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BLOG#1In what ways has the evolution of communication technology shaped the course of human history?

The evolution of communication technology has been a defining force in shaping the trajectory of human history, profoundly impacting various aspects of society, culture, politics, and economics. From the earliest forms of oral tradition and cave paintings to the advent of writing systems, the printing press, telegraphy, and the internet, […]

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ABOUT ME: GRACE WANGITHI

Hello everyone, my name is Grace I am sixteen years old. I come from Kenya in Laikipia county. I am from a family of five, I study in Loise Girls’ High School. My favorite subject is mathematics because it aligns with my dream career. A want to get a minimum […]

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ABOUT ME: MARY AKATOROT

Hey everyone, my name is Mary from Loise Nanyuki Girls and I am in form two. I live in Segera, Laikipia county. I am sixteen years old. I am from a family of five and am the third born. One of my hobby is farming. In school, I water the […]

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Blog #1 -> Effects of caffeine on youths

Hi everyone Thank you for joining me today for my next inquiry research. As an avid caffeine lover, I am very dependant on caffeine, and cannot start my day without it. Though this sounds very bad, and it probably is not the best, I have always though about why there […]

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Blog #1: What would a perfect society look like?

Hello Everyone! My inquiry question for the second term is “What would a perfect society look like?”. I chose this question because I feel like society as of now has many flaws; some evident, some discreet or obscure. Some countries or towns may have more freedom than others, or some […]

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Blog #1 – How do sports benefit people?

How do sports benefit people?  The biggest reason why I chose this question is because of my dad, who’s always wanted me to do badminton, but did not force me to. When I was in 7th grade, I noticed that my skills in dance would be incomparable to those who […]

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Blog #1

My inquiry question: How do individuals develop values and beliefs? I chose to do research on this question because of how I noticed everyone around me believed and valued different things. For one, I think this is based on how you were raised. But could values and beliefs also change […]

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Blog Post #1 – Marisa, Action Project

Research United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals: a) Which one aligns with your values most? Goal #1: End poverty b) Which one is your passion Why? (This may or may be the same as (a)) Goal #1 is my passion, Ever since I was little, I grew up watching my […]

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Blog #7: Metamorphosis (Reflection)

Hello everyone, and welcome back to my blog. I hope you enjoyed following my journey as I volunteered with the Public Library last semester. I thoroughly enjoyed the process and documenting my journey for you! I also recommend volunteering with this program if you are interested, so feel free to […]

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Blog Post #1

Hello everyone, my name is Scott Lyu, a grade 11 student at Ecole Dr. Charles Best in Canada. For my second-semester inquiry project, I have decided to do an inquiry project, on how people gain respect from others, and how culture affects how people respect others? This topic has always […]

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Blog Post #1 – How does family dynamics affect the mental health and well being of an individual within the family?

Hi everyone! For the second semester, I will continue an inquiry project! My essential question revolves around the topic of mental health and family. I will be exploring the relationship between the two subjects and discover the factors that are involved. I think it’s important to look at family dynamics […]

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Acton Blog Post#1 Pt.2

My 3 most important values are reliability, personal growth, and opportunity.  My least 3 important values were community, power, and tradition. I somewhat agree with these results. I believe my most significant values were correct because I believe it is crucial to be able to rely on and be relied on […]

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Blog Post 1: Story

For this semester, I have chosen to do a story based on true events. The main character, Faye, is a high schooler, born with very obvious heterochromia – her left eye is olive green and her right eye is medium blue. A couple of guys in her 10th English class […]

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Blog Post #1 Why is social media so addicting, and how can we break this cycle?

This semester I will be looking as to what makes social media so addicting, and how can break this ongoing cycle of addiction and dependence which we have with social media. This topic has been important since the mid-2000’s but has raised more concerns especially in the past decade, as more […]

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Blog post #1-How does an assistant teacher affect the classroom environment?

I was inspired to do this research because I noticed assistant teachers are very helpful in my classroom. For example, my chemistry assistant teacher is very beneficial in our classroom. She provides a different learning perspective than a teacher because she has different teaching styles. For example, my chemistry teacher […]

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Blog #5- Action Project: Reading Buddies

For my semester 1 action project, I chose to take part in the Reading Buddies Program at Coquitlam Public Library. This program entailed Big Buddies (middle school-high school kids) helping their little buddies (elementary school kids) develop a passion for reading. This was done through weekly sessions that took place […]

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Blog Post #1

Hi everyone, and welcome to my first blog of semester two! For this semester’s inquiry question, I chose to learn about music. After much research and further investigating this topic, I chose to specifically look into how music affects our daily lives. For my main inquiry question, I will research […]

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SEM 2- Blog Post 1: What defines a car as “a good car” ?

Hi everyone welcome to my blog! For my semester two blog post I chose to look at a more concrete concept. I have recently gotten very interested in cars, however one thing I came to realize is that people, especially car fanatics, are very picky with which cars they like. […]

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Blog post #7: How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Throughout this inquiry project, I ran into issues finding research material for my blog post, because this topic is not widely discussed by people as the topic about spreading knowledge is thought to […]

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Blog Post #1- Inquiry (2)

How do study habits and techniques influence memory recall in school? Hello everyone.This semester, I’ve made the decision to investigate the effects of studying—specifically, how different learning strategies can influence memory recall in an academic context. I picked this subject because I’ve always had trouble figuring out the “best” approach […]

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Blog Post #7 – How does Disease Affect the World?

Hi everyone and welcome back to my Blog! Today I will be reflecting upon my research this semester and thinking about the impacts of my Inquiry question! What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? I encountered some challenges throughout this […]

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Blog Post #7

Hello everyone and welcome to my final inquiry blog post! For this post, I will be recapping and reflecting on my inquiry process about “How [fashion has] changed and developed throughout history and how does that impact us?”. To reflect on my work, I will be answering a few questions.  […]

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Inquiry Blog Post #7

Hi everyone and welcome back to my final inquiry blog post on the question “What is the root cause of gender wage discrepency in Kenya?”. In this post, I will be reflecting on my inquiry project and the process of answering this question. Let’s get started! First, I will be […]

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blog post 5

hi everyone welcome back to my blog, today i will be going over another product category, plastic cutlery and also a bit of why it is so important that we learn more about sustainable products. Why is it so important that we learn about sustainable options? Plastic is a world-wide problem […]

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Blog Post #1 – How Does Physical Activity and Nutrition Affect Individual Brain Chemistry?

Semester 2 Inquiry: This semester, I will be exploring the correlation between measures taken to care for and nurture our bodies, and their inherent connection with the mind. The concept of both physical and physiological impact on mental health and cognitive functioning is a profound topic that as been alluded […]

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Blog Post 7: Reflection

Blog Post #7: Reflectiona. What challenges did you overcome throughout this story project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? As a Chinese immigrant like the subject of my story, I have a wide range of experiences that I struggled to fit into my story. Some chapters are longer, some […]

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Inquiry Blog Post #5

Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog. This is the final post of my inquiry project on the question “What is the root cause of gender wage discrepancy in Kenya?”. In this post, I will summarize my research and provide a final answer to my inquiry question. In my […]

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Blog post #7 – How Do Optical Illusions Uncover Parts of Our Personality?

Blog #7: Reflection In the process of completing my inquiry project, my biggest challenges were finding recent, reliable sources for my research as well as making connections between optical illusions and personality. There weren’t a ton of recent studies about optical illusions especially when it came to gathering theories about […]

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Blog post #7 : Reflection

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?  A challenge that i had throughout this inquiry project was the fact that my question was very broad, which is my fault, but after getting deeper into my research I realized just how […]

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Action Blog Post#7

I have faced multiple challenges, but I have overcame each one while doing my action project of park clean-ups. One obstacle I faced was picking up the litter effectively because I was only wearing gloves and each time I had to bend down to pick a piece up. I overcame […]

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Blog post #7 – Marisa Ciulla

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? During the course of this project I faced many challenges that I had to learn to navigate. These challenges included finding unbiased research articles and reflecting on if an article I as reading […]

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Blog Post #7 – What would happen if the internet never existed?

Hello everyone, welcome to my last blog post on my semester 1 project! Here are my answers to questions that will help me conclude my research and end my semester 1 project. While there were many challenges, one that took time to overcome was finding sources that focused on the […]

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Blog #7 – Is social media good or bad for education?

In my final blog post, I will be adressing three reflection questions. 2. How did this inquiry change the way you think?This inquiry changed how I thought about the people who used social media. Before, I followed many stereotypes about people who used social media, such as how everybody used TikTok, […]

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Blog Post #7 – When and how do scientific theories change?

Hi everyone, and welcome to my final blog post for this project! a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Throughout this inquiry project, I struggled to find enough research that was relevant to my topic. In order to overcome this […]

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Reflexion -blog #7

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?  My inquiry topic: Bonds with pets. One of my challenges was not being able to find the answers to more unpopular pets such as geckos. Most of the research was related to […]

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Blog #7 – Reflection

Hi everyone! Today I will be answering some questions about my research during this semester, so I just wanted to say thank you so much for joining me on my last blog post for my project! First off, some challenges that I had to overcome through out my inquiry project […]

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Blog #7 – Reflection – What Factors influence human behavior?

During my inquiry research I notice that I had trouble consistently writing and coming up with ideas for my blogs, For instance, in my last posts, I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to finish writing my blog entries in the last couple because I felt like I couldn’t […]

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Blog Post #7: Reflection – What is Time?

This topic has been extremely insightful for me to learn how the central concept of time carries out into everyday life, spanning cultures and regions thorough fully. It has taught me so much in terms of research I never would have thought about in the scope of my learning during […]

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Blog post #7- A Reflection: How Does Child’s Play Impact a Child’s Mental Health?

Blog #7: Reflection  1. Address the following questions:  a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about  overcoming these challenges?  The challenge I overcame was finding reliable sources. For example, I overcame this challenge by using Ms. Martin’s tip on looking at the credibility […]

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Blog post #7 How can we use our personal skills to create an impact on the world on a small or large scale?

a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Throughout this project, I had a difficult time finding sources that gave me the information I needed and not different information. To deal with this, I would find bits of information to answer […]

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Blog post#3. Functions of the brain

In this blog post I am specifically going to discuss on the functions of the brain and this is going to help me relate the functions and our thoughts as human beings. The human brain serves several functions and it is a very important organ as far as human survival […]

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BLOG POST #2.BRAIN FUNCTION IN RELATION TO OUR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS.

Hello Everyone! Welcome again to my blog post 2 and I would love to split my entire topic into small sub-topics. First, is the function of the brain and second is the human thoughts and emotions and third is the relationship between our brain as far as our thoughts and […]

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BLOG POST #1: Is it worth exploring our oceans further?

My inquiry question is: Is it worth exploring our oceans further? I find this interesting because we have more information and have explored more of outer space than our oceans. I chose this topic because I would like to know the extent of our research and what it would take […]

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Why do we need to worry about gamma ray bursts, and why not.

I  have an extreme interest in space and what happens in space. And it’s important to know and understand what Gamma Ray Bursts (GRB) are. So we can understand that the odds of a GRB hitting us are extremely in our favor. But that doesn’t make it impossible. And that […]

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Blog Post 5: Story: Two Minutes

Two Minutes I Andy He is born as Andy Wang. Wang(王) – A common Chinese surname that meant “king” or “royalty”. Andy (安帝) – 安 (An) for平安 (peaceful) and 帝 (di) from the phrase 皇帝, meaning emperor. Safe to say, his parents had high hopes for him. He’s also one […]

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about me

Hi, I’m Brynn! I go to Shabazz City High School and am a 2nd year student. My favorite classes are any science ones, but I also love art and writing. I’m currently the library clerk for my school.

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BLOG POST#1.BRAIN FUNCTION IN RELATION TO OUR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS AS HUMAN BEINGS.

Hello Everyone! I am Samantha Akinyi ,my inquiry question is, ‘BRAIN FUNCTIONS IN RELATION TO OUR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS’ . I Found it interesting and curious to learn more about the functioning of our brain and how it relates to our thoughts and emotions since I find it hard to […]

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Blog Post #5 – What would happen if the internet never existed?

Hello everyone! This is my 3rd and also last round of research of my inquiry project. I will first talk about 2 major inventions that were made on top of the internet and 2 major inventions made before the internet. Then, I will talk about the positive and negative ways […]

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Blog Post #5 

Welcome to my final blog post about my action. To summarize my action, I am going to go over the past couple of months briefly and then explain my final step.   Starting a couple of months ago I chose to do action. I knew I believed in children, education and […]

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Blog Post #5 – Final Research Round

Welcome to my final blog post for the research portion as I answer the question: What role(s) do one’s thoughts play in influencing one’s physiological responses?  Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed by negative thoughts? Do these thoughts effect your day-to-day life, making easy tasks like finishing assignments and cleaning […]

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Blog Post #5: Round 3 of Research

Hi everyone! For my last subquestion, we will be researching “how true are optical illusion tests?”. I decided to look more into this because it is a very intricate question that requires me to look at my inquiry from a different perspective. By investigating the authenticity of optical illusions, I […]

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Unique Stress Coping Mechanisms for High School Students

Hello everybody and welcome back to my blog post! During high school life, stress often becomes many students’ best friend! In the previous blog posts, I explored conventional stress coping mechanisms such as exercise, a balanced diet, and the mindful use of technology. For the final blog post, I explored […]

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Blog #5: Is social media good or bad for education?

Hello everyone, my name is Frederick Han, and welcome to my fifth blog post for the inquiry question, “Is social media good or bad for education?”. Today I will be going over the sub-question:Find out what content different social media platforms contain and what features they use to keep people […]

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Blog #5 -> How have authors impacted society today?

Hi everyone! Thank you for joining me on my last blog post about this subject! Today I will be going into detail about how authors books stuck around for so long (such as why they have become classics, and how people still enjoy their stories daily), as well as how […]

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Action Blog Post #5

With my action project, I have done five park clean-ups in total. The latest time I went to implement my project was a week ago at Town Center Park. I went out on Saturday afternoon and brought my whole family along to cover more ground in less time. We stayed […]

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BLOG Post #5 – Marisa Ciulla

Are supplements and supplementation necessary for our health and performance in the gym? clevelandclinic. (2022, September 1). Is Pre-Workout Powder Safe? Does It Work? Cleveland Clinic. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/does-taking-a-pre-workout-actually-work  Harvard Health Publishing. (2022, August 15). The hidden dangers of protein powders – Harvard Health. Harvard Health; Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-hidden-dangers-of-protein-powders  kink, shaun. (2023, December 1). Best Supplements […]

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Blog Post #5 – Differences is Time Measurement Across the World

Inquiry Question: What is time, and why does its existence make us revolve around its complex concept? Research Step 3 – Does the fact that time can be measured differently in other parts of the universe make us question the validity of this topic altogether? Why did patterns in the […]

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Blog #5

For my inquiry question, I am researching bonds with pets. My third round of research is on how long it takes to bond with pets. I added this question to my research because not everyone bonds with their pets fast. In my opinion, pets are easy and quick to bond […]

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Blog Post #5

For this blog post, I will be recapping my previous questions and answering my final inquiry sub-question. My original topic question was related to “How has fashion changed and developed throughout history and how does that impact us?”. The question I will answer for this post is “How has fashion […]

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Blog post #5

Topic question: how does play affect a child’s mental health? This big topic question will have implications 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 about mental health, we […]

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Blog post #5 How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?

Hello everyone, this is my fifth blog post for my inquiry project, “How does the acquisition and the dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?” This is my third step of the research, about how the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge would contribute to progress in civilization […]

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Story Project – Blog Post #5

After all the brainstorming and research, I can finally put my story together. This is the final good draft of my story after I have done all the editing. Enjoy reading it! The New Girl in the Mirror By: Julie Wang Charlotte, a fourteen-year-old girl with blonde hair and blue […]

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Blog Post #5 – Third Round of Research

In this final research post, I plan to research my last sub question, when and what causes a scientific theory to change? As previously discussed, when new scientific evidence is discovered, a scientific theory may either be modified or rejected if it does not fit the new findings. (1) When […]

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Blog post #5-key ideas in ancient philosophy and how these philosophical thoughts influenced their societies

As a reminder my question is “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?” To help answer this today I will be researching some key ideas in ancient philosophy […]

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Blog #5- Round 3 Research

How can we positively affect others? Hello, everyone! Today, I will do my final round of research on this issue. I’ve learned so much about social impact and how my actions may alter the cognitive processes of others. Through my study of these blogs and in life, I’ve seen that everyone, […]

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Blog post #5

For my third blog post I will be researching and discussing my third subtopic to my essential question: “What are the most useful skills in this age?” Researching this question will help me get closer to the answer of my question “How can we use our personal skills and abilities […]

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BLOG# 1: HOW DO HUMAN INTERACT WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW WILL IT AFFECT FUTURE GENERATION.

Hello. It is me again and this time I am doing an amazing research about human interaction with the environment and how it will affect future generation. I chose this topic because I wanted to learn and more our environment to gain more knowledge and what I can do to […]

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

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

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About Me (Tracy Atieno)

My name is Tracy Atieno, a form two student at Daraja Academy in Nanyuki. My favorite subjects are Chemistry and Physics. I like technological advances, technology seems to be interesting. My hobbies are: I like listening to music, dancing , cooking different foods, travelling and playing netball. I am in […]

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blog post 4 

Hello and welcome back to my blog. today i will be going over a product catagory, highlighting factors that make them un enviormentally friendly and trying too find the best alternative for them.  the product catagagory  the catagory i chose first is plastic bag, plastic bags have been targeted by […]

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Inquiry Blog Post #4

Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog. This post will be the fourth post of my inquiry research project, where I am researching gender wage gaps in Kenya. In this post, I will be looking into the Kenyan social standards and gender-specific challenges that the country faces. Looking into these […]

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Social media Audit

Heres my social media audit for the candy store Sweeties Candy and Gifts. I checked out Bulk Barn and the Freak Lunchbox’s social medias to get some ideas on the sort of posts they could make. Social media audit- Sweeties Bridget and Hayden  Your social media has a lot of […]

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Sweeties- Questions and answers

Who owns this business? Any partnerships? I, Amy Sentis, am a sole proprietor of Sweeties Candy and Gifts. It started as a partnership, but my partner moved away for health reasons.    What sort of products do you sell? We sell,a variety of candy, confections and speciality items from all […]

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About me

Hi, my name is Bridget Allen and I’m a grade 12 student at West Kings in NS. I’m originally from England but I moved to Canada when I was 8. My interests include; painting, swimming and I love the beach. My project is on a new local candy shop. I […]

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About Shayna

Hi I’m Shayna and I am a grade 12 student at West Kings high school. I am a student in entrepreneurship and I am doing a project on a local business. I will be doing more posts about my project with my partner Amanda soon. In my spare time I […]

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