Ask – The questions that I needed to ask to know what Osmium is:
- What are the properties of Osmium?
- How did Osmium discover?
- Is Osmium used for jewelers?
- What are unique facts about Osmium?
- Is Osmium dangerous element or can it become dangerous if it combines with another element?
- What are some common uses of Osmium?
Acquire – Digital tools that I used to gather this information:
- Google scholar
- YouTube
- Microsoft Academic
- worldbookonline.com
- Creative Common Search
- Citation Machine
Analyze – How I got my information and cited my sources:
- The process that I used to keep tracking the cites that I used to gain knowledge of my element was writing down the URL of the cites on separate word document when I get information from them. Afterwards, I have putted these URL to the citation machine to make them neat and tidy MLA format. I also used same technique to the pictures.
- I did not copy and paste the articles. I made my paragraph with my own words and sophistications. I analyzed the element that I choose thoroughly and deeply.
Assess – The result of my process and improvement that I could have made.
- I followed my process and assignment criteria paper completely and systematically. I have answered all the questions and followed instruction step-by-step, but I felt inadequate because I could have written more fun facts about my element or details. This assignment motivated and inspired me about scientific elements. I got curious about other elements on the periodic table which made me busy finding. Through several research, I got better understanding about the Osmium and the technique that I used to process and organize my Sway will help me researching or investigate new elements. I will enhance my skills to move forward and will be fixing errors methodically to use this efficiently in my future.
Excellent information fluency post. I really like how you have found some great sub-questions to lead you to get a well-rounded perspective on osmium. You have done a great job sharing the digital tools you used and citing your sources. Good debrief on your product and process as well!
Thank you!
My sub questions were from my curiosity and also I already knew what my element was before I started this project. For example, I thought using Osmium into decorations or jewelry was impossible because this is such a precious element on earth, but it actually could for replacing diamond. I remember watching video in grade 8 about Osmium when its heated, and that video was very interesting that I had question “What happen if I heat Osmium?” even though I already knew the result. Some of the questions were the questions that I always had about the elements in periodic table.