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 […]
Just as a reminder my question is how the prison industrial complex affects marginalized groups. In my last blog post I talked about what groups are affected by the prison industrial complex and how people’s intersecting marginalized identities play a role in how they are affected by the prison industrial […]
My inquiry question for my semester 2 project: “Why are dreams so hard to remember?” To answer my big question, I came up with 3 mini questions that would help further my research. For research round 2, my big question was ‘What makes us remember some dreams and forget others?” […]
Inquiry Question: Why Are Suicidal Rates Higher for Teenagers My second research for this inquiry question is about how one with suicidal thoughts feels and shows toward others. So, please make sure that you are comfortable with this topic when reading this blog post and if you are not comfortable, […]
Firstly, physical activity helps you stay healthy, fit, and live a healthier lifestyle. As well as that, it also reduces your risk of chronic health problems such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancers, depression, anxiety, and dementia (1). This is why tertiary prevention focuses on individuals who have already […]
Does time travel really exist, an illusion, or just theories studied in books? Even though it is more likely to believe that time-travelling is just an imaginary idea, it can actually turn out to be, with adequate equipment and technology, a way beyond our imagination. There is more than just […]
1.) Where are you with your action? My group and I have completed another cleanup in a park. The same park as the previous cleanup, Lafarge Lake park, but in several areas. Some of the areas we covered were the grass area, the amphitheater, and the walking path around the […]
Why Do Plants Differ From One Another? – Resource Availability What Resources Do Desert Plants Have Access To? Plants that live in the desert require special skills to survive in such a hostile environment [1]. This is a resulting reason that some desert plants grow extremely long roots in the […]
This week I went to Cancun Mexico, so I took it upon myself to do some cleanup there. With this plan in mind, I walked down to the beach from my hotel with a plastic bag and some gloves. I also went with my parents so we could clean even […]
1.) Where are you with your action? For our action project, my group has completed 1 clean-up so far. Unfortunately, I was sick the entire week and was not able to go out with them. They went to Lafarge lake park. According to my group, the cleanup went very well. […]
1.) My partner and I have begun to put together care packages. We went to Walmart and bought essential items people experiencing homelessness would need. We decided to create two large care packages, one for a man and one for a woman. I was in charge of the female one, […]
What are the effects of auto-immune diseases on children of various ages? For this round of research, I will be comparing two autoimmune diseases, one rare and one common, that mostly affect adolescence (between the ages of 10 and 19). Research the inner workings of the disease, the medications needed, […]
What Marginalized groups are affected by the prison industrial complex? Just as a reminder my question is how the prison industrial complex affects marginalized groups. In this blog post I will be talking about what groups are affected by the prison industrial complex and how people’s intersecting marginalized identities play […]
My inquiry question is: Why do people choose/use Medical Assistance in Dying? This week, my focus will be on looking at why people will actually choose to use this way of passing away. There are many different possible answers to this question. Researchers have found that the main reason for choosing […]
Hello everyone. My topic for this semester’s inquiry research is on stress. This round of research would answer how we can prevent stress. We can handle our stress by: Eat and drink to optimize your health There are people who try and cope stress by eating unhealthy food such as McDonald’s. […]
TW: MENTION OF SUICIDE What is the relationship between social anxiety and suicde? As mentioned in the previous post, I will be discussing suicidal ideation and its effect on teens. Suicidal ideation includes suicidal thoughts or ideas, describing a range of thoughts and wishes related to suicide and death. It can […]
Why do humans start conflicts? Don’t lie. This topic has crossed your mind at one point or another. And I can’t blame you for it. It’s incredibly intriguing as it helps guide our understanding of the reasons behind key events in our history. As I mentioned in my previous blog […]
For this round of research, I focused my research on the bad influences of Napoleon. Napoleon’s victories had based on the 15 years of the endless suffering of the European people, although he was not the only reason that Europe was at war for 15 years straight, he was a […]
My main inquiry question is: Is humanity inherently “good” or inherently “bad”? My fourth blog post will comprise all the evidence and how or who came up first with the idea based on the points which were made that proves humanity is originally good. First of all, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, plays […]
So far, last Monday we completed our second nature clean-up. Although, we would have liked to do more due to the different schedules we’ve had at school and our own personal different schedules. Despite this, Chantal, Dorra and I went to clean up lafarge lake/town center park last Monday. We […]
1.) Where are you with your action? This week my group and I completed another park clean up. It went pretty well and we had fun even with some challenges. This park clean up was the second one we did in Lafarge lake park. We circled the lake, the amphitheatre […]
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 […]
This fourth round of research is about the changes made in the law of self defence and the remaining difficulties of interpreting these cases. I will analyse interpretations and procedures taken in legal cases involving battered women in Canada and the laws behind it. Amendments in Self-defence laws to […]
The question I will be researching today is which method of studying out of the retrieval Method, the Feyman technique, and the SQ3K is actually useful, and accurate for students, as I’m sure many of us have searched up ways to study and found something that we spend our time […]
For this round of research we were focusing on the impacts that our topic had. Either negative or positive impacts. My topic was air pollution. I chose to research the impacts of air pollution on people. Mainly POC and how air pollution affects them more and why. As well as […]
for this round of research i will be talking about the impacts volcanoes have on our environment. although you may think volcanoes only have negative effects which it mainly does but unexpectedly enough, volcanoes also aid our earth. first lets start with the negative impacts of the eruption of volcanoes; […]
For my second round of research I focused on the impacts of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb is known to be a very deadly to anything that gets in its way. In this round I will be looking at how the atomic bomb affects wildlife, humans, and the globe. […]
A while back I was able to further my understanding of what the concept of war even is, but now I’ve had the chance in furthering how it affects both us as a people and us as a planet. Throughout this process, I was able to learn things one may […]
Hello, it’s me Karl and I will be talking about the impact on tendons and ligaments. If you want to understand them you can see my other post on understanding tendons and ligaments. My first point for tendons is. If you have a higher B.M.I; body mass index. You are […]
For this round of research I have done the different impacts that pesticide have, as bad as peticides are for the environment they can also be very helpful and good, I will talk about this throughout my post. I am going to start with some of the downsides of pesticides […]
This round of research is all about the impacts of xanax and there are a lot of bad impacts but there are a few reasons why xanax is helpful. I feel like a lot of people didn’t know that xanax was actually good and bad […]
For my post I will be talking about three main impacts that I think are most important when talking about Tsunamis. First I will be talking about the Impact Tsunamis have on people and their lives. In 1782 more then 40 000 thousand people were killed from a Tsunami which […]
Now that I understand many components of water systems, I have now looked into some impacts of water systems and the things that impact the water systems themselves. Some of the most common things that are impacts or are impacted are waterborne germs [1], exploitation dumps[2],and hard minerals in water.[2] […]
For my impact section on the inquiry project, there are many impacts, both good and bad that can be taken into consideration. For the most part, the impacts of deforestation are bad. For this post, I will be explaining 3 of the main consequences. I chose to do distinction, global […]
For my impact round of research, I have found many consequences of poaching. The three that stood out the most to me were the endangerment/extinction of wildlife, imbalances in ecosystems, and the impact it has on humans and tourism [1][2]. I think that the endangerment and extinction of animals is […]
Now that I understand how GMOs work and how they are made, I have begun researching some different impacts that they have on our world. The effects range from health problems to environmental concerns, and here are the three that I think are the most important to know. When GMOs […]
1.) Where are you with your action? For our action project we have completed one park clean-up so far this semester. Due to scheduling conflicts Itzel and I were the only ones who were able to clean up Lafarge lake park this specific day and it went great. We spent […]
Step Three Action Blog Post: (and ongoing) – reflection (Charles Best) 1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g., what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) Well for the past five days I have taken my dog for a walk down by the Fraser River and collected garbage. […]
My inquiry question is “What impact did Napoleon Bonaparte have on our world?” First, I will talk about the good changes that Napoleon had made to make France a better country. France had been in bad shape ever since Louis the 14th had drained the country economically by building the […]
How does stigma against mental health affect people with mental illness? First off, what are the different types of stigma? There are two, public stigma and self-stigma (3). The former relates to prejudices attitudes are formed by others. The latter is when prejudices attitudes are created towards oneself. Furthermore, stigma varies depending […]
My inquiry question for this semester is: Is humanity inherently “good” or inherently “bad”? As I have previously mentioned in my last post, I will be addressing the moments and at what kind of situations we are seemed to be inherently evil. Additionally, I will explain how Thomas Hobbes, an […]
Understanding Of Palm Oil Palm oil is used for 50% of the packaged products we find in supermarkets, which is a high percentage of packaging, which can cause higher demands of products and deforestation.(1) Palm oil is needed in society because we frequently use products that include palm oil. Palm […]
My inquiry question for semester 2 is: “Why are dreams so hard to remember?” My first step towards finding an answer to my inquiry question is finding an answer to my first mini question. “Are realistic dreams easier to remember than fictional ones?” Many of you might have heard of […]
Inquiry Question: Why Are Suicidal Rates Higher for Teenagers My first research for this inquiry question is about the traits of someone that has suicidal thoughts or is feeling suicidal. So, please make sure that you are comfortable with this topic when reading this blog post and if you are […]
What are the effects of Auto-immune diseases on children of various ages? For my first round of research, I have decided to dig deep into what Auto-immune diseases are in order to create a general understanding in order to build into our main question. What is […]
What is our species’ history with conflict? Humans are always looking for a fight. How many times have you heard that before? The idea that humans have always been in conflict and that war is one of our intrinsic values is an idea that is shared by many people. And […]
When did time travelling start to be a new topic among scientists and physics all over the world? When talking about time travel, the first thing that comes to our minds is where the concept of it comes from and now that we know that it is a widely-recognized concept […]
Hi everyone! My inquiry question this semester is: What problems do Canadian Women face when using the Battered Woman Syndrome Defence in Courts? This blog post will explain the battered woman syndrome from a medical and judicial perspective. Finally, it will also include a brief description of how the […]
My inquiry question is “why do people choose/use Medical Assistance in Dying?” My first round of research will be focused on looking at what the chemicals are that causes the patient’s heartbeat to slow down. I will be researching about creating the drug, and how it is given to the […]
Inquiry question: What is stress? The first round of research: What causes us stress? Feelings of stress are normally triggered by things happening in your life which involve: being under lots of pressure, facing big changes, worrying about something, not having much or any control over the outcome of a situation, having responsibilities that you’re […]
What is the prison industrial complex? Just as a reminder my question is how the prison industrial complex affects marginalized groups. In this blog post I will be talking about what the term prison industrial complex really means. I will also be briefly talking about prison reform and abolition. Firstly, […]
How does physical and mental health interrelate? Mind and body are interconnected, even though we think of them as separate. We are more likely to develop mental health problems if we have physical health problems. Approximately one in three people with long-term conditions have a mental health problem, the most […]
Studying is an essential to all student around the world, but being able to find a habit that can help you sucessed in your school career! The question I will be researching for today is, what are the different types of study habits/methods? First, I wante dto start by explaning […]
TW: MENTION OF SUICIDE What is the relationship between social anxiety and suicde? As mentioned in the previous post, I will be discussing the phenomenon of social anxiety in teens. Social anxiety is properly defined as the persistent fear of being judged and observed by your peers, or strangers. It […]
1. Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question. 2. Provide 5 valid sources that might be useful to address the question. 3. Explain how this question will have implications to other individuals and/or my community. For my […]
1.) This semester, my partner and I will head downtown with Kristi Blakeway to assist individuals experiencing homelessness. Since we all had busy schedules last semester, we only got to go out and do the action element of the project once. This time though, we’re going to make sure we get […]
For my inquiry project, I decided to understand water treatment. Some things I tried to understand about water treatment is where we can find water treatment systems, what components are in a water treatment system, and why we use these systems. I was originally drawn to this subject due to […]
For this inquiry project, we all got to choose a topic to research. The topic I chose to research was air pollution. For this round of research, the goal was to have a good understanding of what we chose. So, I have done research to be able to understand how […]
Hello, It’s me Karl, and I’m from Middleton regional high school. I’m doing this post for my inquiry project. I will be talking about tendons and ligaments. I will talk about how they work and what they are made of to help you understand what they are. I will go […]
I find the topic of xanax interesting because most people don’t know exactly what xanax is, so I want to explain to people what exactly is xanax. I feel like xanax gets studied a lot less than other drugs for whatever reason which is why […]
I reasearched into pesticides because pesticides are a big part of Canadian farming and bring in alot of money for the farming industry. I am interested in this topic becasue I know alot of people who farm and likely use pesticides to aid in their farming. Some facts that I […]
volcanoes are a pretty basic subject to understand i mean most people already know what volcanoes are but with basic concepts like these, people don’t always look further into it, well today is your chance to change that! as your read further into my post your knowledge of volcanoes will […]
Over history thousands upon thousands of wars have taken place, whether as major as the wars and battles we read about in textbooks and see on the news, or as small as two local businesses fighting over customers. Wars take place everywhere, in all different types of environments, during all […]
For our science project we all started researching different topics. Particularly overpopulation interested me immediately. Thinking about the capacity the world can take and how fast that’s probably gonna be reached in contrast with solutions that are from good to morally more than reprehensible, that’s what really interested me. With […]
I have started researching about poaching for my Science 10 class. This topic interests me because I hate seeing animals get killed. Poaching is a serious problem that needs to be stopped. I was drawn to this topic because when I heard that lots of animals are being killed to […]
I am currently in the process of researching GMOs as part of my Science 10 course. I chose GMOs because it is something that I recently learned about, and it intrigued me quite a bit. The reason I was drawn to it the most is because of the controversy around […]
I am interested in Atomic bombs because I think that the reactions involved to cause the explosion is interesting. While they have devastated the world in many ways, the science is still prevalent. Bombs will continue to be studied and I hope to gain a better understanding of one of […]
So far in my action project, I have only completed one nature clean-up with my group. Yesterday Chantal and I completed our first nature clean-up of this half of the semester. Unfortunately, our other group members weren’t able to make it yesterday due to sickness and other extracurriculars, however, we […]
“Why Do Plants Differ From One Another? – Habitat Differences What Is a Desert? A desert is an area of land that is large, extremely dry and has sparse vegetation [2]. Deserts are commonly characterized by their lack of rainfall [4]. Deserts can get less than ten inches of precipitation […]
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 […]
1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. This semester, I joined a group that worked together last year to do ocean cleanups around our community. I thought it was a very cool way to use our class time well to […]
BLOG POST 1 a) What are your 3 most important values? Based on the values I was given; I think my 3 most important values would be A) I believe that everyone should have the same opportunities and rights. It is particularly important that people are treated equally because we are […]
WARNING: SUICIDE TALK!!! Please do not read any further if this topic is sensitive to you. The impact my inquiry question has: My inquiry question would impact everyone either locally, nationally, or from a global perspective. It would impact everyone locally because it would allow me and others to […]
The inquiry question I picked for my semester 2 project is “Why are dreams so hard to remember?” I chose this topic because I found it fascinating and wanted to learn more about why dreams are so hard to remember. The 3 mini questions I picked for my inquiry project […]
My central question is What are the effects of stigma against mental illness? The first step to my research is answering the question of: Do people with mental illness process information differently? This will help me to address my question because it also ties into the way people with mental illness process stigma […]
1.Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question. Step #1: My first step is to research what Auto-immune disorders are in general, what classifies a disease as autoimmune and what some common ones are. I’m doing this in order […]
1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. Last semester, my group and I decided to do ocean cleanups around our community. We decided to do a continuation of that, maybe tweak a couple things just to keep it new and […]
First of all, my starting point will be how this topic has started to grow a whole century ago, who were the people related to it and the ones who have come to conclusions to understand how it works. For this, I will be doing some research about history, science […]
What are the reasons behind our concern for our physical well-being? 1. My first step will be to discuss the connections between physical health and mental health. There is a high risk of chronic health conditions in people with serious mental health conditions. Both psychological and physical health are equally […]
Napoleon was best known for his military successes, and he was a great military general who had changed both France and the whole of Europe forever. First, I will research the Napoleonic code and modern laws of European countries, including France, Switzerland, and Italy. And I will also compare Napoleonic […]
As my action project, I will be doing many nature cleanups in our surrounding parks, public areas, and anywhere our community needs it. I will be doing these nature cleanups along with my two other classmates and friends in my class, this being Dorra J and Chantal M. We will […]
Kristi Blakeway has been contacted by a friend and I about engaging in “Project HELLO” again. This is a program in which she seeks to influence people’s attitudes toward homeless people. She wants to dispel prejudices and gain a better understanding of their life. I’m in communication with her right […]
In case you have not read my previous blog post, my inquiry question is: why do people choose/use Medical Assistance in Dying? The Three Steps of My Research The first step of my research will be dedicated to looking at the different chemicals mixed together to create a substance strong […]
1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. The action project that my group and I will be doing are cleanups in our area and community. This will be a continuation of our action project from last semester. Our group right […]
My inquiry question for this second semester is: is humanity inherently “good’ or inherently “evil”? This question is interesting and fascinating for me because human behaviours have recently been one of my curious topics to know more about. Since there is not a clear answer for these type of questions, […]
TW: MENTION OF SUICIDE. My topic is what is the relationship between social anxiety and suicide. As I’ve said in my previous post, social anxiety is a fast-growing phenomenon that is thought to be unfairly affecting younger people. Social anxiety and suicidal ideation is toxic cycle we all have to […]
“Why are dreams hard to remember?” is the question I chose for my semester 2 inquiry project. I chose to research on dreams because it is a fascinating topic many often think about. I chose this question to understand why some of us remember some dreams while others remember none. […]
Blog #2: Project plan 1. Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question. What is the prison industrial complex? This will help me and others who read my post really under stand the prison industrial complex. I think this […]
Hi everyone! In this post, I will explain my project plan: My inquiry question is: What are the problems faced by women when using the BWS Defence in Canadian Courts? Round of research 1: I will introduce the BWS defence and some basic concepts of law. I think this is necessary […]
Hey again everyone! If you haven’t gotten around to reading this inquiry project’s first blog post, my inquiry question is “Why are humans virtually always in conflict?” This topic has been of incredible interest to me and I hope to discover some interesting things throughout my research. Research Rounds: […]
hello! my name is Oceane Hubert, as you may be wondering my name is pronounced like this ( o-sea-Ann) but everyone calls me ocean… yes like the body of water. i’m 16 and attend the Middleton regional high school in Middleton nova Scotia, Canada (mrhs), and i think my favorite […]
What are the different types of study methods? In This part of my research I will be searching deep into the study methods that are most popular throughout the world, because thought there are many the popular ones are always those which are recommended. This section of my question can […]
Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question: Inquiry Question: Why do plants differ from one another? (Mainly comparing desert plants vs tropical forestry plants) Habitat difference What is a desert? What is a tropical forest? How are […]
a) What are your 3 most important values? Based on the choices I was given, I think my 3 most important values would be A) equality: I believe that everyone should have the same opportunities and rights. P) personal growth: I believe it is important to continually pursue new skills […]
Hi everyone, My inquiry questions this semester is: What problems do Canadian women face when using the Battered Woman Syndrome Defence in courts? This defence, commonly known as the BWS defence, is a type of legal defence that is used by women who kill their abusers or/and batterers. […]
Reflection What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? The challenges I faced throughout my project were regarding finding and understanding the information for my research and communicating it in an easier way for people to understand. At the beginning I […]
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 […]
