Daraja (Kenya)

BLOG#3:TO WHAT EXTENT WOULD KENYA DIFFER IF THERE WERE LESS CORRUPTION WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT?

[Corruption in relation to development] Hello, welcome back to my research on; to what extent would Kenya develop if there were less corruption within the government. I will like to start with how corruption is related with development. In researching on how corruption is related to development, I will use […]

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BLOG #2:Why people behave differently and can certain behaviors be attributed to nature or nurture

To simplify my work I will break my inquiry question into three parts and work on one after the other that is ; This information will be useful to all the people because after knowing why people behave differently they will be able to understand the reasons we have different […]

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BLOG#1 Could human civilization have thrived without the tools and conveniences of technology.

Hey every one am so happy to start my research. Am interested to know how human civilization would have thrived without the tools and conveniences of technology. Why I am interested in this topic is because I am Interested in understanding the origin of technology and am eager to learn […]

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Blog#2:TO WHAT EXTENT WOULD KENYA DIFFER IF THERE WERE LESS CORRUPTION WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT.

Hello once again.Welcome back to my research on :To what extent would Kenya differ if there less corruption within the government.I would want to divide my inquiry question into three parts:1.Corruption in relation to development.2. Government in relation to development.3.Relationship between corruption and government.This will make it easier for us […]

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BLOG POST#2. WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER ON PEOPLE’S LIVES IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Hi Everyone! Welcome to my blog post 2. I would like to break this question into three parts which are; climate and weather in different geographical locations, how does climate and weather affect people’s live in different geographical locations and the impacts of weather and climate. I would like to […]

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BLOG POST# 2:HOW WOULD THE AIR QUALITY,WATER QUALITY AND ECOSYSTEM BE IMPACTED IF TRERE NO POLLUTION

Well come back to my new blog. l went deeply and broke my inquiry into 3 sustainable question which are : what is water quality? what is air quality ? and what is pollution?. l believe this perfect inquiry will help most people in low localities eg. the environmentalist when […]

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BLOG#1:TO WHAT EXTENT WOULD KENYA DIFFER IF THERE WERE LESS CORRUPTION WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT.

Hello everyone, I am Shelmith. My inquiry question is: To what extent would Kenya differ if there less corruption within the government. I chose this question because Kenya is one of the countries in Africa which has high level of corrupt .This research will help us know the effect of […]

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BLOG POST # 1: HOW WOULD THE AIR QUALITY,WATER QUALITY AND ECOSYSTEM BE IMPACTED IF THERE NO POLLUTION

Hi everyone, it’s me again. From my inquiry project this term ,l plan to research on air quality ,water quality and ecosystem be impacted if there no pollution. I proudly decided to research this simply because pollution is the main reason why water quality and air quality are impacted negatively […]

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BLOG POST#1:HOW DOES POLITICS INFLUENCE THE SOCIETY AND CULTURE?

Hi, it’s me again and I’m continuing on with butterfly effect. My inquiry question is how politics influence society and culture. I thought it better for me to choose this question is because I have seen and also heard about many people in the society fighting each other because of […]

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BLOG POST#1: WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER ON PEOPLE’S LIVES IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS

Hello everyone! I’m Cynthia, my inquiry question is ‘What are the impacts of climate and weather on people’s lives in different geographical locations’. I decided to research about this topic in order to get more understanding of how are different people adapted to different geographical location in references to climate […]

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About me-Prasin Mwende

Hello everyone. My name is Prasin Mwende a form three student at Daraja academy. Our school is located at Laikipia county which is in central Kenya .I am a 16 years old and I come from Meru county . My favorite color is green and this because I love the […]

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ABOUT ME:CECILIA WAMBUI.

My name is Cecilia Wambui, a student from Daraja Academy, which is in Nanyuki, Kenya. I am in grade 10 and I am turning 15 years in November this year. I come from a humble extended family of 13 people and I am the first born in a family of […]

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About me [ Hadasha maiga Reachel ]

Am Reachel , a girl at Daraja. Am at the 10th grade. I come from the coastal region of Kenya a town called Taita Taveta. I was born in a family of three but currently am alone. I would like to be a great physician when I grow up. Am […]

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About me(Hamdi Jimale).

My name is Hamdi Jimale. I am a form two student at Daraja Academy in Nanyuki . My hometown is Wajir county. I was born and raised there. My favorite subject is Chemistry ,favorite snacks are cookies and I love travelling. I play hand ball ,tennis and rugby, there are […]

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ABOUT ME [SHELMITH AMANI]

My name is Shelmith Amani 15 years old .I study at Daraja Academy in Kenya at a place called Nanyuki .I’m in form two and I love doing research .I love reading novels and watching movies during my free time .I love studying law and knowing more about things happening […]

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Topic: Rocks

Comment from Ms. Stuart: The Kenyan students have been working on making presentations about a topic that they were finding a bit difficult in school. They are now busy writing exams and so I’m putting their slide shows up so that students from Charles Best can see where they are […]

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Topic: Forestry

Comment from Ms. Stuart: The Kenyan students have been working on making presentations about a topic that they were finding a bit difficult in school. They are now busy writing exams and so I’m putting their slide shows up so that students from Charles Best can see where they are […]

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Topic: Democracy

Hi! Everyone, I am excited to do this project and to be part of butterfly effect students. We are finishing on our project by the end of October and therefore we do not have enough time  to do a full inquiry project. I am going to teach on democracy and […]

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TOPIC:EXCRETION IN THE KIDNEYS

Hello everyone. I would like to inform you that we are finishing this term at the end of October and so  I don’t have enough time to do a full inquiry project. Instead i am going to  research about  a topic in my  course that i find difficult. I will […]

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Topic:Farm structures in agriculture.

We are finishing this term at the end of October so we don’t have enouth time do a full inquary project. Instead we are going to teach about a topic in one of our courses that we find difficult. My topic is Farm Structures. Under farm structures, we have many […]

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COMMUNICATION

We are finishing this term at the end of October,so we don’t have enough time to do a full inqiry project instead we are going to teach about a tpoic one of our courses that we find difficult. My topic is communication (mordern means) in history grade 9. Why some […]

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TOPIC: MITOSIS

Hey guys, I am Glory. For my new project I am doing a school project on one of the  courses that i take. I chose to do mitosis which is under cell division since it was challenging for me. We are finishing this term at the end of October so […]

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Fertilization and Implantation in humans

Hello guys, it’s me Christine. Last time I did an inquiry question on how we interact with people differently. I am finishing this term at the end of October so I don’t have enough time to do a full inquiry project. Instead I am going to teach about a topic […]

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Round Research # 1: Why Humans Engage in War for Religious Reasons.

Religion with wars has been going hand in hand for a very long time.  Warriors or enemies, prayers and offers sacrifices before wars hoping to defeat their opponents having God by their side. Religious causes of war include: the spread of faith, bringing back or rescuing believers that were once […]

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Round Research 3. commensalism

As I was  doing research on symbiotic relationships, so far I am done with mutualism and parasitism. Now I want to know more on commensalism. What does it involve? This a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species benefits without harming or benefiting the other [1]. The […]

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Research Round 2. Parasitism

On my first research I did about mutualism, today I would like to understand more about parasitism. As in general understanding, it is an interaction in which  parasite benefits while a host is harm, but deeply. What is parasitism all about? Is a kind of symbiosis, a close and persistent […]

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Research Round 3:How does slang impact the evolution of language

I just did my second round of research on how words are gained, lost and changed over time. In this round of research I am going specifically to learn how slang has affected language in different ways for example in the 21st century when the internet and SMS text rose. […]

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RESERCH ROUND 3:HOW DO DROUGHTS AND FLOODS IMPACT PEOPLE’S LIVES?

  I am very happy for the previous research that I have been doing and I am very delighted to start my research  round three. I have learn a lot from this research and I am ready to start my research round three and I know  that it will be […]

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Round Research #3 Why countries fight each other for political reasons.

In my round two research I focused on economic reasons. In this chapter I will talk more about political. Political caused wars is one of the most popular reasons for wars in many nations. What makes war inevitable, is  the politicians competitors who have  different perspective in leadership position. In […]

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Research Round #2:How circulatory system and excretory are related

In my first round research I  was looking at how digestive system work together with circulatory system. This time  I  am interested  to know how circulatory system works together with excretory system.  Many different system in human body work to  provide essentials for living however they must interact  with one another […]

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RESEARCH ROUND # 3:HOW CIRCULATORY SYSTEM IS RELATED TO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.

Systems in the body have to work together for internal stability and balance.  In my first research I got to know how digestive system work together with circulatory system to provide nutrients in the body. I proceeded in learning  how circulatory system work together with excretory system in research round […]

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Research Round #3: Two Large Impacts of Climate Change

  In my second round of research ,it was all about the overview  of the impacts of climate change . In my third round of  research  I will talk about two impacts that I think are the biggest, in more detail; the impacts on agriculture and heat waves. Agriculture Climate […]

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Research Round #3:How can we control our emotions?

  In my last round of research, I talked about how emotions influence our behavior. Having very intense feelings is not always bad, it make us embrace life and express our natural reactions (1). So how do you know when there’s a problem?  If one has physical and emotional outbursts […]

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Research Round 2:How are words gained, lost or changed over time.

I just did my first research round about the history of  English and for my round 2 research, I am specifically going to study on how words have gained, lost and changed over time. Generation by generation, pronunciations evolve, new words are borrowed and the meaning of words drift and […]

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Round #3: LEGACY OF COLONISATION TODAY.

In my previous post, I was researching about the effects of colonization in East Africa and I have learnt a lot on the effects that I never knew about. And for my third round of research, am researching about the impacts of colonization. Colonization led to the introduction of Western […]

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Round Research #2: Why countries fight each other for economic reasons

In the first round of research I studied the religious causes of war, in this post, I will focus on the economic causes of conflicts. Economic causes of wars, are wars  that ere caused by governments aiming for political and economic supremacy (1). The developing countries yearn for development hence […]

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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!

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OVERVIEW OF MANY IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

  This is my second round of research about climate change, in my first round of research it was all about how greenhouse gasses cause climate change. In this round I will be talking about the impacts of climate change. Climate change causes high temperatures that increase heat related diseases. […]

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R2: USE THE SCRATCH PROGRAM TO MAKE MORE COMPLEX CARTOONS AND EXPLAIN THE PROGRAMMING

Hi guys in my second round of research I’ll be using the scratch program to make more complex cartoons and explain the programming. First I chose a background. For instance a witch house I then chose my characters, that is the witch and the princess Here the princess is not […]

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RESEARCH ROUND 2: HOW, WHY AND WHERE DO FLOODS

In my first round of research I was dealing with droughts and It so interesting and I discovered may things and now in my second rounds of research I am dealing with floods and I believe that It will be more fun and marvelous. Flood is a natural disaster which […]

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Research Round #2: How do emotions influence our behavior ?

In my last round of research , I talked about how our emotions are activated. In this post I’m going to discuss about how emotions influence or behavior. In  my opinion there are two types of people ; the rational and emotional . Most people think that being rational is […]

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R2; WHAT IMPACTS(GOOD AND BAD)HAPPENED DURING COLONIZATION

There were two types of effects positive and negative effects. Africans lost their political independence.(1)This means that they could no longer rule themselves as Africans because the power was handed over to the colonialist. Large tracts of land was lost because it became the settlement for the colonizers.(1) This also led […]

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Reasearch Round 1: WHY COLONIZERS WERE INTERESTED IN COLLONIZING EAST AFRICA.

The colonizers were curious to know what was beyond their countries and this made them want to explore more which led them to coming to East Africa. (2) When they saw black people, they wanted to know more about them and also more about what they did. (2) This led […]

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R3:Self control

      Self-control is one of the most important skills that one needs in their life. Self-control is simply a process for self-regulating our behavior in pursuit of our goals[1].There are three types of self-control which are: impulse control, emotional control and movement control[3].I don’t think am the only […]

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Round 1: USE SCATCH TO PROGRAM A CARTOON AND EXPLAIN THE PROGRAMMING

I did a tutorial in scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/) to learn how the coding works. First; pick a background: I picked a witch house Second; Pick a character (they call these ‘sprites’): I picked a witch and a princess. Third: use the codes : looks code _ to make the character say  […]

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Research Round1: General History Of English

The English language is believed to have evolved a lot over time. It’s history began with the migration of the Jutes, Angles and Saxons from German and Denmark to Britain in the 5th and 6th century and the arrival of three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century […]

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Research Round 1. Understanding Mutualism

Many species interact in nature. There are three different ways that they rely or impact each other directly; mutualism, parasitism and commensalism. I would like to understand each of these more deeply. In this post I will focus on mutualism. What is mutualism? It is  interaction between organisms of two […]

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Research Round 1: HOW, WHY AND WHERE DO DROUGHTS HAPPEN?

Drought is lack of rainfall for a long period of time (1). Droughts happen when there is little rain that causes a region to start drying up (2). Plants, animals and people may die due to lack of water and food. Environmental factors that causes drought make a difference when […]

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R2: HOW GENDER AFFECTS READING OF CUES

  Gender is being male or female, especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences. In one way or the other, reading of social cues is affected by gender. In communication, men tend to use more of facts when solving problems[1]. They try to leave the anecdotes and […]

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Research round#1: How digestive system works with the circulatory system

The digestive system and circulatory system are very connected.  The systems are connected to ensure that the body receives everything it needs  for it to function. The circulatory system is responsible for the flow of blood while the digestive system  is responsible for ingestion, breakdown, absorption and assimilation of food. […]

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Research Round #1: How we interact with people differently: reading cues.

Social cues are signals that we send to communicate to others without saying a word to them. People start to read cues at a young age[1].These cues include: eye contact- some think that it is rude while actually it just fine to others. To others, that is a way of […]

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Research Round # 1 : What activates our emotions ?

Our mood is an impermanent state of our mind and it is influenced by our emotions(1). Emotions are reactions we have in response to what happens around us, for example if a person hears bad news, it evokes sadness(2). So, where do emotions come from? Our brain is responsible for […]

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Research Round #1: HOW GREENHOUSE GASES CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE?

Light rays from the sun bombard the earth with enormous amounts of radiation that enter the earths atmosphere (1).The greenhouse gases absorbs infrared radiation when it bounces off of the earth, in the form of heat which is circulated in the atmosphere and eventually some is lost to space (2). […]

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WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF COLONIALISM IN EAST AFRICA.

R1:Why colonizers were interested in colonizing East Africa R2:what impacts happened during colonization R3:What is the legacy of colonization. I am interested in this topic because I really would love so much to know why this colonization happened. Am happy doing this because history is one of my best subject […]

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HOW HAS HUMAN ORGAN TRANSPLANTED IMPACTED THE QUALITY OF HUMAN LIFE

Inquiry Question: HOW HAS HUMAN ORGAN TRANSPLANTED IMPACTED THE QUALITY OF HUMAN LIFE. R1; How did they undertake the first organ transplant R2: How are organ donated and what impact on the donor R3; How does receiving an organ impact the recipient The reason why I am interested in this […]

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HOW ARE COMPUTERS PROGRAMMED TO PERFORM THEIR FUNCTIONS?

Question: How are computers programmed to perform their functions? R1: Use the program to make a cartoon and explain the programming required R2:Use Scratch to make a more complex  cartoon and explain the programming required R3: Use Scratch to make a more complex cartoon and explain the programming required  

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Why are countries fighting each other, and why is it so had to stop the fight

R1.Religious reasons. R2.Economic reasons. R3.Political reasons. The reason for choosing this topic is that I want to know the main causes of conflicts that result in war around the world. I want to know how the next generation is going to be taught to be the change maker in their […]

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WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CURRENT IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE?

R1:How are greenhouse gases causing climate change? R2:Overview of the many impacts of climate change R3:From the list in round 2,pick 2 that are having a big impact, look into them more and then decide which of these two is having the biggest current impact. I am interested in climate […]

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Prasin Mwende – HOW DO HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS WORK TOGETHER

PROJECT PLAN;HOW DO HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS WORK TOGETHER Question; How do human body systems work together? ROUND 1-DIGESTIVE AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM ROUND 2-CIRCULATORY AND EXCERETORY SYSTEM ROUND 3-RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM I would like to know how do human body system function together because in future I want to become […]

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Why are emotions important?

NAJMA HARES Project Plan: Why are emotions important? The following are my three rounds of research; What activates  our emotions ? How do emotions influence our behavior?  How can we control our emotions? I  am interested in psychology and human behavior and I am mostly interested in human emotions. Ever […]

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Understanding symbiotic relationships in nature

PROJECT  PLAN: Understanding symbiotic relationships in nature R1: Mutualism R2: Parasitism R3: Commensalism INTEREST; I would like to learn more about relationship between plants and animals, plants and plants , animals and animals.

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Samantha Akinyi

I am a  strong and courageous girl who likes working very hard. I am 15 years old  and I am in form two . My best subjects are Math and Biology. I would like to be a doctor in future and this has been my dream since I was young. […]

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