For my final blog post, I decided to discuss how music can impact and affect our brains. To understand HOW and WHY music can impact a person’s life, I need to understand how it truly affects us physically. WHAT makes us like a certain song over another? Or feel a […]
Can values and beliefs change as we mature?Do we hold the same values forever? Do our beliefs change as we mature? This question is essential to research because we must understand that changes are possible as we grow. I really want to research this question because I have seen some […]
Hello everyone, this is my fifth blog post for my inquiry project, and my inquiry question is “How do people gain respect from others, and the effects of culture on how one gains respect.” This is my last round of research, and I will be researching and summarizing how to […]
n my last blog post i explained how I was going to work on the other side of things, because in the past I had just done the sorting of donated foods, but this next time I was supposed to help put together the hampers with the sorted food and […]
Inquiry Question: How Does Physical Activity and Nutrition Impact Individual Brain Chemistry? Research Step 3 – What is the most evolutionarily suitable diet for longevity of the brain? What does diet culture disinformation say about capitalism as a whole? The toxicity of diet culture as a whole affects every generation […]
Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! Today I will be completing my final round of research and I’m excited for this project to come to a conclusion. In today’s post, I plan to research: how does this concept protect individuals in the legal system whether they are guilty […]
1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) Over the past week I had to chance to make and print out all my Gospel tracks and get them laminated! After finishing creating them I went and placed them around the […]
For my inquiry project, I chose to research the topic of “How does the portrayal of beauty standards by the media contribute to the ongoing presence of body dysmorphia?” I chose to research this by breaking my inquiry question into 3 sub questions, and I will be addressing the first […]
Hello everyone! This is my last post on my research of my inquiry question, “How do sports benefit people?” In this post, I will be talking about my last subtopic which is the social and future opportunities people can have from playing a sport. Why do sports hold such a […]
For my action project, I recently conducted another park clean-up, this time at Semiahmoo Park. I executed my project twice last week, spending about an hour each day on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, right after my practice. On the first day, my brother joined me, and on the second day, […]
Hi everyone, welcome back to my blog post. Today I will be writing my final blog post for this inquiry project and researching some ways students can find the best study methods that fit their own individual need. Since there are so many different studying practices that promote memory recall, […]
Hi everyone, and welcome to my Blog. Previously, we looked into the roles of social interactions and their impact on well-being, along with how changes in the environment can impact well being, both these questions help us understand how different environmental factors impact our overall well-being. To wrap things up, […]
The third and final subcategory to my essential question “what defines a car as a good car” is: What does the interior of cars (Engine etc.) consist of and what differences in the interior targets what specific trait? (speed, durability etc.) This subcategory will help me understand the actual making […]
Hello! For my third round of research I will be digging into the roles of different members within a family. One of the major factors that I wanted to learn more about was birth order. This is because birth order has shown to affect personality and behaviours; therefore, I wanted […]
Here is my story: The Snowbound Spirit Aspen Rivers died on January 19, 1923. She was only 18. That January was warmer than usual, almost lukewarm compared to the frigid temperatures and biting wind chills that normally plagued her small town, North Tide, during the winter. Although it was a […]
Hi everyone, this is my 3rd research blog post, and it is about how different foods can impact your mental health. (1) Your body and brain need certain kinds of nutrition and vitamins to build new proteins, tissues and cells. Your body needs carbohydrates, minerals and proteins to function at […]
After doing my outline and all the research required for writing my story, I will finally write my story and put it together. This is the good copy of my story after I have done all the editing. Enjoy reading it! Mr. Chad slowly opened the envelope in his hands. […]
My big topic inquiry question is how does an assistant teacher affect the classroom environment? This big topic question will have implications on a global level because 90% of the world has completed a primary education. This shows that many people are interested in learning! I hope to increase the […]
Hello everyone, this is my fourth blog post for my inquiry project, and my inquiry question is “How do people gain respect from others, and the effects of culture on how one gains respect.” This is my second round of research, and I will be researching how culture affects how […]
My Inquiry questions is, how do environemental factors impact people’s well-being? In order to fully understand the answer to this question, we must first understand the question, how do changes in the environment affedct well-being over time? Last blog post, we built a base of knowledge on the general topic […]
My Inqiry question is, how do environemental factors impact people’s well-being? In order to fully understand the answer to this question, we must first understand the question, what role do social interactions within environments play in influencing well-being? Social interactions play a critical role within out lives, which is why […]
Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog post page! My classmates and I are doing a project to help spread awareness about recycling and how our “daily habits” lead to consequences and solutions to help solve those consequences. As well as why this is so important and how it […]
Hello everyone, this is my third blog post for my inquiry project, and my inquiry question is “How do people gain respect from others, and the effects of culture on how one gains respect.” This is my first round of research, and I will be researching about how respect is […]
Hello everybody! In this post, I will explore and learn more about the second sub-topic of my inquiry question which will be about mental health and mindset. What are the common benefits and drawbacks that playing a sport can have on someone? What are ways that could help the negativity […]
Welcome back to my inquiry project! Building off of what I wrote in my last research round, for this research round I will be going more in-depth into the actual trends that rise and fall in our current society. First I will be looking at the life cycle and the […]
Hello! Welcome back to my second round of research for my question, how does caffeine effect youth, and how it generally affects people! Today I will be going into detail about how certain people are very much impacted by caffeine, and it causes for them to stay awake all night […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my fourth blog post of the semester. To recap on my previous blog posts, for this inquiry, I chose to research “How and Why Does Music Impact Our Lives, and In What Way?”. In my last blog post, I focused more on how music can change or […]
In the last blog post we delved into how social media hooks us in and makes us attached, and eventually causes us to become addicted to it. Now we will be looking at what makes teens more susceptible to social media addiction. Why do the ways of social media affect […]
Hi everyone welcome back to my blog. So far as mentioned, my classmates and I are doing a recycling project to teach kids the importance of recycling and how small actions can lead to big results. So far our project has been slow but awe are working on our PowerPoint’s […]
Family is often considered the cornerstone of our social fabric, playing an important role in shaping our values and beliefs. This blog post dives into the inquiry question: How does family play a role in shaping our values and beliefs? To explore this, I will follow three research steps: a […]
Hi everyone! For fourth blog post, I will be researching my second subquestion of my inquiry question. It will be about discovering how one’s mental health and overall well being is affected by familial relationships. It’s important to my inquiry that I gather information on the connection between mental health […]
In this blog post, I will be continuing my research for my story project. This time, I will be researching about the rehearsal process of a musical after you are casted, and I hope that my research will make my story more true and come to life. First of all, […]
Question 2: What are healthy alternatives to normal unhealthy foods that taste just as good? The 2 most common factors when it comes to craving unhealthy foods are biological and physiological factors. As humans have evolved, we no longer have to consume certain levels of foods to survive harsh winters […]
So far with my action project, I have been able to do another park clean-up. I implemented my project last week at a park around Surrey Christian Secondary School. I went out after practice on Tuesday during the evening; however, this time I had to go without my family and […]
Hi everyone, welcome to my second blog post. I’m going to go a little more into detail about my action project and what I will be doing to help others; as well as, talk about the TED talk I watched. For this post I will be explaining a little more […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. Today I will be researching my second subcategory to my essential question: What defines a car as “a good car?” I will be researching the most valuable/best materials to have in the interior and exterior of vehicles that give them a higher […]
Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! Today, I will be continuing my research of the concept of innocent until proven guilty. In this post, I plan to investigate the Canadian legal system and how innocent until proven guilty is used in it. The law affects almost every aspect […]
Inquiry Question: Round 2 research question: How has society made getting adequate nutrition and physical activity less of a priority over the years? How does a sedentary lifestyle affect mental health? Exercise serves as an extremely powerful enhancer of physiological, mental, and physical well-being. (1) While promoting health and longevity, […]
1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) As of right now my action project just finished handing out the bags we created in Downtown Langley. We also went into a Tim Hortons and left a few gospel tracks for […]
How much influence do the people around us have on our values and beliefs?This question is essential to research as our lives are influenced by the people around us all the time. Our friends, families, and peers are constantly giving us influence on values and beliefs. For example, I can […]
Hi everyone, today I will be researching about certain influences that may affect the way we recall information, events, and our surrounding environment. I chose this question specifically since I have some background knowledge of the influences of human mind and I wanted to incorporate this into the topic I […]
1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) If you have read my past blog posts, you would know that I volunteered with the greater Vancouver food bank sorting food. But since my last blog post I have been able […]
Hey guys welcome back to my blog. For everyone who has not read my past blogs I will give you a quick catch up. My plan is to educate children middle and elementary aged on how to properly recycle by doing a fun and interactive presentation. So far my progress […]
Welcome back to my inquiry research! For this blog post, I will create the foundation of my inquiry question as it will be my first round. To create this foundation I will be breaking down my first big question into smaller pieces of information and a summary to make the […]
Hi! Welcome to my first research round about my project! Im going to be researching firstly, about How caffeine affects mental health, or if it affects mental health at all? I also want to get into the actual affects it has, and what it can cause! Caffeine is known to […]
Hi everyone and welcome back to my page. In today’s blog post, I will be reflecting on my action project so far as well as sharing some of my next steps moving forward. Since my action project is all about teaching kids how to properly recycle and about recycling’s […]
Hey guys, welcome back to the blog. Reminder this is my question – How does memory work? Before we answer the big question, I want to go through a process that revolves around memory first. Why is short term and long-term memory so important? Why do we need both and […]
Blog post #4: What are the roles of an assistant teacher? My big topic inquiry question is how does an assistant teacher affect the classroom environment? This big topic question will have implications on a global level because 90% of the world has completed a primary education. This shows that […]
For the values activity my results were: my most important values are tolerance, pleasure and helping. For my least important values I got power, responsibility, and community.i found this test very accurate for example, tolerance is very important because it reflects to how and the way we live our lives, […]
With the previous talk about why people tend to care about politics in general and radical politics especially it is now time to actually talk about what radicalization is and how it affects how it always is not a good idea to be radicalized when speaking on a complex subject […]
Hello everyone! In this blog, I will be talking about my first subtopic which is physical health and endurance. One of the things playing sport changes a person is their physique and body endurance. In this subtopic, I will give specific physical fitness components that sports help improve and how […]
How does social media hook us and make us attached? One of the main contributors to social media addiction and our dependence on it, is the way social media ties us to the point where we can’t let go. But how does it do this? How are the contents we […]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog post! Today, I have decided to focus on the more societally-relevant parts of my story rather than what makes my story unique, as this sets the foundation for what I will write in the future. Bullying, defined as the abuse and mistreatment […]
In this blog post, I will be doing some research to back up my outline. This will give me a better understanding on how I want my story to look, as I hope for my story to have some real life aspects to it. Specifically, I will look into how […]
I am writing a story for my project this semester. I have broken it up into chunks of how I want it to be written and here is a rough outline on how I want it to look: Exposition: I have decided to write my story about my experience being […]
I am writing a story for my project this semester. I have broken it up into chunks of how I want it to be written and here is a rough outline on how I want it to look: Exposition: I have decided to write my story about my experience being […]
This seems like a very stupid question at first but this is an integral question and the answer will affect how the approach will be taken to answer the initial question “should I be exposing myself to more sides of politics ?” Because politics has such a significant influence on […]
This question is essential as we need to first understand what values and beliefs are. It is also significant that we know what the difference is between the two. There are also many of us who may not know the exact definition of values and beliefs. With this research step, […]
Hey everyone and welcome back to my third blog post! For my main inquiry question, I chose to discuss “How and Why Does Music Impact Our Lives, and In What Way?”. In this post, I chose one of my three sub-topics to further explain its relation to my main question. […]
Inquiry Question: How Does Physical Activity and Nutrition Impact Individual Brain Chemistry? Research Step 1 – How does physical activity and nutrition affect body image? Is this the sole cause of issues such as body dysmorphia? Body image encompasses one’s thoughts about their physical body in a multitude of mental […]
With my action project so far I did a park clean-up around a school named Pacific Academy. I invited my dad and brother to help me collect garbage. We walked around for 1 hour picking up litter on Tuesday evening after my practice. One success I had was good weather […]
hello, welcome back to my action project called blessing bags! 1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) As of currently with my action project, the process of planning what will go in the bag has finished and all the […]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog! In today’s post, I’ll be researching my first sub-question to help answer my question: how does the concept of innocent until proven guilty protect individuals in the legal system? My first sub-question is what exactly is the concept of innocent until proven […]
Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog post, today I will be researching the functions of the brain that contribute to our long term and short term memory. This leads me inquire about the influences in our daily lives that shape the way of our own thinking and experience of our […]
The word dynamic can also be expressed as energetic, strong, spirited, and active. In more scientific concepts, dynamic can also mean continuous, evolving, constantly growing, etc. Family dynamics should generally be positive and uplifting. Otherwise, they could have negative impacts upon the members of a family. (1) By definition, family […]
1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) I was able to volunteer at the greater Vancouver food bank Burnaby warehouse on April the 19th because it was a Pro-D Day. That day I was sorting all the donations into […]
The first subcategory to answer my question “what defines a car as a good car” is: What are the main sectors of types of cars and which cars/brands dominate those sectors. This subcategory will help me better understand which types of car groupings there are and what people look for […]
My big topic inquiry question is how does an assistant teacher affect the classroom environment? This big topic question will have implications on a global level because 90% of the world has completed a primary education. This shows that many people are interested in learning! I hope to increase the […]
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. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-does-some-fashion-repeat-while-others-fad-ayushi-shukla#:~:text=The cyclic nature of fashion,resulting in a cyclic fashion. https://www.fibremood.com/en/blog/trends/20-years-does-the-trick https://baylorlariat.com/2023/10/12/gen-z-called-digital-cameras-are-back/#:~:text=Dr.,to do with our experiences. https://sartorialmagazine.com/lifestyle/2023/7/24/the-resurgence-of-digital-cameras https://www.miragenews.com/why-we-long-for-the-past-the-science-behind-1013752/#:~:text=Research indicates that […]
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for joining me today for my inquiry project! As stated above, I wanted to do a question regarding caffeine and its effects on youth, because as someone who is addicted to caffeine, I want to know more about what it does to my body, […]
Hello! And welcome back to my blog post. For my semester 2 project, I chose to be researching the inquiry question, “How does the portrayal of beauty standards by the media contribute to the ongoing presence of body dysmorphia?” I chose this question as it does affect many people; however, […]
Hi everyone and welcome to my Blog. This semester, I have chosen to research and write about the Inquiry. In this Blog Post, I will write about my sub-questions to answer this question, why they’re important, cite some future sources I may use, and how this question impacts my community. […]
Hi everyone and welcome back to my page! This is my second post of my semester two action project. In this post, I will provide information about the action I plan to do and reflect on a TED talk I watched. Let’s get started. The action I plan to do […]
Hey everyone and welcome back to my second blog post of semester two! For this Inquiry assignment, I chose to discuss the question “How and Why Does Music Impact Our Lives, and In What Way?”. For this assignment, I will be splitting my work into three parts. Since this question […]
Hi everyone! For the second post if this inquiry project, I will provide the next three steps for my research with a brief explanation of how that information can help address my main question: How does family dynamics affect the mental health and overall well-being of an individual within the […]
Hello everyone and welcome to my blog post #7 and as this is my last blog post for this project, I felt like this was the perfect time to look back on what I’ve done so far across my last few months of work and see what I’ve achieved and […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my page! This post is the first post of my semester two project for this course, which is going to be an action project! In this post, I will share my top and bottom three values from the Values Activity on the action page, […]
The biggest problem that I feel that society: Absolute freedom of speech is often not allowed which hinders more conversation from both sides The biggest problem that I feel that society is facing is the lack of acknowledgement that other people with their own political, socioeconomic, social, cultural, ideological views […]
My inquiry question is: What makes social media so addicting and how can we break this cycle? The three steps I will be taking to answer this question are: 1. How does social media hook us and make us attached? First, I will look more closely at how social media […]
1.) For my action project this semester I plan to do park clean-ups. The parks I will pick up garbage from are Blackie Spit Park, Semiahmoo Park, and Redwood Park. Most of these parks are in Surrey because that’s where my basketball practices will be and it will be easier […]
Hello! And welcome back to my blog post. I am Anannya Balachandran, a grade 11 student currently studying at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, and I am so excited to be able to share my semester two project with all of you. For my semester two project, I chose to […]
Hello everyone and welcome back! Here is my story for this semester Exposition: Main Character/Protagonist = Faye, a high schooler who wants revenge against her bullies. A studious wallflower in her school, she has a mischievous streak and is good at getting her way Bullies = people who have bullied […]
I am looking forward to exploring this very applicable topic in the realm of personal health and well-being. This exploration is conducted with the goal of providing general answers to a topic touched on time and time again by every health conscious individual. Research Step 1 – How does physical […]
Hello, welcome to my blog post #2 about my action project. Below you can read about my action project, enjoy! 😊 1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. My action project is to create a outreach bags within my youth […]
As this question has many possible and valid answers, I will be looking at the factors that have the biggest benefits for us. For obtaining the most solid and convincing facts, these will be my 3 steps: Physical health and endurance Playing a sport can improve one’s physical fitness and […]
My Inquiry questions: How do study habits and techniques influence memory recall in school? To research and answer this question I chose three subcategories to study: How does our brain store and categorize long and short memories I want to first understand how our brain processes our daily experiences into […]
My big topic inquiry question is: How does an assistant teacher affect the classroom environment? My three steps for my research will be: What are the 4 different learning styles? I would like to research more on the 4 different learning styles because I hope to find more strategies to […]
Hello everyone welcome back to my blog post! Today I will be splitting my research into three subcategories which I can shape towards finding a good answer to my essential question. The three subcategories I chose to get closer to my answer are: These three questions will lead me closer […]
Do some research on your possible action areas (or your specific action you have already chosen) that you listed in your Action Post #1. 1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. I plan on volunteering with the greater Vancouver Food […]
Project plan My inquiry question: How do individuals develop values and beliefs? My three steps to research are: What is the difference between values and beliefs?This question is essential as we need to first understand what values and beliefs are. It is also significant that we know what the difference […]
Three Steps for Research: a. Literature Review: I will begin by conducting a thorough literature review on the role of family in shaping values and beliefs. This step will involve exploring scholarly articles, books, and research studies that look into the dynamics of familial influence on individual ideologies. By understanding […]
1.) Complete the Values Activity. 2a) What are your 3 most important values? Equality, compassion, friendship b) What are your 3 least important values? Spiritual growth, risk, and recognition 3.) Do you agree with the results? What do these values mean to you? I would say that I agree with […]
Hello everyone welcome to my blog post one of semester two. This semester I chose to do an action project. After completing the values activity these were my results For my most important values I got: Family, Innovation, Reliability. And for my least I got: Justice, Responsibility, Power.I feel like the least […]
Hi there! My name is Sanam Moazed and for this semester’s inquiry project, I will be taking a different route and researching the cycle of trends and societies’ tendency to revert back to past trends. Specifically, “As a society, why do we revert to past trends?” This is almost an […]
Exploring the question of how family shapes our values and beliefs is interesting and crucial for me to investigate this semester. Family holds immense importance in my life, serving as the steppingstone of my upbringing and identity formation. I have noticed that I often replicate the traditions and values practiced […]
Hi everyone, for my project this semester, I have decided to do another story project. I have always loved creative writing and I wanted to put my skills to good use by writing another story. Before writing this blog post, I already had a general idea of what I wanted […]
This is the reflection part of my first project. After I finished writing my story, there have been many challenges that I have had to overcome, as well as many thoughts that went through my head throughout the process. I will address them below: One of the biggest challenges I […]
Communication technology is evolved and advanced communication gadgets and skill used in the world today. The improvement of communication has been gradual through the years since the time of the stone age. Round one# Evolution of communication technology through the existence of time The use of technology in communication can […]
Hello guys? My name is George Wahome. I was born in the year 2008.I come from a village called Kijabe which is in Ngobit. Am the last born in a family of three. I study in Thome Boys’ High school which is located in Laikipia. My favorite meal is chapatti, […]
