Elements de periodic of table!

    
      Looks complicated right? Well not if you really learn about it. Now memorizing it.. that would be difficult. That right there, if you didn't know, is the PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS! Since it's important it deserves to be in caps! So basically it's a table...of elements...and it's periodical. It organizes all elements known to the world. Well I think we should start from the very beginning with a guy named Dmitri Mandellev:

     Why are all old scientists names complicated? UGH! Anyway, he was born in 1834 and was the youngest of 17 FREAKING CHILDREN! GOODNESS! In the 1860s, the periodic table was born! Wow! He had to be really smart to develop a whole table of elements and how they fit together. Okay, let's move on to the actual table and how it works. So, the letters that look random are actually an abbreviation for the name of the element. The numbers on top of that, list the number of protons each element has. Below the letters, lists the atomic mass.

     Okay so now we're going to talk about how the elements are organized. They are organized into periods, groups, and colors. Periods move horizontally. They describe the number of electron shells each element has. That is the lines that electrons travel in. A whole horizontal line has the same number of electron shells.

     Next are groups which are organized vertically. All of the elements in one row have the same have ability to lose the same amount of electrons or gain some.

electron shells

     Isn't the periodic table colorful? Well there's a reason for that. Each color is a different category. Here are the catagories:

1. Alkali Metals
2. Alkaline Earth Metals
3. Trasition Metals
4. Poor metals :(
5. Semimetals
6. Non-Metals
7. Noble gases

    Oh and if you're wondering what the random elements are on the bottom, scientists just couldn't include them so they're all left out on the bottom D: Also, elements above 92, cannot appear in nature because they're way too unsteady and have to be created in a lab. Here are some cool links and videos:
http://www.ptable.com/
http://chemicalelements.com/
http://www.elementsdatabase.com/
Most annoying thing you will ever hear in your life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBuiEEDNrkk&feature=related
THIS VIDEO IS SOO HELPFUL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAnOUwPfHlk&feature=related
bye bye!

9/11

   Well today, unfortunately, we are talking about something sad :(. 9/11 the tenth anniversary. First I will tell you guys what happened on September 11th 2001. Basically what happened is two planes crashed into the twin towers a.k.a. the world trade center.. One also crashed into the pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania. It was really sad because over 4000 people died in the world trade centers, the pentagon and the terrorist planes.  Everything was evacuated including the white house, and many other places. It was a day of panic for most Americans. Here is the times for the disaster:
   First plane hit north tower: 8:52
Second plane hit South tower: 9:03
Third plane hit Pentagon: 9:38
Fourth hit field in Pennsylvania: 10:10
       9/11 really impacted America. People were terrified of the thought that someone was out to get America. However, instead on bringing us down, it actually brought us together as a country. America was more united than ever after that attack. It was the exact opposite of what the terrorists wanted to happen. We also found out that Osama Bin Laden was the leader of the terrorist group that caused 9/11. 

     Now Americans, think back to 9/11 as a terrible tragedy. We also are stronger because of it. I think people will still continue to think of 9/11 this way. It defiantly made an impact on our lives especially family members of people who died in 9/11. This event will never be forgotten.

    I think the best way to remember 9/11 is to honer all of the people who died in the crashes. I think it's really nice to have a ceremony every year to commemorate it. It is for people to remember the bravery of people who tried to save others. I really think it should be remembered to honer everyone who died. The ceremony this year was really sweet and also sad but it was good that they had it. A monument is now built where the twin towers were. It is now called Ground Zero:

     Some of the worst things about 9-11 was all of the deaths. So many people died. People who had families and lives until that awful day. It was also terrible to know that someone hated us so much that they would kill themselves just to kill thousands of other people. It's just really scary to know people are out there that want to kill us.
      The only good thing is it brought us together as a nation. No matter if you were white, black, Indian, or any other culture. We all came to together and were stronger. 

     I would also like to tell you guys about the crash in the Pennsylvania. Anyway, some passengers knew that the plane was hijacked so they went up and fought the terrorists so they could get control the plane. Unfortunately, the terrorists pointed the plane straight down and they went down at 500 mph in the middle of a field. Can you even imagine how brave those people were? They could have crashed into the White House or something. They saved hundreds, maybe thousands, of lives. I think it's important to remember these people and the day of 9-11.

ITS A PUNCH BUGGY!!!!!!

      OK. Isn't a punch buggy a Volkswagen? Yes. But is a Volkswagen a punch buggy? No! My friend and I were having an argument. I know I'm right. I am. Anyway, today we will be talking about a guy that no one believed until 2000 YEARS AFTER HE DIED! It must have been awful to have no one believe you! The guy was named Democritus. Here he is: 

            This guy is so old that they have a statue of him! Now that's old. OK his name is too hard to pronounce so I'm going to call him Big D. So anyway, Big D had an idea. He wondered what what happened if you broke something down so far that it couldn't be broken down anymore. He believed that these unbreakable pieces were called "atomos". Here is what he thought them to look like:

     Well unfortunately for him, not many people believed him. They believed that a guy named Aristotle was correct. Aristotle believed that fire, water earth, and air where the four elements that made up absolutely everything. They believed him because he was well known to most people. No one really wanted to listen to Big D's "crazy" ideas.

This is what Aristotle believed.

      So basically Democritus died without anyone believing him. Terrible right? Well, people started to believe his theories 2000 years after he died! Here's some cool websites:

http://www.bookrags.com/biography/democritus/

http://www.gap-system.org/~history/Biographies/Democritus.html

http://www.thebigview.com/greeks/democritus.html

      Anyway here is a cool video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIamapza_LE&feature=related

    

    Anyway here's some cool facts Democritus:

• He was called the laughing scientist because he was so cheerful.
• His mentor was Leucippus

• Date of death:

• 370 B.C.E. (age 90 years)

    So now here's some facts bout Aristotle:

• He not only was a scientist  but also he studied:  physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics.
• His teacher was Plato.
• He was born in 384 BC-322BC

   Okay so bye bye :)

      Like seriously oh my GAAAWSH! Ive just been informed that this kid named atom is following me EVERYWHERE! HE IS EVERYWHERE! Look to you right? What do see? Whatever it is.. he is there. Satlkerish right? So anyway today we're going to be talking about him. YEAH THAT'S RIGHT WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU ATOM! Well as I said before atoms are pretty much in EVERYTHING. Yes everything is made up of atoms. But the creepy thing is you can't even see them!! Well this pretty much what they look like:

       What are those spheres whirling around it you ask? Well the ones closest to the nucleus are the protons and the neutrons . Protons are POSITIVE! LIKE REALLY POSITIVE! =D =D=D=D=D! They have a positive charge obviously. They balance out the negative charges which we will talk about after... neutrons.. Well neutrons basically are like indecisive people. They're just like oh whatever I don't care. LIKE EMO PEOPLE! They have no charge. Sounds boring right? These are protons and neutrons:

     So what is the other sphere zooming around the nucleus you ask? Well it's called an electron. Electrons ARE NEGATIVE! =( =(  =( >=(! They have a really negative charge and are just all around mean and grouchy. They orbit around around the nucleus. Why don't they just venture off? Well since they have a negative charge and protons have a positive charge, they do not venture.

     Here's a cool website:http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/listofparticles.html

    Okay so now lets talk about elements. Elements are basically things made up of atoms. The Periodic Table of Elements lists all of the elements. There are 108 elements.

   Ugh it looks so boring. Well fortunately we have a song!!! :)! It's the first 10: http://youtu.be/uJGrwWOWt3Q

   Yep that guy in the video freaks me out too. Here is another link:http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_intro.html Okay so this is the end of this blog. SIGN OUT PEACE!

 

DID YA MISS ME?! ;P

   Did you guys miss me? Yes I know you did. Haha I missed you guys too. :)! Is you ok? Is you? Good cause i wanted to know! -Glozell. So how was your summer? Leave a comment not that i really care. Haha just kidding..sorta. Well what i did over the summer is just sleep alot and eat and PLAY MARIO KART! I love Luigi! =D

      So anyway the high light of my summer WAS SEEING THE NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE OH MY FREKIN GOD IT WAS SOOOO AMAZING! Best movie I've ever seen. NO NOSE!

     LIKE YEAH! Anyway this year for 7TH GRADE i hope to accomplish:

• Go to sleep earlier :I
• Meet new friends =D
• Find even cuter emoticons ;o *<:)
• not procrastinate D=
• EXERSIZE! witchaw!

    Oh and also over the summer a highlight was staying up! =) Gosh I hate getting up early! So anyway I hope you guys had an awesome summer :) oh an here is some funny harry potter pics lol: