My inquiry question: How can the different types of abuse in sports be diminished? How can we prevent abuse in sports? Breaking the code of silence Breaking the code of silence surrounding abuse in sports is crucial for ensuring the safety and well-being of athletes. (3) By shedding light on […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog. My inquiry question is, How has technology impacted how we view ourselves and others? Last blog post, I answered the sub-question, What are the effects of technology on human interaction? And today I will be wrting about, Why does technology and social media impact […]
Since my last blog post, Jade and I have progressed a lot with our action plan. We had planned on meeting up on Sunday, but we had to postpone our meet-up, due to our busy schedules and our upcoming tests that week. We finally found a suitable day for us […]
Hello, everyone, my inquiry question is “What is the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on the future of work and employment?”, this is my second round of research, and the topic I will focus on is ” Is AI capable of jobs requiring sympathy, care, and the will to […]
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 […]
My big question is how does technology affect our relationships? This big topic question is vital for others in our community on a global level because we will learn how much technology is sufficient for our relationships with others. I want to help others thrive in this technology-based world. Healthy […]
Hello everyone! Today’s topic is very straightforward for my larger question of are taking gap years worth it. This question is targeted towards those who like me know they are not going to take a gap year, but are considering every option possible! It is whether not taking a gap […]
My inquiry question: How can the different types of abuse in sports be diminished? What is the nature of the problem? Protection of their image What is an institutions image and why is it so important? An institutions image is a set of an individual’s perceptions about the institution. (8) […]
Inquiry Question: Has Technology Positively Impacted the Sports Industry? The sports industry has experienced significant transformations due to advancements in technology. In the first round of research, we explored the positive impact of technology on sports broadcasting, athlete performance, and fan engagement. In this second round of research, we will […]
Hi there! In today’s post, I will be continuing the topic of art history and its relationship with the impressionist era! Specifically, I will be talking about some of the most important Art pieces and their significance, both to the artists, and those viewing them (the public), as well as […]
Hi everyone! Welcome to my blog. Today I will be continuing my research for my inquiry question this semester which is Fashion Throughout History. I will be looking at my questions more in depth today. Fashion compared to now vs. then: In the previous round of research I did I explained how […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog! My semester 2 inquiry question is, “How are values and beliefs developed?”. My mini-question for this post is, How do ones values and beliefs change depending on where ones brought up?. I will be answering this question in todays post and look forward to […]
Hey Everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I am continuing research on my inquiry question: What Impact Does Social Media Have on Teens? I will continue to unfold my three subtopics to go more depth into my research! off my research! 1. Depression and Anxiety Last research round I learned […]
Inquiry Question: Does pretty privilege exist, if so how does it affect life opportunities and eventual outcomes? Research Step 2 – What opportunities are more prominent in those considered “conventionally attractive”? In the professional world, general attractiveness can help you make good impressions, get more promotions, and gain opportunities. (4) […]
With my action project so far, I have actually been given the opportunity to attend Ranch Park Elementary School to help out in my friend’s mom’s third-grade class. I’ve volunteered at the school twice, spending about an hour and a half on each visit. I was able to play entertaining games […]
How do fears/phobias evolve from childhood to adulthood? To answer my overall inquiry question I will first have to answer “What are the differences in fear for adults and children?” This is important to my overall question as you need to know what the fears are in both childhood and […]
As a reminder my question is What are the key principles of Marxism as a social, economic, and political theory/how it has influenced various societies and movements throughout history? In my last blog post I talked about what Marxism is and its key principles. In this blog post I will […]
In the previous blog post, I mentioned how Mai and I planned to complete our garbage pick up on Sunday at Town Centre Park. However, we ended up having to postpone the date as we both had a busy weekend and large tests the following week for our school courses. […]
In my previous blog post, I researched what consequences there could be from not learning about history. In this blog post, I plan to research if learning about history helps us learn about our previous mistakes. History gives us the opportunity to learn about our previous mistakes (1) as well […]
Hello everyone! My inquiry question this semester is “how does childhood trauma impact child/adult development?” Today I will be focusing on how childhood trauma affects social relationships in children. This blog post will be broken up into 3 different sections. The first will be about trust, the second will be about […]
What are some historical examples of powerful democracies falling into authoritarianism? Welcome back to my inquiry project! Last post I talked about the differences and demonstrated the specifics about the two major systems of government: democracy and dictatorship. This time, I will be delving into examples of how historical democracies […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog. My inquiry question for this semester is, “How has technology impacted how we view ourselves and others?”, but in order to answer this question, we must first understand the underlying information that comes with this big question. Today, we will focus on “What […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog! My inquiry question for this semester is, “How are values and beliefs developed?” Today, I will be focusing on answering my first mini question. That being, “How are ones values and beliefs formed?” What are values and beliefs? As this whole inquiry question […]
My inquiry question: How can the different types of abuse in sports be diminished? What are the different kinds of abuse in sports? What is abuse In simple terms, abuse is defined as any action that intentionally harms or injures another person. (1) Although the definition of abuse may be […]
Throughout our action, Jade and I have decided on a location and time for us to meet up. Together, we have decided on meeting up at Town Centre Park, next Sunday. Through communication and research, we found Town Centre the most suitable option as our first location to collect littered […]
For my first round of research, I will be exploring the foundations of the impressionist era. For example, who were the artists which created the art style, what is impressionism, who were some artists who represented the end if the era, and what were some of the cultural creations which […]
Hello everyone! Today as mentioned from the title, I will be talking about how a gap year may be good for some to take and how it may be bad for others. The main aspects I will be writing about today are some pros and cons of gap years and […]
Blog #3: Round 1 of research My inquiry question: Why do we try to fit in society’s standards? The question I will research on: What are society’s standards? I believe researching the actual standards set by society would help me have a better understanding of my inquiry question. Social norm: […]
What is a democracy and what is a dictatorship? I know what you are thinking to yourself. Isn’t this the most obvious, self-explanatory topic ever? While this may be true for those who are interested in politics, a surprising number of people still lack an in-depth understanding of these two […]
So far with my action project, I have visited Hillcrest Middle School for the third time to volunteer in classrooms. I have primarily assisted in Mrs. Carston’s class, but I have also provided support in other grades 7 and 8 classes. During my most recent visit, I helped with subjects […]
Blog #3: Round 1 of research What are the key principles of Marxism as a social, economic, and political theory/how it has influenced various societies and movements throughout history? What is Marxism? “To each according to his needs, from each according to his ability” – Karl Marx Marxism is […]
How do fears/phobias evolve from childhood to adulthood? To answer this inquiry question, I must first answer another one. “Why do we develop fears and what can cause them?” It is important that this question is answered, because we need to know how fears come about to know why they […]
Topic question: How does technology affect our relationship? I chose this question because I noticed we rely on technology a lot to support our relationships. For example, we choose to call our friends instead of meeting them in person. I am curious to research the positive and negative sides of […]
Over the past couple of weeks, Mai and I have been trying to come up with a time where we can both meet up and go pick up garbage. However, because we both have very busy schedules with our extracurriculars, work, and heavy school work, we had not been able […]
Hello everyone, my inquiry question is “What is the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on the future of work and employment?”, this is my first round of research, and the topic I will focus on is ” What is the growth rate of automation and artificial intelligence in the […]
Hello everyone! Welcome to my first round of research on my topic, Fashion Throughout History. I will start my research by studying these three topics that connect to my question. 1. Fashion compared to now vs. then The first topic I have chosen is fashion compared to now vs. then. […]
How does the study of history help us to understand consequences? To answer this question, I started by researching the sub question: What consequences could there be from not learning about history? By erasing past mistakes and glossing over them in conversations about history, we obliterate the past. (6) To […]
Hello everyone! My inquiry question this semester is “how does childhood trauma impact child/adult development?” This is a heavy question, so today I will start my research by focusing on how childhood trauma affects emotional regulation skills in children. This blog post will be broken up into 3 different sections. The […]
Hey Everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I am started research on my new inquiry question: What Impact Does Social Media Have on Teens? I will start to unfold my three subtopics to start off my research! Depression and Anxiety My first topic is depression and anxiety. In the past […]
Inquiry Question: Does pretty privilege exist, if so, how does it affect life opportunities and eventual outcomes? Round 1 research question: How is pretty privilege showcased on the media? Does this play a role in the influence of certain celebrities? The term pretty privilege has been circulating around popular social […]
This semester, I plan on doing an action plan surrounding garbage pick-up with Jade. We have decided to do this action plan, as we wish to improve the cleanliness of our community. We have selected a few locations such as parks, trails, and community centres where we can pick up […]
My three most important values are hard work, loyalty, and honesty. My three least important values are forgiveness, selflessness, and hope. As I live by these values, I agree with them. I believe hard work and dedication can lead to all your goals in life, personal and career wise. If […]
A challenge I faced during this inquiry question was summarizing and getting my point of view across. Although I had a vision in mind on how I wanted to present and speak about my inquiry, I was stuck on how to physically implement this. In order to create my presentation. […]
My Inquiry question is: ” Has Technology positively Impacted the sports industry?”. This is my first round of research where I will review existing studies and literature on the impact of technology on the sport industry. This will provide me with a solid foundation of information to address my question. […]
Hi everyone! To answer my question; What’s the role of the media in current social movements? I decided to research three current social movements and how media impacts each of them specifically. Here are the questions to guide me through my research: Feminism: What role has social media played in […]
My inquiry project for this semester is Fashion Throughout History and how fashion has evolved over time and changed our society. I am interested to learn more about the different fashions and how past decades of fashion resemble itself today and have influenced designers or trends. Research step 1: Fashion now compared […]
In this Blog Post, I will dig deeper into my big inquiry question, “How has technology impacted how we view ourselves and others?” by asking three smaller questions. 1. What are the effects of technology on human interaction? I’m asking this sub-question because I believe that it is an important […]
Hello! Welcome back to my blog 🙂 For blog post #2, I had to pick 3 mini questions in order to further research my main one “How are values and beliefs developed?” The three that I picked include the following: 1. How are ones values and beliefs formed? Finding an answer to […]
Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question. For my question “Why is impressionism important in (art) history? I will begin my three rounds of research by breaking down the main components of this question. This is so […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
My plan is to finish all of my research in 3 rounds, dividing it into different small sections of the main question. 1. What is the growth rate of automation and artificial intelligence in the different work fields? 2. Is AI capable of jobs requiring sympathy, care, and the will […]
Project plan: The three main questions I will research on is: What are society’s standards (beauty, personality, marriage, etc…)? There are many standards society set. Standards that are made for people to follow. Some of these standards can be extreme and cause stress to people who are not able to […]
The action I plan on doing is returning to my previous middle school to assist students in a class. I’ve decided to visit Hillcrest Middle School three times this semester. I am continuing this project by staying in touch with the previous teacher whose class I’ve been mainly helping at. All that […]
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 are the key principles of Marxism as a social, economic, and political theory/how it has influenced various societies and movements throughout history? What is […]
My big question is how does technology affect our relationships? 1)What makes a good relationship? This information will give me the rules and definition of a good relationship. In order to figure out the effect technology has on relationships; I need to figure out what guidelines a relationship follows. This […]
1. Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question. Why do we develop fears/phobias and what can cause them? To understand how fear can change from childhood to adulthood, we need to know why these fears appear in our […]
Has Technology positively Impacted the sports industry? Three steps for my research: Conduct a literature review: Review existing studies and literature on the impact of technology on the sport industry. This will provide me with a solid foundation of information to address my question. Collect data through analysis of case […]
My inquiry question for this semester is Does pretty privilege exist, if so how does it affect life opportunities and eventual outcomes? I am looking forward to dissecting the multiple aspects of the term “Pretty Privilege,” and what it means to society today. Research Step 1 – How is […]
This semester, my inquiry question is “how does childhood trauma impact child/adult development? This is a heavy topic with many layers to it, so I will be breaking it up into different sections that I think are important. My first step to my research will be learning about how childhood trauma […]
This semester, I will be completing an action project with my friend, Mai, to pick up garbage around the area, in hopes to improve the environment of the community we live in. To start, we will get together and find a location with significant amounts of garbage existing that could […]
Hey everyone! Today I am getting closer and closer to research, but first I have to create a project plan! I am going to break my question into 3 sub topics. This will help me sum up my question in an easier way. My three sub topics: Depression and Anxiety […]
Project plan: How can the different types of abuse in sports be diminished? Step 1) What are the different types of abuse in sports? This step allows others to learn about the different types of abuse apart from the most common misconception that athletes can only face physical abuse. Additionally, […]
Hello everyone! Today I will be detailing my project plan for my inquiry question: How do democracies turn into dictatorships? Research Rounds: What is a democracy and what is a dictatorship? (Here I will provide concrete examples and explanations of the similarities and differences between these two systems of governance.) […]
Blog Post #2 I plan to research three different sub questions to help me research the question: How does the study of history help us to understand consequences? What consequences could there be from not learning about mistakes in history? Does learning about history help us learn about our previous […]
Hello everyone! Welcome back to my project plan! I will be focusing on Gap years for my inquiry question this semester because I want to be able to see if it might be worth taking a gap year before starting post-secondary, or directly going to post-secondary! The 3 main sub-questions […]
For this semester my chosen question is: Why is impressionism important in (art) history? This question is important to me because recently I was able to see some essential impressionist artists and their works. It made me think how much of an effect this category has made not only in art […]
Hi everyone, For this new semester, my inquiry question will be: What’s the role of the media in current social movements? I’m interested in learning more about it because since I started to gain an interest in sociology and social movements, I’ve always noticed how the media, especially social media, shapes […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? I had planned to write about the impact of gender discrimination/roles on immigrants, but did not find enough information to make a whole blog post on it. Therefore, I chose another topic that […]
The first organ to be transplanted was the kidney in 1905 and the organ was transplanted successfully (1). Most people who need organ transplants are close to death and therefore receiving an organ is incredible for the patient (2). Though the years, other organs have been transplanted, like the pancreas, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hello, my name is Kiara and I chose to research an inquiry question: why do people try to fit in society’s standards? This question came to mind as I was thinking about how others around me behave. Sometimes I notice people trying to fit into certain standards and wonder why. Often, […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog! I hope you enjoyed my semester 1 project just as much as I did! If you have not and would like to go check it out, you can visit my profile and read through my research! For my semester 2 inquiry project , […]
My Inquiry Question for rhis semester is: How has technology impacted how we view ourselves and others? I chose this inquiry question because as I was conducting my research for my previous Inquiry Question from last semester, I stumbled upon a few websites explaining how technology impacts our health […]
Hello everyone! Today I will be introducing my new inquiry question for this semester. I have decided to pick inquiry becasue this was a question that came to mind as i thought more about my future. The question I decided to choose is whether it is worth it to go […]
This semester I will be doing an inquiry project on fashion throughout history and how fashion has evolved. I chose this topic because I have always loved fashion and I love creating new outfits and I have always loved fashion from the 50’s and 60’s and all older style […]
Blog #1: This semester I will be doing an inquiry project. Does pretty privilege exist, if so how does it affect life opportunities and eventual outcomes? For years many have contemplated the phenomenon that is pretty privilege, whether it exists, and how it is becoming more and more prevalent in […]
R1: How does pronunciation change? R1:How are words gained ,lost or changed over time? R3:How does slang impact the evolution of language?
My three most important values are courage, integrity, and reliability. My three least important values are equality, belonging and recognition. I agree with most of the results. To me, believing in and standing up for your own beliefs, and understanding your own ethical code and staying true to yourself are […]
For this new semester I will be doing another Inquiry project. My new Inquiry question is “How fears and phobias evolve from childhood to adulthood?” I wanted to research this topic because I am afraid of many things that my parents and other adults no longer fear. I know they […]
How does technology affect our relationship? I chose this question because I noticed we rely on technology a lot to support our relationships. For example, we choose to call our friends instead of meeting them in person. I am curious to research the positive and negative sides on how technology […]
My 3 most important values are risk, reliability, and justice. My 3 least important values are tradition, spiritual growth, and community. I mainly agree with these results. However, I don’t think spiritual growth would be one of my least important values because I believe that growing your mindset is a […]
My inquiry question is “What is the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on the future of work and employment?” This question is interesting to me because of the recent blow-up of the AI ChatGPT, and it had always interested me if the job that I want to do will […]
Hi everyone! As the new semester has rolled around, it’s time for a new inquiry question! My new inquiry question is: What Impact Does Social Media Have on Teens? This topic interests me because social media and technology have become a key factor in our lives today. Most of the […]
How does childhood trauma impact child/adult development? This is a heavy topic, but I believe that it is important. Mental health and healing from trauma are topics that I’m very passionate about, and I want to learn more about them. Experiencing trauma at a young age can impact people in […]
Blog #1: Inquiry project 1. State your inquiry question. (Please refer to the Essential Questions page for examples) My inquiry question for semester 2 is What are the key principles of Marxism as a social, economic, and political theory/how it has influenced various societies and movements throughout history? 2. Explain […]
1. How do democracies turn into dictatorships? 2. This is a fascinating and multifaceted question that has been at the back of my brain for quite some time. How do societies and governments, some of which have considerable sway on global affairs, fall from a democratic system of governance to […]
My Semester 1 inquiry question was “How is Mental Health spoken about in Pop Culture?” Through this inquiry project, I learnt a lot about Mental Health and how it is portrayed in the online world. A big challenge I had to overcome through this inquiry project was answering my third […]
