses/buildings
boiling point: 360-368 degrees F
melting point: 160-175 degrees F
state in room temperature: it is put in a glassy state and is put in a special case because it can easily change into a rubber substance.
Color: Vinyl records are all made of PVC, which has no coloring although it appears white.
Interesting characteristics: It is created to be useful, durable and long lasting for making home and hardware equipment.
5. Mr. Robinson’s Questions:
- Danika and I were required to research 3/3 of the questions we had about Vinyl.
- We researched and evaluated the information we found, then took the information and created the 3 questions
- In my opinion Danika and I could have put more information and used more details in our work and research.
websites:
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/vinyl
https://ourpasttimes.com/vinyl-records-facts-12327783.html
Wow. Thanks for sharing about vinyl records. I grew up in the era of 45’s and LP’s (record terms :)). Great information fluency post. I really like how you have found some great sub-questions to lead you to get a well-rounded perspective on vinyl. You haven’t shared some digital tools and briefly cited your sources. Your debrief could have been more detailed but considers what you could have improved upon.