Alison Stuart
Step 7 Action Post
Like mentioned in many of my previous blogs, Mai and I’s major challenge in this project was coordinating our times so we can go out to pick up garbage. At first we were stuck in a loop where we tried to text each other all the time, but there never […]
Home Locations of Daraja Butterfly Effect Students
In collaboration with all the Butterfly Effect students at Daraja school, we made a map on Google Earth of where all the Butterfly Effect students come from in Kenya. They are definitely a wide ranging group!
Step 5 Action Post
In the past week, Mai and I have met up at Town Centre Park again and picked up garbage for 30 minutes. It was a similar experience to our previous garbage pick up. We started from the parking lot, walked along the side walks, and headed towards the busier areas […]
Step 4 Action Post
In the previous blog post, I mentioned how Mai and I planned to complete our garbage pick up on Sunday at Town Centre Park. However, we ended up having to postpone the date as we both had a busy weekend and large tests the following week for our school courses. […]
Step 3 Action Post
Over the past couple of weeks, Mai and I have been trying to come up with a time where we can both meet up and go pick up garbage. However, because we both have very busy schedules with our extracurriculars, work, and heavy school work, we had not been able […]
Step 2 Action Post
This semester, I will be completing an action project with my friend, Mai, to pick up garbage around the area, in hopes to improve the environment of the community we live in. To start, we will get together and find a location with significant amounts of garbage existing that could […]
Step 1 Action Post
My three most important values are courage, integrity, and reliability. My three least important values are equality, belonging and recognition. I agree with most of the results. To me, believing in and standing up for your own beliefs, and understanding your own ethical code and staying true to yourself are […]
Blog #7: How is the Brain Related to Hearing and Why Do Certain Sounds Make Our Skin “Crawl?”
One challenge I encountered during this inquiry project was when my second and third subquestions overlapped with each other. As I was starting my third round of research, I realized how my question was very similar to my last round, and that I would be researching the same information. As […]
Blog #5: Research Round 3
Inquiry Question: How does the brain relate to hearing and why do certain sounds make our skin “crawl”? Round 2 Research: Why do certain sounds make our skin “crawl?” *Since this research question is very similar to the previous round, I will conclude my round 1 & 2 research and extend this […]
Blog #4: Research Round 2
Inquiry Question: How does the brain relate to hearing and why do certain sounds make our skin “crawl”? Round 2 Research: What is the “skin crawling” feeling? How is it generated? What is the process in our body that makes us feel this way? The amygdala adjusts the response of the auditory […]
Blog #3: Research Round 1
Inquiry Question: How does the brain relate to hearing and why do certain sounds make our skin “crawl”? Round 1 Research: What is the brain’s role in hearing? The ear detects and delivers the sound information; the brain interprets these sounds and give them meaning (Discover Hearing, n.d.). The ears’ role […]
Blog #2: Project Plan
Inquiry question: How does the brain relate to hearing and why do certain sounds make our skin “crawl”? My three steps to research are the following: What is the brain’s role in hearing? By researching this question, I will obtain general background information on how we hear and how our […]
Hello everyone,it seemed I have been quiet for long but I am now back and I am continuing with my research. The reason as to why I have been silent is because I was able to do my grade 12 exam and passes very well and I joined the university. […]
Blog #1: Inquiry Project
My Inquiry question is: How does the brain relate to hearing and why do certain sounds make our skin “crawl?” This question has always been an area of interest for me because it happens in our everyday day life. I have also noticed that those sounds which make our skin […]
All About Me – Jade Zhu
Hello everyone! My name is Jade, and I am a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. I also took Social Responsibility last year – I had a great time researching for my inquiry projects, doing fundraisers, and communicating with other students taking this course. This year, I […]
Blog #7: Reflection
There was one main challenge throughout this inquiry project for me. Possibly due to the planning of my three parts for my question, I found myself doing research that was giving me the same information. I really had to browse online, try to reword my questions, and think from different […]
Blog #5: How can mindfulness help us identify and mange our emotions?
My inquiry question is: How can mindfulness help us identify and manage our emotions? Round 3 research: Why is it important to be mindful of our emotions? No one likes pain. So you might wonder, why would you want to remain open to feeling these painful and uncomfortable emotions? Well, turning […]
Blog #4: How can mindfulness help us identify and manage our emotions?
My inquiry question is: How can mindfulness help us identify and manage our emotions? Round 2 research: How can it impact our lives? How can mindfulness help identify and manage our emotions? Mindfulness can impact our lives in many aspects. As discussed in the previous post, it can help us improve […]
Blog #3: How can mindfulness help us identify and manage our emotions?
My inquiry question is: How can mindfulness help us identify and manage our emotions? Round 1 research: What does it mean to be mindful? How can it help us in general? You may often find your mind taking flights – we become engrossed in obsessive thoughts about something that took place […]
Blog #2: How can mindfulness help us identify and manage our emotions?
Step 1) What does it mean to be mindful? How can it help us in general? The first step will allow us to learn about the general background of mindfulness. Obtaining the knowledge of what mindfulness is and its general benefits, we will be able to have a better understanding […]
Blog #1: Inquiry Project
My inquiry question for this semester is: How can mindfulness help us identify and manage our emotions? I chose this topic because I think mindfulness is a crucial aspect of our lives. Being mindful is to be aware of what is happening in the present, and to experience the life […]
Blog #6: Reflection
The challenge I faced throughout my inquiry project was to make sure that all my questions were answered clearly and in detail. For example, for my second question about how e-waste endanger animals, humans, and the environment, I also wanted to find out if it affect children, teenagers, adults, and […]
Blog #5: What Are the Dangers of Electronic Consumer Waste That We Must Consider Globally?
My inquiry question is: What are the dangers of electronic consumer waste that we must consider globally? Round 3 research: What can we do to reduce/alleviate this problem? What solutions are already in progress, and what solutions are waiting to be put in action? From the previous blog post, we […]
Blog #4: What Are the Dangers of Electronic Consumer Waste That We Must Consider Globally?
My inquiry question is: What are the dangers of electronic consumer waste that we must consider globally? Round 2 research: How does E-waste endanger animals, humans, and the environment? Specifically, does E-waste affect children, teenagers, adults, and seniors differently? Unbeknownst to many people, electronic wastes contain toxic-substances, and they can […]
Blog #3: What Are the Dangers of Electronic Consumer Waste That We Must Consider Globally?
My inquiry questions is: What are the dangers of electronic consumer waste that we must consider globally? Round 1 research: What is E-waste (electronic and electrical waste)? What are the different types of E-waste? Are there any major/minor ones? E-waste is a common name for electronic products that are at […]
Blog #2: What Are the Dangers of Electronic Consumer Waste That We Must Consider Globally?
Step 1) What is E-waste (electronic and electrical waste)? What are the different types of E-waste? Are there any major/minor ones? Finding out what the definition and the different types of E-waste would allow us to understand some background information about this topic, and begin an introduction to the question. […]
Blog #1: Inquiry Project
My inquiry question for this semester is: What are the dangers of consumer electronic waste that we must consider globally? I chose this question because I think it is one of the globally influential issues that is becoming more serious day by day. Different types of electronic devices have made […]
GENDER INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION.
Hello everyone it has been long since I posted something but I have been doing a research on the how gender inequality is in education today. The discussion around gender inequality is steadily gaining traction, and the education realm is also starting to take note. Gender is typically seen as […]
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING.
Hello everyone =,it has been long since I posted but today I have come with a topic on the causes and effects of global warming. Almost 100% of the observed temperature increase over the last 50 years has been due to the increase in the atmosphere of greenhouse gas concentrations […]
GLOBAL WARMING AND ITS EFFECTS.
Hello everyone it has been long since I posted something but I have been doing research on global warming and how it affects us. The research that I have been doing am focusing on particularly the effects of global warming. Global warming is the long-term warming of the planet’s overall […]
HOW FEMALES ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO COVID 19 THAN MALES.
Hello everyone I hope you have been good and keeping safe.I’m still continuing with the post on gender equality since the pandemic began n I hope each and everyone will learn something. While most people’s lives and work have been negatively affected by the crisis, our analysis shows that, overall, […]
Gender equality during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. There has been progress over the last decades: More girls are going to school, fewer girls are forced into early marriage, more women are serving in parliament and positions of […]
Human Rights
Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that every person in the world should have and enjoy. They are very important and they should not be taken away from anyone because every person is equal (1). Although the United Nations’ declaration for human rights lists 30 different rights and […]
GREETINGS.
Hello butterfly I’m back again even though we are having a very hard time more so we as students since we are not supposed to attend schools and this makes life more uncomfortable for us. On my next post I’ll be continuing with my post and I hope we shall […]
Metamorphosis of my Action Project
Hi everyone, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! This is my last post on the Butterfly Effect website. I’m very grateful to be apart of this community as I have learned so much from my peers and truly pushed myself to explore my own passion and interests. Thank […]
Self Reflection #2
Hi everyone, Here is my #2 self reflection. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this difficult time! 1.) What is something you did for your body? One thing that I’ve been continuing to do is workouts. At home, I have a pair of dumbbells I use. I […]
Inquiry Question / Project Plan – How has social distancing affected the way people socially connect?
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. Under the new circumstances, I have decided to switch from an action to an inquiry this semester! Consequently, I wanted to introduce everyone my new question: “How has social distancing affected the way people socially connect?”. I know that everyone […]
Self Reflecting
Hi everyone, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this difficult time! Here is my self-reflection. 1.) What is something you did for your body? One thing that I have been doing for my body is workouts. I used to go to the school gym every morning during […]
Gender pay gap for US soccer players is ‘untenable position,’ top sports agent Casey Wasserman says
Hello butterfly I have been silent for long but I have preparing something on the gender pay gap a topic that I have been working very hard because of the way it has been affecting many throughout the world. The CEO of one of the country’s biggest sports agencies told […]
TRANSPORT
Hi everyone its to be back hope you are all fine. Today my topic is based on the main types of transport. The three main types of land transport: Road transport, Rail transport and other pipeline, cable transport. Land transport is one type of transport or carrier. People, animals, or any […]
U.S. women’s soccer equal pay fight:
Hey to everyone,I have been silent for a long time but the reason is because we went for our mid term break but now we are back back to the normal school program.Today I want to talk about how U.S women fight for equal pay. The U.S. women’s soccer team […]
Cycle #2 – Post #2
Hi everyone! Welcome back to another Action Post. For those joining for the first time, I lead a club called Miracle Movement. The goal of our club is to raise awareness on pediatric health. We do this by initiating campaigns and hosting small fundraisers in support of BC Children’s Hospital. […]
TRANSPORT
The industrial revolution in the 19th century saw a number of inventions fundamentally change transport. With telegraphy, communication became instant and independent of the transport services and the invention of the steam engine, closely followed by its application in rail transport, made land transport independent of human or animal muscles. […]
The Burden of lung cancer
Hello guys,wow, its been long since I ever posted But now I’m back with this post down about lung cancer and its related branches.Hope you will enjoy. LUNG CANCER Globally, there are approximately 1.8 million new cases of lung cancer per year. Lung Cancer accounts for highest cancer-related mortality globally. […]
Cycle #2 – My Action Post #1
Hi everyone! Welcome to my first Action post of my new cycle! To give everybody a background on my project, I lead a club called Miracle Movement at school. The goal of our club is to raise awareness on pediatric health. We do this by initiating campaigns and hosting small […]
THREE WAYS IN WHICH GENDER PAY GAP IS BIGGER THAN WE THINK.
Hello everyone It is like I have been silent for long but that one does not mean I not focusing on my research,I have been working very hard so that I get the information that I intended to tell you about it and I hope each and everyone will learn […]
THE GENDER PAY GAP.
Hello butterfly.I hope you are fine as well as I am.Today I have come with a research that I got from one of us in butterfly effect and is about the simple truth about gender pay gap. The gender pay gap is the gap between men and women are paid. […]
IMPORTANT CONCEPTS UNDERLYING GENDER MAINSTREAMING.
Hello everyone today I have come with another topic on important concepts underlying gender mainstreaming. 1.GENDER. The concept of gender needs to be understood clearly as a cross-cutting socio-cultural variable. It is an overarching variable in the sense that gender can also be applied to all other cross-cutting variables such […]
Why is gender equality important?
Hello to everyone,today I will looking on something I have been searching because I have been thinking of it for a long time and I hope it will help each and everyone and also the society in general. Worldwide, most countries recognize that equal rights should exist between men and […]
All About Chinese New Year
Hi this is Charity from Ms. Illes’ Grade 5 PA-MOJA Club! I wanted to share with you a little bit about the Chinese New Year. My mom is from Taiwan and my dad is from China. The Lunar New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new […]
Cultural Influence on Intimate Relationships
Hello everyone I would like share something small with you and I hope each and everyone would learn.It is about the cultural influence on intimate relationships.I hope we will cooperate. Many years ago, a 60-year-old woman in one of my recovery groups for women with controlling partners asked, “Do I […]
About the Grade 5 PA-MOJA Club
Hi, this is Ava and Haunnah from Mrs. Illes’s grade 5 class. We speak on behalf of our class when we say we are happy to be on this site with you. Butterfly allows us to connect with other kids in Canada and Kenya. Our teacher Mrs. Illes started a […]
OVERCOMING WORKPLACE GENDER INEQUALITY
Hi everyone,it has been long since I posted something but the reason was because we went for hour long holiday but now we are back to the normal school program. Today I want to talk on how to overcome workplace gender inequality. Gender […]
Action Post #4
Noah Berg Hi! This is my fourth action post, for those of you who are unfamiliar with what I have been doing recently I have been helping with a program call the “First Shift.” This program helps kids who have never played hockey before getting on the ice and […]
Trizah’s Education Post
I have been in Sweetwater’s secondary school for my high school system. I am proud of completing my high school coarse. My understanding about education is that I learnt that it is the main thing that encourages us to distinguish between the right and the wrong because in absence of […]
Christine’s Education Post
Hey everyone, I study at Njoro Girls High School in grade eleven. I am graduating my high school next year. My studying life has been the best thing for me .I am always working hard in order to achieve the best out of twelve years that I am in school. […]
Beth’s education post
I am really happy of my education experience because it has enabled me to be able to some life problems.This is all thanks to the subjects we do in school. I remember this year in my Physics class we were introduced to the topic about electricity.It was not easy for […]
Alison – Education
Hi everyone! From my educational experience, I have developed different things I’m proud of. For example, as I’ve mentioned in my previous posts, I’m gratified of my work with Miracle Movement. I am especially proud of how I grew this club into a strong community of people with the same […]
Agnes’s hobbies
Hello everyone. my pastime hobbies are soccer and dancing. I have been playing soccer ever since I was in elementary school having been influenced by the England players that I saw playing in the television and my mum couldn’t allow me to attend my training section but she always insisted […]
Christine’s hobbies
HEY EVERYONE, I have a list of hobbies but the best of all is listing to music and dancing. I listen to both hip-hop and gospel music but I dance the hip-hop ones. I started making dancing a hobby when I was seven years old and I developed it naturally. […]
Beth’s hobbies
Hi everyone, I got many hobbies that I do during my free times or when I just want to relax my mind.Two of my hobbies are singing and running.Singing is what I like doing mostly when I am free while running is my talent. I started singing at a young […]
Beth’s routine
Hey everyone. I am Beth Wanjiku and this is my daily routine when I am back in school during weekdays. I am in a boarding school so I wake up very early but on weekends it changes. 3.30am I usually set my alarm at 3.30.It is a little hard for […]
Christine’s routine
HEY EVERYONE, My school routine is as follows: 4:00-4:30am -I wake up and prepare myself for class. I Take a shower, brush my hair and teeth, and put every thing in order in the dormitory since I will not get a chance to go back. 4:30-6:00am-I go to class for […]
Action Post 3
Hi, my name is Noah Berg, and this is my third action post. I have been helping coach hockey for a month and a half now with a program called the First Shift. This amazing program supplies kids who have never played hockey before with all the equipment and resources […]
Trizah Gatwiri
I am Trizah Gatwiri i am open communicative although independent, i am far from being unsociable. However i like to maintain relationships with friends promoting me to have knowledge of environment thus i promote alternate between needs of social exchanges and loneliness. I am 20 years old i school at […]
Dec 2019 Topic: Routines
This topic is open to everyone who is online during the PA-MOJA week from Dec 2-6 (and after as well). The goal is for everyone to address the question themselves, but then also leave comments in response to the responses of others so that everyone can learn about each […]
Dec 2019 Topic: Hobbies
This topic is open to everyone who is online during the PA-MOJA week from Dec 2-6 (and after as well). The goal is for everyone to address the question themselves, but then also leave comments in response to the responses of others so that everyone can learn about each other. […]
Dec 2019 Topic: Education
This topic is open to everyone who is online during the PA-MOJA week from Dec 2-6 (and after as well). The goal is for everyone to address the question themselves, but then also leave comments in response to the responses of others so that everyone can learn about each other. […]
Action Plan Report #2
This is my second reflection of my project of helping kids at their hockey practices and teaching them good healthy habits, since my first reflection I have not seen much change, and this may be a good thing. I have been reminding the kids and parents to make sure […]
Action Plan Report #1
Action Plan Report #1 This is my first action plan report about good health and well-being. My action plan was to help kids with a healthy and active lifestyle. I would do this by making sure all the kids have water and maybe even bringing snacks for them after practice. […]
Effects of genderinequality in society
Effects of Gender Inequality in Society There is a lot going on in our communities on daily basis. Gender imbalance or inequity is an issue that has been debated for many decades. A society should always be peaceful, united and tied by good mores and traditions. However, gender inequality- unequal […]
Cycle #1 – Action Post #4
Hi everyone, Welcome to my fourth Action post of the year! To give everybody a background on my project, I lead a club called Miracle Movement at school. The goal of our club is to raise awareness on pediatric health. We do this by initiating campaigns and hosting small fundraisers […]
Story – Using Film – Mitch Boucher
I would like to make a video showing us the a multiple of day to day things/activities both of us take for granted yet are very unique. For example filming how students get to school here in Canada, compared to how the students in Kenya get to school. This idea […]
Cycle #1 – My Action Post #3
Hi everyone! Welcome to another Action post. To give everybody a background on my project, I lead a club called Miracle Movement at school. The goal of our club is to raise awareness on pediatric health. We do this by initiating campaigns and hosting small fundraisers in support of BC […]
Gender disparities in Kenya education
Hello butterfly it has been long since I posted but today I did a research on gender disparities in Kenya education and there it is. yan education Gender disparities in Kenyan education are the differences in outcomes observed between different sexes in the Republic of Kenya. Specifically, gender disparities allude […]
Cycle #1 – My Action Post #2
Hi everyone! Welcome to my second Action post of the year! To give everybody a background on my project, I lead a club called Miracle Movement at school. The goal of our club is to raise awareness on pediatric health. We do this by initiating campaigns and hosting small fundraisers […]
About Me – Denno
Hello butterfly am Dennis but people love calling me Denno and I love the name very much.Am in grade 10 but am almost finishing grade 10 and joining grade 11.In school I love physics and geography because I want yo be an engineer after finishing my course at the university […]
Inquiry Plan
Inquiry Plan. Question: Should the use of Physical/Written material continue to be used when there is the option of Digital/Electronic material? Why I chose this question: I got the idea of this question sometime in the last week when I was reading a book, and I remarked on the fact that […]
Action Plan
Action Plan Noah Berg My action plan is to help kids who are first starting hockey. I will make sure the have the support they need to help develop skills, love the amazing sport and continuing to play it through their life. I have always been involved in hockey […]
Cycle #1 – My Action Post #1
Hi everyone! Welcome to my first Action post of the year! Last year, I focused my action project on “Personal Growth” where I decided to become a teen tutor for elementary school students in my community. However, this year I’ve decided to switch gears and focus on the goal “Good […]
GENDER INEQUALITY
Gender inequality is a social and cultural phenomenon in which there is discrimination against people due to their gender. Essentially, this is between men and women. This phenomenon has huge effects. We can feel its impact in different areas: work, social life, family […]
My name is Mitchell, I go by Mitch normally. I’m 16 in grade 11 at Langley Fine Arts and my favourite subject is math. I joined the Butterfly Effect because my mom is one of the teachers and I got to see in my own home the positive things that […]
MERCYWANGUI
At home everybody calls me mercy. I live in a family of five children. I am a loving, caring and also like entertaining. I am a christian. For me i am the best artist in our school, i can draw just how somebody looks like. However, I am the best […]
Charity kaumi
My name is charity kaumi.i am 16 yrs old .i live in laikipia, kenya.i school at st augustine sirima secondary school.my favourite subjects are chemistry, physics and mathematics According to the ameru culture which i comes from, the circumcision is done at night accompanied by a lot of horn blowing […]
About Me – Bogdan Badea
Hello! My name is Bogdan Badea, and I go to Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. I’m in grade 12 and my favorite subject’s are Maths and Sciences. I like them mostly because they follow the most amount of sense, like in the way that you have proofs in math they […]
About Me – Noah Berg
Hey! My name is Noah Berg, I am a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary, and this is my first year with Butterfly Effect. One thing that might surprise you about me is that I skipped a grade. When I was in 5 years old my daycare […]
About Me – Alison Wu
Hi there everybody! My name is Alison Wu, and I am in grade 12. I’m a trilingual French Immersion student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. My passion to work with new people and try new challenges. In other words, I enjoy exposing myself to new ideas. For me, tackling new […]
Monicah Wanjohi
My name is Monicah. I am 17 years old. I live in Sweetwaters. I am a student in St. Jude Girls secondary school. I love biology as my best subject. I am passionate about singing. I also enjoy dancing, modeling and watching movies. One of my strongest attributes is that […]
Christine Santa
I am Christine Santa but people prefer calling me Stina. Am 17 years old.I am a second born in a family of four. I go to Njoro Girls High School. I like travelling to far places mostly during holidays. In fact I decided to go to a school far from […]
Mercy Muriuki
At home everybody call me Mercy. I am the second born in a family of four children .I am a loving, caring and also like entertaining .I am a Christian. I am in Mwenje Mixed and I am in grade 10. For me I am the best artist and also the best […]
RUTH NJAMBI
My name is Ruth Njambi. I am 18 year old. I live in Kenya, Laikipia county, in a place called Matanya. I go to school at St. Jude girl’s high school. My favourite subject is computer studies. My passion is doing mathematics because I believe life is all about mathematics […]
Agnes Njoki.
I am Agnes and I am 21 years old doing studies at Sweetwaters secondary in grade 12. My favorite subjects are physics, math and geography. Apart from the school curriculum, I have a passion for football which I practice during my leisure time. For the past year I have been […]
Beth Mugokoro
My name is Beth Mugokoro. I am 16 years old. I go to school at Gatero girls high school. My best subjects are biology and mathematics. I live in Ngobit Kenya. In my culture I should respect my elders. I believe I can do much for the world when I […]
Beth Wanjiku
My name is Beth and I am 16 years old. I go to school at Ndururumo high school. I am in form three. My best subject is History and Kiswahili. I live in Ngobit. I am gifted in singing. I am also very good at making new friends. My greatest […]
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