Hi everyone! This is my 2nd blog post, and today I’ll be creating a plan for my inquiry project. The question I chose is : How has feminism shaped the structure of modern society? It’s undeniable the effects of the acts of strong women are seen throughout every aspect of […]
I have decided on on the question “Why is religion essential for a society?” for my inquiry project. Here are my 3 steps in my reaserch: Step 1: I’d start off by researching about how religion was and is used to bring people together by creating a sense of belonging. […]
In your post, address the following:1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. The action I want to do this year also directly connects to one of the 17 sustainable goals I found the most important like my last year’s project. […]
My story, “Room 201”, features a male main character (name TBD). The story is set in a solitary confinement cell, where the protagonist is being held. I think withholding the reason he is there will add to the scary element later on. The point of attack for the main character […]
For my inquiry project, I have decided to research the question, why are neurodegenerative and prions diseases so difficult to cure? To find my answer, I am breaking my research down into three simple steps. First, I want to research about different neurodegenerative and prions diseases. Some options are Alzheimer’s […]
1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. Hi everybody, today I will be talking about the steps that I will be taking in order to start volunteering in a hospital so that I can start learning new things that will […]
Hello and welcome! Here is my blog post #2 where I’ll be planning out my blog posts! Here are my 3 steps for my project planning: Firstly, I will research on why people bottle their emotions. I think it’s good to start with this because it will lead to more […]
3 steps of research Step 1: Understanding how and why we dream and different types of dreams I will research about why and how we dream, the scientific knowledge of dreams and the different types of dreams. I will learn more about the potential meanings of each type of dreams. […]
I will research how sleep affects a teenager’s ability to remember information, focus on class, and learn new things. This will help me understand why sleep is important for the brain. How sleep affects emotions and mental health I will research how getting too little sleep affects a teenager’s mood, […]
Inquiry question: Why do certain memories stay with us longer than others? 1. Three steps for my research Step 1: Understanding how memory works First, I will research how the brain creates, stores, and retrieves memories. I will learn about the different parts of the brain involved in memory, especially […]
Hi my name is Kylee and my action is to hold a food drive for pets. My plan is to organize a food drive where students at Charles Best can bring in items or money to donate. I would put up posters advertising the event (plus stating appropriate item […]
Hi everyone, this is my first blog so thank you so much for reading! For my butterfly effect, I decided to do the inquiry project. I was thinking of doing something about modern feminism or a social commentary for my inquiry question so eventually I landed on the question: How […]
Hi, my name is Samia Cheng I am 14 years old and this year I’m in grade 10 at Charles Best secondary school. My ethnicity is Chinese, but I live in Coquitlam British Columbia, and my favourite subject in school is English. Like I mentioned earlier, I am Chinese, so […]
⋆⊱༻𖥸༺⊰⋆⋆⊱༻𖥸༺⊰⋆⋆⊱༻𖥸༺⊰⋆ Hello, and welcome! ⋆⊱༻𖥸༺⊰⋆⋆⊱༻𖥸༺⊰⋆⋆⊱༻𖥸༺⊰⋆ This is my second blog post concerning my inquiry project, and like the title states, my question revolves around how women are represented in media, whatever media that may be, and my question focuses on how common misrepresentation is, and whether there is a solution […]
My Inquiry question this semester is, “Why do we view life as a linear journey; can defying society’s norms lead to true liberation?” I look forward to discovering more about this complex topic over the next couple of months! Research Step 1: How has our society contributed to the belief […]
In this action project, my peers and I will be working on a project that will help the senior citizens in our community feel more cared for especially during the holidays. This project will require my peers and I to attend nursing homes to provide activities for them to feel […]
Research Round #1 – What is AI? In my first round of research, I will be looking into what AI really is. Where it began, and how it became what we know it as today. I will be researching its benefits and downsides, and taking a look at some studies […]
Coaching can have a bigger impact on athletes than people might realize. It is not just about teaching skills, planning practices, or winning games. Coaches can influence how athletes feel about themselves, how motivated they are, and whether they want to continue playing the sport. For my research plan, I […]
How do daily things like sports, technology and environment/school affect child development? My steps of research: The impact from sports and extra curriculars The first step for my inquiry, I will research on how sports/extra curriculars affect the child’s development. Most children start a sport at a young age, whether […]
To make sure my question is answered thoroughly with as much explanation as needed, I made up 3 research parts that I will do: Step 1: Research the psychology behind wanting something that is forbidden. For my first research round, I will explore the psychology behind this behaviour, including examples […]
In this post, I will be continuing my discovery and research about why humans care about what other people think of them. I will be finding three steps for research and provide sources i can use to answer my questions. My three steps of research: 1: Ancestral psychology research will […]
For my inquiry project I have decided to focus my interest in, How repeated head injuries in youth sports affects brain development over time? This question was chosen for numerous reasons, some connecting to my past and hopefully mu future. For this topic I have decided to focus my interest […]
Coaching styles can strongly influence how confident teen athletes feel and how well they perform in their sport. To understand this topic, it helps to look at three important questions about supportive coaching, controlling coaching, and athlete independence How do supportive and encouraging coaches affect teen athletes confidence? Supportive coaches […]
1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. Hello everyone welcome back to my blogs! Today I will be going into the planning stages of my volunteering so I will be able to start helping the community. Firstly, to start of […]
To examine my question, “How does smartphone use influence attention span and memory in adolescents?” I will sort my research into three stages: Finding Daily Patterns: For the first round of research, I will examine how often adolescents use smartphones daily. This means, average screen times, most commonly used apps […]
In order to research my Inquiry question to the best extent, I have come up with three steps to guide my research and help me find the answers I’ve been seeking. Step 1 – Research how people’s background and life experiences fundamentally change their identity and beliefs. As people live […]
To address my overall question “Why are literacy rates dropping and what does this mean for us?” I will divide my research into these 3 smaller steps: evidence of rates dropping In blog post #3 I will find evidence to support the decline of literacy, I use studies from all […]
For my inquiry project, I decided to research the question: How did Cornell University’s response to the Cornell 7 incident raise questions about accountability and student safety? I chose this topic because it involves serious allegations and raises questions about how universities deal with situations that affect their students. When […]
Hello everyone and welcome to my first blog post! This year, I chose to explore the connection between intense emotions and their effects on the human heart. Inquiry Question: Since happy heart syndrome and broken syndrome tigger similar physical symptoms, what does this reveal about how the brain processes intense […]
Part 1: Values Activity Reflection In evaluating my values based on the provided list, the three that stand out as most important to me are Compassion (M), Justice (N), and Community (W). I place a high priority on extending genuine kindness and care to others, particularly vulnerable or isolated groups […]
Hi my name is Nina, my 3 most important values are equality, justice, and courage. My 3 least important values are power, tradition, and spiritual growth. I agree with these results, I believe no matter who you are, everybody deserves to be treated the same, there shouldn’t be any reason […]
My three most important values according to the values activity are family, equality, and personal growth. I agree with these results because I feel that they reflect what truly matters to me and represents who I am as a person. On the other hand, my three least important values are […]
The Inquiry Question I picked: Why do certain memories stay with us longer than others? 2. Why is this question interesting to me? I am interested in this question because I find it fascinating how the human brain works and how people remember certain experiences but forget others. For example, […]
For my inquiry project this year, I have decided to look into diseases that affect the brain. My question is, why are neurodegenerative diseases and prions diseases so difficult to cure? The brain is one of the most complex organs in the body, which makes diseases that affect it very […]
Hi my name is Kylee, my 3 most important values are equality, justice, and integrity My 3 least important values are tradition, power, and spiritual growth. I agree with these results. I believe no matter your race, gender, sexuality, etc. Everyone should have the same rights, treatment, and opportunities. Plus, […]
Hello everybody and welcome to my first action blog post. I hope you enjoy reading. After doing the values activity, I found that my three most important values were equality, freedom, and justice. Upon receiving these results, I can definitely agree that these are much stronger values. However, my least […]
My inquiry question is how does sleep affect a teenager’s brain. I decided to choose this question because I am 14 years old, playing sports, and have noticed that I require more sleep to focus on school and be able to play at my highest level. This inquiry is […]
Hello! My name is Dylan Khakh, and I am a Grade 11 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School in Coquitlam, BC. I would describe myself as a funny person who likes to have a good time with my friends, but I also care about working towards my future. One […]
I’ve chosen to do inquiry this semester, and here is my following question: Why is religion essential for a society? I chose this question because it makes people think and dive deeper into where our social values and views of right and wrong come from. It prompts discussion about how […]
I did the my values activity and I found that I value, innovation, tolerance, and community. My three least important values were tradition, power, and competence. I do find that these values describe me. If I were to pick words to describe me, I would probably pick something similar. I […]
This year for my inquiry I have decided to chose a question that is connected to my passion for my future and my past from sports. The question I’ve chosen is, How does repeated head contact in youth sports affect brain development? This question will focus on head contact, for […]
For my Inquiry project this semester, I will be researching the question: “To what extent do parents’ lives influence their children’s futures?” This question is of interest to me, first of all, because I am very interested in learning about human dynamics. When I was in elementary school, my dream […]
For my inquiry project, I chose to explore the question: How does coaching impact an athlete’s passion for their sport? Coaching plays an important role in sports because coaches do more than just teach the players skills and help them improve. They can also influence an athlete’s confidence, motivation, and […]
Hello! I’m so excited to start and present the beginning of my inquiry project for this semester! The question I have chosen to explore is tied closely to gender roles and societal norms. Like stated in my title, my question is: Will women’s media misrepresentation ever end? Throughout my life, […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog! My Inquiry question for semester one is, “Why do we view life as a linear journey; can defying society’s norms lead to true liberation?” I chose to do a philosophical Inquiry question as I find this concept to be extremely fascinating, especially in […]
What happens when somebody’s emotions bottle up? I’ve chosen the Inquiry Project because I believe it is the most fitting for me right now. I have many questions I want answered, and I’m glad I have a chance of fully searching about them. Ever since I was younger, I’ve always […]
Inquiry Project: Child development How do daily things affect child development? My category for this semester is on child development. I’m interested in working with children when I am older and hope to learn more about their development. I usually do an after-school assisting program for skating and I want […]
The Psychology behind dreams. Why do dreams happen and what do they mean? My project category I plan to work on this semester is about dreams. Sometimes I wonder why dreams happen, what they mean, etc. I thought that this would be a great opportunity for me to learn more […]
The question I have chosen for my inquiry project this semester is “why are people finding it increasingly more difficult to avoid the use of AI?” This question interests me because as a student in today’s world who has sworn off AI, I am noticing a constant increase in the […]
My Inquiry question for this semester: Why do people care so much about what others think of them? Why this is interesting for me: Psychology questions have always made me curious. These past couple of years I have always noticed that everybody cares about what other people think of them. […]
Why this question interests me:This question interests me because coaching is a big part of many teen athletes lives. Coaches help athletes improve their skills, but their words, attitudes, and teaching styles can also affect how athletes feel about themselves. Some coaching styles may help athletes feel more confident and […]
Hello everyone, and welcome to my first official blog post of the semester. My three most important values are spiritual growth, family and integrity. My three least important values are recognition, risk and power. I completely agree with these results. Spiritual growth is number one for me as a Muslim […]
Hi everyone! My name is Ishani Balachandran, and I am currently a Grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary! I have always been extremely passionate about leadership, staying involved, and working with others to create positive change across my community. Being apart of a diverse and engaging school has allowed me […]
Welcome to my first blog post for my first action project of this semester! I can’t wait to start impacting my community in a positive way. I hope you will enjoy my post. 1) What are your 3 most important values? What are your 3 least important values? Do you […]
My inquiry question for this semester will be: Why do people sometimes become more interested in something when they are told they cannot have it? Why this question is interesting for me: I chose this question because I find psychology and human behaviour really interesting and something I want to […]
My inquiry question for this project is “How does smartphone use influence attention span and memory in adolescents?” I’ve found interest in this question because, technology is all around us. Todays adolescents grow up surrounded by smartphones, social media and constant digital simulation. Many teens use their phones for socializing, […]
For my project this semester I wanted to research a topic I’ve been hearing a lot about in the past few years: the decline of literary in younger generations. I’ve heard this topic be mentioned when relating to the use of AI, of social media, the decline in quality of […]
Hi all! My name is Jennah Brar, and I’m a 15-year-old girl who is in grade 10 and enrolled at Dr Charles’s best secondary school. A little bit about me is that I was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, up until the age of nine, when I and my […]
My name is Rima Al-Sabbagh and I am 17 years old, living in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. I am in grade 12, studying at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. My favourite subjects in school are Anatomy and Physiology and Mathematics. Outside of school, I love playing basketball, going on walks, […]
Hi! My name is Amaanet, and I am 15 years old. I live in Coquitlam, British Columbia and I attend Charles Best Secondary school as a sophomore. In past years, my favorite subject has always been English, but as of late, I have taken alot of interest in my Marketing […]
Hi my name is Angelina, I am a grade 9 student attending École Dr Charles Best Secondary School in the french immersion program. I have 3 older brothers, one is turning 20 in december currently going to Vancouver Community College majoring in culinary, one is 18 in his first year […]
Hi! My name is Alex; I am a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. I am 17 years old and I live with my mom, dad, sister, cat, and dog. My cat is 10 years old and my dog is five. For fun, I enjoy playing field […]
Hi! My name is Kylie and I am a grade 10 French Immersion student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School in Canada. I have 2 brothers and a dog named Chippy. What is one thing about you that might surprise others? One thing about me that might surprise others is […]
Hello! My name is Vanessa Vukovic and I am 17 years old. I am currently a grade twelve student attending Charles Best Secondary school and live in Coquitlam, British Columbia. This is my third year taking IDS Social Responsibility, and I’m thrilled to be back! My favourite subject in school […]
My name is Jaeda Joelle Wanjiru Kihara, and I just recently turned 15. I live in Coquitlam, British Colombia and I am a sophmore at École Charles Best Secondary. My favorite subject at the moment, is science because I really enjoy learning about how the world around me works. I’m […]
Hello, my name is Ian and I am currently in grade 10 at Dr Charles Best Secondary. I live in Coquitlam, BC and my favorite subject is science. My passion is volleyball as well as cooking and baking. My strongest attributes are that I am very ambitious and positive. Something […]
My name is Benjamin Mah, and I am currently 14 years old, but I will be 15 in January. I am a grade 9 student attending Charles Best Secondary High School. I live with myself and 4 others, my sister, my mom, my dad, and our dog Jumbo. My favorite subject in school […]
Hi! My name is Valeriya, I’m fifteen years old, and this is my second year being apart of the Social Responsibility/PA-MOJA program! I go to Charles Best Secondary School, where I am a sophomore, or in other words, I’m in grade 10, and I live in Coquitlam, near the Charles […]
Hello everyone it’s great to be back doing these blog posts again for those who don’t know me my name is Salma Abdi Hadi and I’m 15 years old. I live in Coquitlam BC; I attend Dr. Charles best secondary school. My favorite subject is probably French; I love French […]
Hello! My name is Victoria, but I prefer and am called Vicky for short. I’m Polish, for the time being I live in Coquitlam BC, and I grew up in Burnaby BC. I am currently fourteen and I am in grade ten at École Charles Best. On the subject of […]
Hi! My name is Elizabeth, and I’m a Grade 10 student in French Immersion here at Charles Best Secondary. I live in Coquitlam, BC, and one of my favourite subjects in school is Marketing and Promotion because, I’m really interested in pursuing this career later on. One important part of my life […]
My name is Vashti and I’m 16 years old, I am currently a student at Dr. Charles best senior secondary school. I live in Coquitlam BC and I have my whole life, my favorite subject in school is science and I hope to do something with science when I graduate. […]
Hi! My name is Zoe Popa. I’m a grade 11 student at École Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, which is in Coquitlam, BC, Canada. My favourite subject is usually art which I took last year but unfortunately I don’t have this year. Out of the course that I am taking […]
My name is Namiko, I’m 15 years old, I was born in Vancouver and live in Port Moody. I go to Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, the areas I’m most interested in are the sciences and socials. I do enjoy all general science but I have more excitement learning about […]
My name is Chloe, and I am a 17 year old student that goes to Dr. Charles Best in British Columbia, Canada. I have one younger brother who is in grade 9, who just recently started attending Charles Best as well. On a day to day basis, my school schedule […]
Hi! My name is Lina and I’m 15! I live in Port Moody and go to Charles Best Secondary. My favourite subject is English, but I also like the other humanities such as socials. My mom is from Romania, my dad is from Iran, and I was born in Vancouver. […]
We made it to the end, which means we need to reflect on this semester’s project. This semester I decided to choose an inquiry project with the question of “How does the way a writer uses different writing styles in the same sentence alter the context of a question?” To […]
One challenge I faced was finding reliable information about mental health in young athletes. There was a lot of sources available, but not all of them seemed trustworthy. To overcome this, I used credible sources such as research articles and health organizations. Another challenge was understanding how different factors, such […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? The main challenge I had throughout this project, which I mentioned before, was that when I sent out my email I did not get as many responses as I expected. I got many […]
Hello everyone! My question this semester was what are the physiological and psychological effects of technology addiction? Today, we will be reflecting on how this project made me overcome challenges, changed the way I thought, impacted my future decisions, and impacted others around me to finish off this semester! Question […]
Hello everyone, and welcome to my last inquiry post of the year! This past semester, I began understanding whether food is considered healthy based on science or is generally influenced by trends across social media platforms. This inquiry post allows me to reflect on my research journey further; a. What […]
Hi, this is my last blog post, hope you enjoy! 1. Address the following questions: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Throughout this action project, I faced different challenges while organizing and completing my community cleanup. One challenge was […]
This is my final blog post for my short story, The Whispers, They Scream. In this blog post, I will be reflecting on my short story and it’s writing process to hopefully learn and improve form the experience. One challenge I overcame during my story project was finding and understanding […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? I think that one of the biggest challenges that I had to overcome throughout my inquiry project was finding reputable sources that answered my specific questions, instead of broad, general answers. I wanted […]
a. One challenge was finding reliable information and understanding the science behind flow state. I overcame this by comparing different sources and focusing on research-based information. b. This inquiry showed me that focus is a skill that can be improved. I learned that the right environment and habits make it […]
Our first major setback was arranging a time where all three of us can meet and complete our project. It was difficult to sort out what time we were all available and what park is most accessible. When we arrived at Lafarge, we were surprised to find that there was […]
As I reach the final stage of my inquiry project, I have come to the conclusion that failure plays an important role in shaping who we are and who we become. Throughout this project, I explored how failure affects people emotionally, mentally, and socially, as well as how it influences […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? During this inquiry project, I had one main challenge that made writing my blog posts more difficult: finding reliable resources. The reason for this was that no one knows exactly how AI […]
Hello everyone! My question this semester was “How much influence does social environment have on the advancement of women?” Today, we will be reflecting on how this project made me overcome challenges, changed the way I thought, impacted my future decisions, and impacted others around me to finish off this […]
Hello everyone, and welcome to my final blog post for this inquiry project. Over the past several weeks, I have researched how the loss of a parent affects teenagers emotionally, socially, and academically. This topic was very important to me because my dad passed away from cancer in January. I […]
My inquiry question is how the amount of sleep students get impacts their learning and focus. One challenge that I overcame was keeping track of all my work. During this class, I had some times where I would complete all my work on time and other times where I just […]
Our first major hurdle was that coordinating the schedules of three people proved surprisingly difficult and sorting out the timing took a lot of effort. Once we arrived at Lafarge, we faced an unexpected shift in the project’s scope: there was a lot less general litter than we had anticipated, […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Some challenges that I had to overcome were the lack of resources, websites, statistics and images that I could use for the research aspect of my blog posts. Deindividuation is a fairly […]
Hello and welcome to my final blog post of this year! Unfortunately, this project is coming to a close very quickly, but I look forward to coming back to Butterfly Effect in later years to continue doing research and starting new projects! As I reflect on my final project, I […]
1.) What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Finally, the updates on this project must come to an end for this semester, though I will be continuing to volunteer at the Madison Care Center. Throughout this project my partner, Valeriya and […]
Why I chose this question: Learning more about individuality and originality in this day and age is something I personally find extremely intriguing. With the continuous normalization of trends, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to express oneself in the most authentic fashion. In the media, it almost feels like […]
My inquiry question: “Does society influence fashion or is it the other way around?” A challenge I overcame during this project was coming up with my initial inquiry question. My question is “does society influence fashion or is it the other way around”. I was originally planning on the question […]
