Inquiry Post

Blog Post #4

Hello everyone! Thanks for returning to my blog on the of effective coping mechanisms for stress among high school students. In this second round of research, I am diving deeper into each coping mechanism, providing more points and examples. Exercise: Unleashing the Power of Physical Activity Physical activity is an […]

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Blog #4 – Round 2 of ressearch

  WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE THE WAY WE ACT? Social influence is divided into subcategories based on various elements such as environment, prior experiences, beliefs, and even obstacles. Human interaction is one of the key components that helps us understand the complexity and categorize these topics; however, because there are so […]

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Blog Post #4 – The Negative Impact of Time on Our Mental Health

Inquiry Question: What is time, and why does its existence make us revolve around its complex concept? Round 2 Research Question: How has society both benefited and been negatively impacted by time serving as the foundation of everything? Why are strict deadlines both motivating and bad for human mental health? […]

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Blog #4 – why did authors keep writing?

Thank you for tuning in with me for this blog post! Today I will be talking more about writers and why they continued to write, despite possibly encountering many difficulties along the way. I will also be talking about how some authors became more famous and loved rather than other writers. […]

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Blog post #4 – What are the key areas of focus for modern philosophers, what are they saying, and who are they? What is their impact?

To what extent do modern philosophers contribute to the advancement of human knowledge and understanding, and how does their work compare to the contributions of philosophers from the past?  In my last blog post I explored the how philosophy help us in understanding our life, and our world as well as […]

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Inquiry blog post #4

My second topic is on the impact of technology on conflict. The relationship between technology and conflict has undergone significant transformations after the World War II era. Analyzing the changing nature of war and the state since the mid-20th century provides valuable information into the complex effects between technological advancements […]

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Blog post #3 first round of research

My inquiry topic is “What is the most peaceful period in human history” and the first round of research revolves around the historical trends of global conflicts There is a trend to be noticed when observing trends in conflict and global conflict. Every century there is a large war involving […]

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Blog post #3

Question: What role(s) do one’s thoughts play in influencing one’s physiological responses? Across the world, in the vast diversity of humanity, backgrounds and cultures connect through similarities involving the body, mind, and soul. These connections create links and paths that build up a map where these common factors overcome cultural, […]

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Blog post #3

Topic question: how does play affect a child’s mental health? This big topic question will have implications in on a global level because we need to focus on the future generation for the future well-being of our world by focusing on children. Furthermore, by informing the community on mental health, […]

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blog post three

blogpost 3 hi everyone. For my blog post three i will be highlighting some of are bigist polluting product and what they are used for and do to the enviorment creating a base for my next up coming blog posts where i will go deeper into detail about a coiuple […]

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Story Project – Blog Post #3

In this blog post, I will do some research about the different characters in my story to get a better idea of how their type of person may act and what they may say in different situations. This will help me with writing my story and making my story as […]

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Blog Post #3 How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?

Hello everyone, this is my third blog post for my inquiry project, “How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?” This is my first step of the research, and I am researching how the acquisition of knowledge shapes our societies, this will provide […]

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Blog #3 – What would happen if the internet never existed?

Hello everyone, In this blog, I will be talking about my first subtopic which is, Habits and Daily Activities. In this subtopic, I will be researching the habits and activities of children, teens, and adults in the 20th century and of our time (with the internet and internetless). I will […]

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Blog post #3 – Exploring Effective Coping Mechanisms for Stress Among High School Students

Hello everybody! Welcome back to my inquiry project. This first round of research aims to lay the foundation for understanding effective coping mechanisms for stress among high school students. By examining the scientific evidence supporting exercise, dietary plans, mindfulness practices, and technology-based interventions, I hope to provide valuable insights that […]

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Blog post #3

Hi and welcome back to my blog posts! my question is ‘Why has cars evolved over time”? this is my third blog post, and my first round of research will be on one of my sub questions, which is… “What materials are used in the manufacture of modern automobiles”? First, […]

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Inquiry Blog Post #3

Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog! In this blog post, I am going to be documenting my first round of research for my inquiry question, which is ‘What is the root cause of gender wage discrepancy in Kenya?’ My first round of research involves looking in to some of […]

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Blog #3 – Is social media good or bad for education?

Hello, my name is Frederick and my inquiry question is “Is social media good or bad for education?” My first round of research involves finding how long and how many different types of people generally use social media and how much of their lives revolve around it. I found that […]

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Action Blog Post #3

With my action project so far I did a park clean-up in Mariner Park. I invited my friend Sydney to help me collect garbage. We walked around for 1 hour picking up litter on Saturday morning. One success I had with this action project was finding a lot of garbage. […]

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Blog Post #3 – When and how do scientific theories change?

In this blog post, I plan to research how scientific theories are created. Scientific theories are the foundations for furthering scientific knowledge (1) and are accepted as a scientific truth. (6) They provide an accepted explanation for something (7) and a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world. […]

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Blog Post #3 – Marisa Ciulla

Are supplements and supplementation necessary for our health and performance in the gym? – research round #1 Pre workout supplements are Made to provide energy and aid endurance during a work out they are typically taken 20 min before your workout (2). Pre workout has a very unique way of […]

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Blog Post #3

Hello and welcome back to my blog! For my inquiry blog posts I chose the question “How has fashion changed and developed throughout history and how does that impact us?” For this week’s post, I chose to further research one of my sub-questions about all MAIN fashion trends from the […]

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Blog post #3- Round 1 of ressearch

WHAT IS SOCIAL INFLUENCE? The methods by which individuals change their behaviour to satisfy the needs of a social context are referred to as social influences (1). These influences can arise from numerous factors, such as a command, a specific action, or a request, but people can also adjust their […]

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Blog Post #3

“How can we maximize our personal abilities to create an impact on the world on a small or large scale?” For my third blog post, I will begin my research on my first subcategory: What are people around the world most in need of right now? As of right new […]

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Blog post #3

What are the core emotions of a human? During the 1970’s, a psychologist by the name of Paul Eckman did a study on the basic emotions of a human, which are emotions that everyone will experienced universally in the human culture. These emotions include happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, anger and […]

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Blog #3

For my inquiry question, I am researching on bonds with pets. My first round of research is how we bond with pets. This first step of research is essential because I am not sure how we bond with different pets. For example, it is easy to tell how people bond with […]

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Blog #3: Round 1 of Research

How do optical illusions uncover parts of our personality? Hi everyone! For the third post of my inquiry project, I will be diving into the first step of my research question which was, how were optical illusions created? This question will allow me to branch out into understanding the foundation […]

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Inquiry Blog Post #2

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! This is my second blog post for my inquiry project, and in this post, I will lay out my plan of action for this project. My essential question for my inquiry project is “What is the root cause of gender wage discrepancy […]

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Blog Post #3 – What is Time?

Inquiry Question: What is time, and why does its existence make us revolve around its complex concept? Round 1 Research Question – How does our perception of time change throughout the course of our lives? Why does time seem to move faster as we age? People often believe that time […]

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Blog #3 -> What influences did authors have?

Hi Everyone! Thank you for joining me today for the start of my research for my inquiry project! Today I will be researching about the question, What influences did authors have? Specifically, what caused them to write what they did, and how were they taught to write (if they were […]

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How do infections, contribute to structural and functional alterations in the nervous system?

                                         WHY I AM INTERESTED IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM The nervous system is a complex and vital part of the human body, playing a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis, allowing for communication between different […]

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Blog #2

My three steps for my inquiry project are: Find how long people use social media daily. This will help me determine how much of their day people use on social media instead of doing other things such as studying or homework. Find what people are doing when they use social […]

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Story Project – Blog Post #2

This is a rough outline of how I want my story to look. I hope to include all of these points and aspects into the final story that I will write: Exposition: My story starts off with a fourteen-year-old girl named Charlotte. The main first part of the story will […]

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blog post 2

hi, welcome back to my blog. for my inquiry I chose how can we make more sustainable products. I have decides to break the perfect sustainable product down so that it will be easier for us to evaluate and or create sustainable products. affordability, as much as affordability sounds like […]

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Blog Post #2 – Project Plan

In this Blog Post, I will dig deeper into my big inquiry question, “How does disease affect the world?” by asking three smaller questions. 1. What is disease? Although this may seem like a broad question, it is the base of my inquiry question and allows us to gain a […]

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Blog Post #2: Project plan

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. For my three steps, I decided to go through not only a visually appealing representation of my topic but also the historical aspect of it […]

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Blog Post #2: Project Plan

Hi everyone! For the second post of my inquiry project, we will be looking at the three next steps towards my question: how do optical illusions help us uncover parts of our personality? 1. How were optical illusions created? This first subquestion will give me some background information on how […]

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Blog post #2

Big topic inquiry question: how does play affect a child’s mental health?  The 3 steps for my research will be: 1.Why is mental health important? I would like to engage the audience on the importance of mental health first to make them more interested in this topic. I need to […]

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Blog Post #2 – What role(s) do one’s thoughts play in influencing one’s physiological responses?

My inquiry question is “What role(s) do one’s thoughts play in influencing one’s physiological responses?” The purpose of asking and researching this question is to expand my knowledge of the human body and mind and the effects one can have on the other. To advance in my research I have […]

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Blog #2 -> Authors + History!

Hi everyone! Thank you for joining me on this second step to my inquiry project! Today I will be explaining what my inquiry project will be focused on and what areas of my question I will be researching in detail! What gave authors the influence they have? (Did they have […]

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Action Blog Post #2

1.) For my action project this semester I plan to do park clean-ups. The parks I will pick up garbage from are Mundy Park, Stanley Park, and Mariner Park. The goal of my project is to make the environment a better place by picking up as much litter as possible. […]

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What influences or forms a human being? (research plan) Blog post #2

My research plan: Question 1: What can effect the emotions of a human? This question will explain what external and internal variables can effect a human’s emotions. It will also explain what would have a positive impact and a negative impact on the mental health and emotions of a human […]

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Blog Post #2

For my Inquiry Blog posts, I choose the question “How has fashion changed and developed throughout history and how does that impact us?” This inquiry question intrigued me, however it does not have a straight answer. In order to answer this question, I will be asking and answering a few […]

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Blog Post #2: Project Plan – Marisa

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. step one: OBJECTIVES focus in on 4-5 specific supplements so my first step to answering my question is to focus in on few specific supplements […]

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Blog Post #2 How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?

Hello everyone, this is my second blog post for my inquiry project, “How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?” My first step of research is to research about how the acquisition of knowledge shaped our societies, this will provide me with the […]

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Blog #2: Action Post

Hello and welcome back to my blog! 🙂 Today I will be answering a couple questions and telling you a little more about my Action project for this semester. For my action, I am choosing to volunteer as a ‘Reading Buddy’ at the Coquitlam Public Library. Reading Buddies is a […]

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Blog Post #2 – What is Time?

My inquiry question this semester is What is time, and why does its existence make us revolve around its complex concept? I am looking forward to dissecting what it means to centre human livelihoods and societal structure around something much more intricate than we may think. Research Step 1 – […]

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Blog #2- why/ how has cars evolved over time?

Hi everyone and welcome to my second blog post! This semester’s inquiry question is “why/how have cars evolved over time?” To further investigate this subject, I plan to look into three subcategory questions. What materials are used in the manufacture of modern automobiles? What materials were used in the production […]

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Blog Post #2 – What would happen if the internet never existed?

#2 This topic has many smaller topics that make up this question, so I had to choose the ones that make up a big chunk of this idea. Some elements such as humans, wealth, and evolution would be affected the most, so my points will hit those ideas to hopefully […]

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Blog post #2

My inquiry question: “How can we maximize our personal abilities to create an impact on the world on a small or large scale?” does not have a fixed answer. However, I will center my research around three more specific subcategories that will greatly help my research. Such subcategories are as […]

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blog post #2 outline

Hello everyone and welcome back to my inquiry topic on the most peaceful period in human history. Here I will be posting the outline of my project for the future. The subtopics I will be researching are: Trends in global conflicts, first, I’ll be researching the historical trends in global […]

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Blog post #2 Inquiry

Hello everyone. In this blog article, I will continue my research into the subject, “What influences human behaviour?” As I indicated in my last post, human and social behaviour is a large and complicated subject that cannot be summarized into a particular issue. So, I will be looking into three […]

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Blog post #2 – How does stress affect high school students, and what coping mechanisms are effective?

Hello everybody! Welcome back to my inquiry. This topic is something I believe most, if not every student faces. For this inquiry, I want to deepen my knowledge into the causes of stress, exploring strategies for managing it, and examining its physical and mental consequences. Three sub topics I will […]

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About me

Hi! My name is Laura Mora, I’m a senior at Charles Best living in Port Moody, B.C. I am fully of Colombian descent and Spanish is the main language spoken in my home. This means I am trilingual, speaking English, Spanish, and French as I am in French immersion at […]

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Blog #2

Blog #2: Project plan For this semester, I am researching on bonds with pets. My three steps on research would be on how we bond, what kinds of bonds, and how long does it take to bond with pets. How do we bond with pets? This first step of research […]

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Blog Post #2

My inquiry question for this semester one project is “when and how do scientific theories change?” To research this question further, I plan to investigate three sub questions: How are scientific theories created? What makes a scientific theory “correct” and accepted? When and what causes a scientific theory to change? […]

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About Me

Hello, my name is Sarang Jacob, and I’m from Canada. I’m 14 years old. My favorite subject at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School is math. Because I am partly Korean, I observe Lunar New Year rather than Chinese New Year. I dress up in a Hanbok, a traditional Korean garment, […]

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Topic: Classification in Plants

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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Blog post #1 – How does stress affect high school students, and what coping mechanisms are effective?

Hello everybody, As I was stressing over what question I wanted to answer for this inquiry, it finally hit me. I have been stressing over one of many assignments I had due and could not plan my day effectively. Personally, I believe although it is hard to admit,  trying to […]

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What role(s) do ones thoughts play in influencing ones physiological responses?

How many times have you ever been getting ready to present a project in front of your class and felt your heart beating at an abnormal pace or your hands sweating? When you’re watching a horror movie do you ever feel paranoia and stress physically? When you see a puppy […]

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About me

Hello, My name is Jolie and I am a grade 12 at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. This is my first year in the school and first two months in the country. I am Egyptian but I was born and raised all my life in Dubai. In school, I love […]

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Blog Post #1 How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?

Hello everyone, My inquiry question for this semester would be “How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?” This question has interested me because I’ve recently started reading a lot more paper books than I did before, and it has struck me that […]

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blog post #1-how does play affect a child’s mental health?

My inquiry project is how does play affect a child’s mental health? I chose this question because I value child development. Many of our values, personalities, opinions are created from our childhood. I also want to raise awareness for mental health because it is a serious issue that is not […]

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Blog Post #1 – Is social media good or bad for education?

Hello, my name is Frederick, and my inquiry question is, “Is social media good or bad for education?”. I chose this question because I throughout my years of education in school and in extracurricular activities, I have always received assignments that have involved researching on social media websites or utilising […]

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Inquiry Blog Post #1

Hi everyone! Welcome back to my page. I am very excited to share my inquiry project question with you all. The question that I will be answering this semester is: “What is the root cause of gender wage discrepancy in Kenya?”. I have chosen this question because I have always […]

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blog post #1: inquiry

Hey everyone, my inquiry question is “how can we make environmentally sustainable products more accessible and what are the best sustainable options”. The reason i chose this question is, since i was younger, i have always been interested in the environment and doing every thing i can to help it. […]

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Blog #1 -> inquiry project!

Hello everyone! Today I will be introducing my project for this semester! I am doing an inquiry question and my question revolves around famous authors we are all familiar with! These authors can range from writers such as Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen, Hemingway and many more, but I am more […]

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Blog Post #1 – Inquiry

Hello everyone and welcome back to my Blog. I am so exited to be sharing my inquiry question, which is, “How does disease affect the world?” I picked this inquiry question because it fulfills my interest in health sciences and allows me to broaden my knowledge about the topic through […]

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Blog Post #1: Inquiry

Inquiry Project  Hi everyone! My inquiry question is: How do optical illusions uncover parts of our personality? Why this is a question of interest to you? The idea of psychology has always been quite interesting to me. The study of the human mind and functions as well as how it […]

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Blog #1: why/how has cars evolved over time?

Hello everyone! My name is Dara Casillas Mora and welcome to my first blog post. My inquiry question is “why/how has cars evolved over time”? I hope to learn and teach others more about cars this semester. It is amazing how cars have changed over the years. For many cars […]

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Blog post #1: Inquiry project

Question: Are supplements and supplementation necessary for our health and performance in the gym? My question for my inquiry project is “Are supplements and supplementation necessary for our health and performance in the Gym?”, I had many reasons to why I choose this question. My reason for choosing this question […]

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Blog Post #1 – What is Time?

Blog #1: This semester, I will be doing an Inquiry project on the concept of time, subjectivity, and what it means to be a certain age. The concept of time and how it affects the brain is a topic that has been studied for decades. We are surrounded by time, […]

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Blog Post #1

My 3 most important values are risk, reliability, and equality.  My 3 least important values are tradition, leadership, and power.  I somewhat agree with my results. I believe all of my important values were correct. This is because I believe it is crucial to take risks to become a better […]

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Blog Post #1

Hello everyone! My name is Ishani and for this semester’s topic, I picked the inquiry question “How has fashion changed and developed throughout history and how does that impact us?”. As I’ve grown older, I have realized how substantially the way we dress and act impacts our daily lives. Whether […]

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Blog Post #1 – What would happen if the internet never existed?

One of the reasons I chose this question is because I’ve been researching how billionaires became rich, and the internet played an important role in their success. Two people in 1989 created the guidelines for data transfer for data to go to another computer, and today it plays a gigantic […]

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Blog post #1

Blog #1: Inquiry project 1. State your inquiry question. (Please refer to the Essential Questions page for examples)  To what extent do modern philosophers contribute to the advancement of human knowledge and understanding, and how does their work compare to the contributions of philosophers from the past? 2. Explain why […]

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Blog Post #1 – When and How do Scientific Theories change?

For my inquiry project this year, I plan to research the question “When and how do scientific theories change?” To research this, I plan to separate this question into three sub questions that I will research in their own individual blog post. In my next post, I’ll introduce these questions […]

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Blog #1

Hello everyone, for this semester I decided to research on bonds with pets. I would be specifically researching on how we bond, what kinds of bonds, and how long it takes to bond with pets. It took a while to think of an inquiry question, so I started to think […]

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Blog post #1

Things that can influence or form a human What can influence or form a human? What will effect their emotions and actions? What I believe influences and forms human behavior the most is the people around them. For example, if someone looks happy, you will follow their lead and feel […]

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Blog Post #1- Inquiry

  What influences/forms human behaviour? This is an inquiry I’ll be looking into this semester. My name is Lily, and I’m very excited to investigate this topic because it has always piqued my curiosity. In addition, I want to look at the difference between a value and a belief, as […]

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Blog Post #1 – Story Project

This semester, I am doing a story project. I had no idea what I wanted my story to be about before I did the brainstorming. I set a timer for five minutes with a blank piece of paper in front of me and started to brainstorm what my story could […]

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Topic inquiry #1: the most peaceful period?

Hello everyone, my name is James and I’m excited to be part of Social Responsibility and to do this project My inquiry question is “Are We Living In the Most Peaceful Period”. I’m interested in this question because it reflects our progress as a society. Despite the war in Ukraine […]

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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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FORESTRY

Hi I am Snaida and last time I did my inquiry question on droughts and floods  and their impact on people’s lives. We are finishing this term at the end of October so we don’t have enough time to do a full inquiry project instead we are going to teach about a […]

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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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CLASSIFICATION IN PLANTS.

  Hello ! I am Najma Ibrahim and I’m so happy to start a new inquiry project. Last term I was able to do a project about organ transplants. This because I love biology and I will do an inquiry project from a biology topic next time, but I’m finishing […]

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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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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; Selection and breeding

Hello guys am Elsa last time my research topic was How computers are programmed to perform their functions but this time am planning to do a topic in agriculture on Selection and breeding. The reason I chose an agriculture topic is because it is my favorite subject. The reason for choosing […]

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TOPIC: Rocks and Minerals

Hi! We are finishing this term at the end of October, so we don’t have enough time to do full inquiry project. Instead we are going to teach about a topic in one of our courses that we find difficult. My topic is on rocks and minerals, this topic is […]

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Organic Chemistry ; Detergents

Hi everyone! I  am exited to start a new project. This round I’m doing a school topic that challenges me a bit . This is because we have a very short school term so we could not finish a whole butterfly cycle, instead we chose and also helpful approach to […]

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about me savannah baxter

hey, my name is savannah. I’m in 9th grade and I go to dr. Charles best and I’m in French immersion. this is my first time taking social responsibility. I love sports like soccer gymnastics, rock climbing and more. my favourite subject in school is either math or English because […]

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About Me: Penelope Zaitsoff-Choy

Hi everyone! My name is Penelope Zaitsoff-Choy. I am currently 14 years old. I am a grade 9 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam, British Columbia. I am super excited to start this course. When I found out about this opportunity back in January of last year at […]

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About Me: Sanam M

Hi there my name is Sanam Moazed and I am a grade 12 at Dr. Charles Best Secondary. I’ve been in this class since grade 10 and have been interested in the inquiry process ever since. I’ve done topics ranging from economics, art history, auto-immune diseases, and more! My passion […]

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All About Me – Frederick Han

Hi, my name is Frederick Han, and I am a ninth grade French immersion student and École Charles Best Secondary School. It is my first year in sicial responsibility, and I am looking forward to this program. I amm a sporty person, and I play many sports such as hockey, […]

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About Me

Hello everyone, I’m Ishani, a 14-year-old, grade 9 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary. A little bit about me is that I was born in New Delhi, India but moved to Canada five years ago in 2018. Moving to a new country and school was a massive change for me, […]

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