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 […]
My initial question for this research project was, Why and how do people experience déjà vu? Throughout this inquiry project, one challenge I had to overcome was finding information that was easy to understand but still reliable. Since scientists do not completely agree on why déjà vu happens, I found […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? One challenge that I have faced during this project was finding reliable sources and information, as there was a lot of opinion-based information roaming within the articles. I overcame this challenge by using […]
Hi! welcome to my last blog post for this school year. In the last couple of post I’ve been looking into my inquiry question : why is there conflict in the middle east and how did it get that way? My general conclusion was that many of the same causes […]
Hello there! This is my last and final blog post for this semester on the inquiry question: “How does daily screen time affect the sleep quality of teenagers, and what factors can determine whether its effects are harmful or manageable?” In this blog post, I will reflect on my learning […]
Throughout this inquiry project, I learned that overconsumption is much more complex than simply buying too many things. Before starting my research, I understood that waste and excessive shopping could negatively affect the environment, but I did not realize how big these issues really are. By researching fast fashion and […]
Throughout project number 2, I came across 2 main problems: Procrastination and finding a starting point. ProcrastinationWhile this is a personal issue, it is one that many students fall succumb to, including myself. During the semester, I found myself moving away from writing the blog posts. This was because I […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? During this inquiry project, one challenge I overcame was finding trustworthy information because there was a lot of different opinions about social media and teens. I solved this by using reliable sources and comparing […]
To understand what it means for a government to control its economy, a proficient understanding of what an economy itself is also necessary. An economy is the system through which goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed within a country. Government control over an economy is the amount of […]
The question I chose to try and answer this semester with my inquiry project was “How does stress affect student learning and performance?” What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? A major challenge I faced during this project was that […]
Welcome back to my inquiry project about how the loss of a parent affects teenagers. In my previous post, I researched the social effects of parental loss and how grief can impact relationships with family, friends, and others. For this post, I will focus on how losing a parent can […]
Welcome back to my inquiry project about how the loss of a parent affects teenagers. In my last post, I focused on the emotional and mental health effects of grief, including feelings such as sadness, anxiety, depression, and stress. For this blog post, I will focus on the social effects […]
Hi everyone, this is my blog post #5. Hope you enjoy! 🙂 1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) This past weekend, I have done my community cleanup activity with my friends. We went to two parks (Blue Mountain and Good Neighborhood Park) because I thought that […]
Hi everyone! Welcome to my fifth and final blog post for my research. If you have not read any of my other posts, I am doing an inquiry project with the question “Has instant access to information made society less informed?” In this post, I am going to be doing […]
Hi there! Welcome to my fourth blog post. If you have not read any of my earlier posts, I am doing an inquiry project with the question “Has instant access to information made society less informed?” In this post, I am going to be doing my second round of research. […]
Hi everyone! Welcome to my third blog post. For those who do not know, I am doing an inquiry project. My question being “Has instant access to information made society less informed?” In my last post, I mentioned three questions that I would start off with my research. Here is […]
Welcome to my blog post two. If you have not seen my first blog post, I am doing an inquiry project with the question “Has instant access to information made society less informed?” Here are topics I will be using for the start of my research. In my first round, […]
Hi everyone! Welcome to my first blog post for my second project. I am going to be doing an inquiry project, with my question being “Has instant access to information made society less informed?” For this project, I am going to talk about whether having unlimited and instant access to […]
Hi everyone, welcome to my post #4! Where is your initiative at? (For example, what level of participation have you had so far? Describe with examples.) Right now, I have been busy preparing a map for the locations of garbage bins that can be used by members of the community […]
Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, we will be delving into round 3 of research for my inquiry question; what are the physiological and psychological effects of technology addiction? Social Media Addiction: Control or Chaos? To define an addiction to social media, it is simply a rush of […]
Hi everyone, welcome back to my blog! As a reminder my inquiry question for this semester is: How does grief change a person’s sense of identity after the loss of a parent? In this final round of research, I am focusing on the long-term effects of grief on identity and […]
Hi everyone, this is my blog post #3. Unfortunately, due to my age I am not allow yet to volunteer in senior care centres. Instead, I have decided to do a trash pick up project. Even though some people also have decided to do a similar project I think it […]
This is my fifth blog post for my short story ‘The Whispers, The Scream’. In this blog post, I’ve finally written out my whole story. Fair warning though, it is very much a draft, and there are some parts that need tweaking. Also, apologies, it is quite long. The Whispers, […]
Hello everyone, and welcome to my fourth blog post, where I plan on comparing scientific evidence about healthy eating with information commonly promoted across social media. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Youtube are all major sources of nutritional advice, exposing individuals to trends, influencer reccomendations, and “healthy” content. While […]
Welcome back! To summarise what we have done so far is we planned to collect our supplies and finalised a date to do our group picking up garbage. we have gone to Lafarge lake and we were surprised to see how clean the place was overall, however there was some […]
After doing our research and collecting the proper supplies needed for our project, we met at Lafarge lake to pick up garbage. To our surprise, we noticed way less garbage than we expected. Many places were already clean; however, in more populated areas, garbage was present. We wore gloves and […]
For the last round of research, I will be exploring how pressure can be lifted off of athletes and finding strategies that athletes, coachs, and parents can use to be better support. One important strategy is having open and judge free communication between athletes, parents, and coaches. Adults should listen […]
Welcome back! In my last post I said I was possibly going to pick up more litter. I was able to go out today and get a few more smaller bags of garbage. I expanded my search to burnaby because my mom was visiting a friend. I got a ride […]
Hi, welcome back to my blog! I’m making a timeline of conflicts in the Middle East to answer the question: Why is there conflict in the Middle East, and how did it get that way? By looking at major historical events and what’s happening now, I hope to understand the […]
Welcome to my blog post #5. Today I will be discussing how society may prevent artificial intelligence from becoming too powerful, the dangers of advanced AI systems, and what governments, companies, and individuals can do to keep AI under human control. Artificial intelligence is becoming more advanced every year, and […]
Recently, my partner and I have continued volunteering at The Madison Care Centre, and this week we became much more involved with the residents themselves. During our latest visit, we helped run and participate in a bingo game with several residents. Although it may seem like a small activity, it […]
Throughout this inquiry project, I have explored the question: If our imaginations are formed by what we have seen and experienced, can anyone truly create something original, and if so, who or what defines originality? After researching how ideas are formed and why many ideas succeed or fail, I have […]
In this post, I will look at other things that may affect students’ sleep or learning. I will research things like stress, homework, screens, and school schedules, which will help me understand why students might not get enough sleep and how that affects their learning. Stress and how it impacts […]
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my fifth, and final blog post for my semester 2 inquiry question. My inquiry question for this semester is “How does failure shape who we become?”. In this post, I will be focusing on the sub-question “How Does Failure Shape […]
Hi, welcome back to my blog post 5. In this post I will be researching how audiences react to different writing styles and how misunderstandings or emotional reactions can happen due to language choices using the prompt “How does the way a writer uses different writing styles in the same […]
Hi, welcome back to my blog post 4. In this post I will be analyzing examples from real texts using the prompt “How does the way a writer uses different writing styles in the same sentence alter the context of a question?” I will be focusing on analyzing examples in […]
For this round of research, I wanted to focus on how the Flow state can be applied in daily life. As I see it used daily by athletes, teachers, parents etc, I want to apply it in real life. Research shows that habits and routines can make it easier for […]
Welcome back to my blog! In this blog I will focus on environmental and social influences on procrastination. While psychological and biological factors are important, researchers also explain that a person’s surroundings, stress levels, technology use, and social environment can strongly affect procrastination habits. One major environmental factor connected to […]
1.) Where are you with your action? Hitherto, this project has been progressing excellently and Valeriya and I have been able to achieve our many goals, like talking with the residents and playing recreational games. We now have a set schedule in place to volunteer after schools and weekends, and […]
My third round of research will be centred around the strategies students can use to keep stress levels healthy. I will be looking into the consequences of extra stress, and ways students can reduce its effect on their daily lives. My goal with this round is to provide healthy ways […]
Welcome back! I have gotten more responses in the past week. I also picked up some trash on the May long weekend. It was fairly successful but I ran into a problem that many others were facing, which I will talk about soon. In the last post I talked about […]
Step 3: Research about deindividuation in warfare and masked or uniformed groups A reminder from my first four blog posts that deindividuation is where individuals lose self control, awareness and personal accountability in a group setting. These are environments, where people are susceptible to mob mentality as your personal actions […]
As of this week my group and I talked about the days we are all free to do the garbage picking up. What we have for sure is that our main location we are heading to is Lafarge because it is quite big and would have more area to cover. Like mentioned, we will have teachers like […]
How do our relationships influence the person we become over time? Round 3. What are the long-term effects? Reflecting back on how all the relationships in our life has shaped us, what has it done for us in the long run? The relationships we have in life, whether it be […]
The action that I came up with was to create a tool that helps people identify and deal with invasive plants. With support from experts, I hope to code an AI that is able to identify local invasive plant species from photos and provide accurate/simple steps to removing it, based […]
Does society impact fashion or is it the other way around? Hi I’m Lina and this is my third and final round of research to answer this question. Previously I researched the 60’s-80’s and found that women’s fashion helped impact their fight for freedom. Then I researched fashion in the early 2000s and how it […]
Inquiry Question: Where has true originality and individuality gone; is our society slowly losing authenticity with the constant urge to follow trends? Research Step 3: What can we do to combat the normalization of following trends; can we gain the confidence to create artwork rather than imitate it? Trends are […]
Welcome back to my blog! In this second round of research, I am exploring how grief affects identity through real-life experiences and social changes. While my first research round focused on psychological theory, this round focuses more on how grief is actually experienced in everyday life. One of the main […]
Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog! For my first research round, I am looking into the psychological foundations of grief and identity. As a reminder, my inquiry question this term is, “How does grief change a person’s sense of identity after the loss of a parent?” Grief is […]
Why and how do people experience déjà vu- my research question for this post is why it happens and who experiences it the most To sum up what déjà vu is from my last few posts, it is a feeling that a person has already experienced a moment before, even […]
Hi, welcome back to my blog post. My inquiry question for this project, as stated above, is: How does social media negatively affect students’ work habits and their academic performances? In this blog, I will be focusing on how the distractions and bad work habits influenced by social media effect […]
May 14th, 2026 This week, our group discussed a date we were all available to participate in the clean up, and we decided that Lafarge would be a great location to put our goals in action. We are however pretty flexible with the location and timing, so it might change […]
Seeing “perfect” posts and influencers can make teens compare their real lives to edited versions of others, which lowers self esteem (3). This comparison can make teens feel less attractive, less successful, or like they are falling behind in life (5). Many people online only show their best moments, so […]
In this blog post, I am going to be talking about the environmental impacts of overconsumption, and how constantly buying more than we need is damaging our planet. In today’s society, overconsumption has become very common because of advertising, social media, fast trends, and the easy access to cheap products. […]
Hi, welcome back to my blog! I’m making a timeline of conflicts in the Middle East to answer the question: Why is there conflict in the Middle East, and how did it get that way? By looking at major historical events and what’s happening now, I hope to understand the […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my inquiry project. Today we will be starting the first round of research for my question. If our imaginations are formed by what we’ve seen and experienced, can anyone truly create something original, and if so who or what defines originality? The definition of […]
Pressure can affect young athletes’ performance in both positive and negative ways. Some pressure can help athletes stay focused and motivated to improve. However, when pressure becomes too much, it can lower performance by causing stress and making it harder to concentrate. Performance anxiety can make athletes overthink mistakes and […]
Hello everyone, and welcome to my fourth blog post, where I hope to understand how social media trends influence people’s understanding of what foods are considered healthy. With platforms such as TikTok and Instagram becoming major sources of nutritional information, numerous individuals are exposed to diet trends, influencer advice and […]
How do our relationships influence the person we become over time? Round 2. How do those types of relationships affect you? On my previous blog post, I talked about what a relationship is and the types of relationships there are. In this post, I’ll talk how how those type of […]
Research shows that Flow is a mental state where a person becomes so engaged in an activity and experiences deep focus and enjoyment. It is not some random vibe, but a mental state that happens under specific conditions described in psychology research. Flow is defined as being completely engaged in […]
In my fourth blog post for my short story, ‘The Whispers, They Scream’, I will be doing some more research to back up the second half of my plot outline, the ‘climax’, ‘falling action’, ‘resolution’. In this post I will research mainly how people stuggle to talk to their loved […]
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my fourth blog post. My inquiry question for this semester is “What is failure and how does it affect us?”. In this post, I will be focusing on the sub-question “The Different Types of Failure and their impact”. Research shows […]
Step 2: Research about deindividuation in large gatherings, mobs and high-arousal situations A reminder from my first three blog posts that deindividuation is where individuals lose self control, awareness and personal accountability in a group setting. These are environments, where people are susceptible to mob mentality as your personal actions […]
Welcome to blog post #4! This week my partner and I have made some more progress in our project with The Madison Care Centre. Recently we have visited the care center itself and we have been taken on a tour. For both myself and Vicky, it was our first time […]
We have finally decided on a date for our action project, as well as a park. However, we are open to any changes in either the time or location. We have gathered the supplies, such as garbage bags, gloves, masks, and clampers. We will be discussing with some professionals like […]
Hi, welcome back to my blog! For the second round of my research, I focused on the biological and cognitive factors behind procrastination. Researchers have found that procrastination is not only caused by emotions or habits, but also by the way the brain processes rewards, decision-making, and self-control. Human brains […]
Hello, and welcome to my blog post #4. In this post, I will be talking about how much sleep normal students actually get, and how it compares to the amount of sleep they are supposed to get. I will also look at studies and surveys that show real data to […]
1.) Where are you with your action? So far, in our action we have been able to tour The Madison and get an introductory of how things work and what we will be able to do. To add some context, in The Madison there is around 6-8 different neighborhoods spread […]
Does society influence fashion or is it the other way around? Hi my name is Lina and this is my 4th blog post on the subject and my second round of research. Today, my goal is to find out if the fashion in the nineties and the early 2000’s impacted […]
Hello everyone, welcome back to my blog. Today, we will be delving into round 2 of research for my inquiry question; what are the physiological and psychological effects of technology addiction? Social Media Sandals: Truth or Tale? The science of social media is an art that many developers finesse for […]
For my second round of research, I will be looking at the main causes of excessive stress in students. Understanding the root cause of all this stress will help me determine how much we can do to avoid them, and whether we need to avoid them in the first place. […]
My inquiry question is, is progress always a good thing and today i will look at the definition of what progress really is. Most people when they think of progress think of getting better at a skill or hobby they have. For example I want to have a lot of […]
Step 1: Research about deindividuation among teenagers on online platforms, digital environments and social gatherings A reminder from my first two blog posts that deindividuation is where individuals lose self control, awareness and personal accountability in a group setting. These are environments, where people are susceptible to mob mentality as […]
Hi, welcome back to my blog post. My inquiry question for this project, as stated above, is: How does social media negatively affect students’ work habits and their academic performances? In this blog, I will be focusing on and getting a better understanding of “How does the use of social […]
So far I have made some good progress, I have heard back from some people. I also reached out to some of my friends from elementary school who moved to Calgary. There are multiple people from different provinces that are looking forward to helping me with my project. I got […]
Hello and welcome to my blog post #3, my first round of research. In this post, I will be researching how sleep affects your brain. In this step, I will be researching the basic science of sleep to understand what sleep does for memory, focus, and learning, which will eventually […]
The action that I came up with was to create a tool that helps people identify and deal with invasive plants. With support from experts, I hope to code an AI that is able to identify local invasive plant species from photos and provide accurate/simple steps to removing it, based […]
Inquiry Question: Why do humans procrastinate even when they know the consequences? For the first round of my research, I focused on understanding the psychological causes of procrastination. While many people think procrastination is simply laziness, researchers have found that it is actually connected to emotions, motivation, and how the […]
My second Inquiry question is “How does cyberbullying or mean comments online hurt or sometimes help teen self-esteem?” Cyberbullying can affect teen self esteem in serious ways because it changes how the brain and body respond to stress (1). When a teen is repeatedly targeted online, the brain can stay […]
Inquiry Question: Where has true originality and individuality gone; is our society slowly losing authenticity with the constant urge to follow trends? Research Step 2: How does our society define admirable attributes in one’s nature and do authentic people receive the recognition they deserve? In modern day society, admirable attributes […]
