Hi. I am Andre. I live in Canada, British Colombia and I attend Dr. Charles best secondary. I am currently 13 years old, and in grade 9. Some of my interests are reading, chemistry and finances. My interest in chemistry started when I did my own research on what an […]
Hi there! My name is Isabella, and I am 14 years old. I live in Coquitlam, BC, and attend Charles Best High School. This is my first year as a member of the Social Responsibility Course, and I am looking forward to being a part of it. I hope that […]
My name is Ariana Rehmat and I am 14 years old. I live in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada and I attend Charles Best Secondary School. My family consists of my dad, my mom and my 18 year old sister. I have a good relationship with my family as we are […]
My name is Chloe Mah, Im currently 14 but soon to be 15 in October. Im in grade 10 and attend Charles Best Secondary School, and live in Coquitlam, BC. I live with my family, which is my mom, dad, brother, dog, and I. When I attend school, my favourite […]
Hi! My name is Perla Halime and I am a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, and I am in the French Immersion Program. This is my 3rd year taking the course Social Responsibility. My favorite part about the course is getting to learn new things from […]
Hi! My name is Zoe Popa. I’m a grade 9 student at École Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, which is in Coquitlam, BC, Canada. My favorite subject is usually art, but I don’t have it this year so it’s math. My family is from Romania. I speak Romanian, English, and […]
Hello! My name is Ava Vukovic and I am a grade 12 student at Charles Best; this is my third year taking Social Responsibility. This class taught me about abstract topics that often aren’t touched on in core classes, all within independent research. Therefore, I am extremely excited to come […]
My name is Kiara and I am in grade 12. I attend Dr. Charles Best secondary school and this is my fourth year taking the IDS course. My favourite school subject is Spanish. What might surprise others is that I had/have four geckos so far. The first one died after […]
From initial concept, engineers are working out how to make new aircraft more efficient. In fact, aviation is one of the most technologically advanced and innovative sectors in the world. Unlike ground vehicles, which don’t need to be as fuel efficient because they can refuel often, long-distance aircraft must carry […]
The ozone layer is a region in the earth’s stratosphere that contains high concentrations of ozone and protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet radiations of the sun. Air pollution occurs in many forms but can generally be thought of as gaseous and particulate contaminants that are present in the earth’s […]
The urgency to address the climate crisis is paramount as global focus intensifies. The transport sector, a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, stands at the cusp of a sustainable transformation. To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as outlined in international climate goals, the transport sector, accounting […]
Most electric vehicles today are powered by lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, a technology that has been the standard for several years due to its balance of energy density, efficiency, and relatively long cycle life. Here’s an overview of key aspects of current EV battery technology. The energy capacity of EV batteries is […]
One of the most immediate and tangible economic benefits derived from space exploration is the advancement of technology. Research and development activities aimed at solving complex problems in space often lead to new technologies that find applications in other sectors. For instance, the development of lightweight materials for spacecraft has had implications […]
Hallo again guys for my third round of research I will research on the importance of communication technology in crisis response and human aid. The evolution of communication technology has revolutionized the landscape of crisis response and humanitarian aid, fundamentally altering how organizations and governments manage disasters worldwide. From natural […]
For my second semester inquiry project, I chose to research the topic, “How does the portrayal of beauty standards by the media contribute to the ongoing presence of body dysmorphia?” I really enjoyed researching this project as it taught me a lot more about the topic that does affect many […]
While working on this project, I faced countless challenges and worked hard to overcome them. One of the main challenges was creating sub-questions to help answer my main inquiry without being repetitive. To overcome these challenges, I had to alter and change my sub-questions as I went along with my blog posts. […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?One of my challenges in this inquiry project was that I had trouble finding enough information for my second round of research. The second round of research was on How much influence the […]
Hey guys, Investigating the economic prospects of space exploration, particularly through ventures like asteroid mining and space tourism, unveils a frontier ripe with potential. These nascent industries not only promise substantial financial gains but also hold transformative implications for society at large. This inquiry delves into the multifaceted impacts of […]
Advancements in transportation technology have the potential to revolutionize both environmental sustainability and global connectivity. By innovating cleaner energy sources, optimizing vehicle efficiency, and improving infrastructure, these advancements aim to mitigate environmental impacts such as carbon emissions while fostering greater global integration through faster, more efficient travel networks. This inquiry […]
Hey guys, hope you are good. Today I am starting my round 1 research on car batteries. Advancements in battery technology hold a pivotal role in shaping the efficiency and sustainability of electric vehicles (EVs) in our modern era. As global efforts intensify to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reliance […]
Hey everyone I am starting my blog#1 today and will be about air pollution. Air pollution, particularly from human activities, has been linked to significant environmental concerns, including the degradation of the ozone layer. Understanding the mechanisms through which air pollution contributes to this destruction is crucial for assessing its […]
Hey guys I am excited to start my round 1 today. Advancements in airplane design and technology have continuously pushed the boundaries of efficiency, aiming to reconcile the often conflicting goals of reducing fuel consumption while maintaining passenger comfort and safety. As global concerns over environmental impact grow and operational […]
Blog #7: ReflectionAddress the following questions:a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Throughout my inquiry project, I had two main struggles that I had to overcome while researching. Firstly, my topic of choice for my inquiry research is a very […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? During this inquiry project, one of the main challenges I faced was gathering relevant and reliable data. I overcame this obstacle by analyzing a variety of sources, including google scholar articles, journals, research […]
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 […]
as a mentioned we reached out to meadowbrook, they sent a response letting us know that they have some classes to present to. so after some organizing and discussion we agreed that the best presenting day would be Thursday . after som finishing touches and some scrambling on our presentation […]
since my last blog post we have decided on a school and reach out to the administration. after looking at our options we decide on meadowbrook elementary, which Dara, Karan and me all attended. in our email we explained our plan to present to as many classes as they would […]
Through my inquiry project, I had difficulty being able to find answers that were different from each other because most of my research was found from only a few articles and this caused me to not be able to find different professional opinions, for me this was important because depending […]
Hi, this is my final blog post about my journey working on my inquiry project about how foods affect your body. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges?During my inquiry project, my main issue was that there are so many […]
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 third sub-question today. […]
Hello everyone, and welcome to my seventh and final blog post! Today I will be doing a reflection on my past posts, and my discoveries. Thank you for reading my blog post! This will be my last post for the year, I hoped you enjoyed my previous ones and mybe […]
Welcome back to my blog! For my final post of this year, I am going to be reflecting on this semester’s action project that I have recently completed. For this action project, me and a small group of my classmates went over to Meadowbrook Elementary to give a presentation about […]
Hello everyone, welcome to my blog post 7, where I will be answering questions about my inquiry project. a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? I had a lot of trouble researching the differences in respect between countries, as there […]
Hi everyone! this is going to be my last blog post of this semester. i did an action project so that i could teach the new generation about recycling and the importance of it. making sure these kids are aware of climate change and inspire them into do recycling as […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog post, in this blog post I will be reflecting on the process of answering my inquiry question of “What are the Effects of Urbanization”. Some challenges I faced a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go […]
As the semester comes to an end I have finished researching my essential question and have found a broad answer to it through my subcategory research. Reflecting on my experience I will talk about the challenges I overcame, how the inquiry changed my thinking, how it impacted my future decisions, […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Through out this project I encountered many struggles along the way and in the process; for example, running out of some supplies, and others in the community being unreceptive to what we were […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges Sometimes when I wrote my blog posts, I found it difficult to express my ideas on the blogs because I could not find the words to fully communicate the message I wanted to […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? I discussed some of these challenges in my blog posts. One major challenge I faced during this action project was falling ill when I was scheduled to volunteer. Unfortunately, there was no […]
In my last blog post for this school year I will be reflecting on the research I have conducted and the information and lessons I have learned. 2. This inquiry reinstated my love and appreciation for team sports. I learned more about the affect team sports can have on children […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? I found many sources that talked about a topic that were slightly different than what I was initially going to research. If the majority of websites and sources talked about another subject […]
This topic is one in which I have shown increasing interest in over the years. I am fascinated by the idea of movement and fuel working simultaneously to sharpen cognitive abilities, and overall functioning as a human being. I look forward to implementing some of my findings into my own […]
In this blog post I will be reflecting on my inquiry project by answering the following questions: 1. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? The concept of social media addiction is extremely broad, and different resources allude to different […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this story project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? I experienced challenges like actually writing part of a speech for Faye to recite. I wanted to depict something realistically related to youth crime, and it was kind of hard to link youth […]
Welcome back to my inquiry research! Today I will be conducting my last research round for my inquiry question and hopefully gaining a better idea of the answer to my question and getting one step closer to understanding more about this topic! For my research round today, I will specifically […]
Hi all! I am so sorry this family incident has taken my attention away from my blog but I needed time with family during these hard times and I thank you all for your understanding. My most recent action was being a big buddy. This was outside of my leadership […]
Hi everyone, as I mentioned I have been dealing with a family emergency that ended up stemming out through the last couple of months here so please bear with me! Recently I have been working on my action project through my leadership class, which allowed me to attend and volunteer […]
Hi everyone, I just want to apologize for the tardyness of my last post quickly, I had a family emergency. Everything is well now and I’m back to posting! As some of you may remember, I am continuing my project from the first semester and carrying it into the second […]
Hi everyone, this is my last blog post, and I will be explaining my last sub question, why is caffeine so addicting! Caffeine is something many people rely on in the morning, and during the day, it ensures that some get energy in order to do their daily activities, and […]
Hello, and welcome back to my blog! 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 […]
While writing my story, I faced a lot of challenges, and also challenges the way I think in a variety of different ways. Therefore, I will address everything by answering the three questions down below: There are a couple challenges that I had to overcome while writing my story. One […]
Hey everyone, on today’s agenda we are going to be looking at the question why do we remember certain things but not others? For example, we can i remember certain song lyrics but not the facts for my test. Another one is why do we forget things about our past like […]
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? Firstly, a challenge I overcame was finding accurate and reliable sources. For example, I conquered this challenge by using the sheet Ms. Martin gave […]
In this blog post I will be answering the second part of my inquiry question of what makes social media so addicting and how we can break this cycle. Now that we know how and why we tend to get so attached to social media and end up in its […]
Hey guys welcome back to my blog post today i will be touching on research about the memory and mental health specifically the question Does memory and mental health affect each other? I also wonder if there is a specific type of mental health issue that results in progressive memory […]
a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? One of the primary challenges was accessing a diverse range of scholarly sources for the literature review. To overcome this, I utilized academic databases such as JSTOR, Google Scholar, and university library resources […]
The last subtopic I will be examining is the social aspects of team sports involvement and its impact on children’s social skills, interpersonal relationships, and communication abilities. I will investigate how teamwork, cooperation, and peer interaction within a sports setting contribute to children’s social development. Analyzing these social dynamics will […]
Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog. In today’s post, I am going to be going over my plan of action for my group’s action, which is a presentation at a local elementary school. We are going to be giving a presentation about the proper ways to recycle […]
Today I will be reflecting on my Inquiry Project and what I have learned throughout, allong with answering the following questions. Well-being is a concept that includes physical, mental, emotional, and social dimensions, which can be complex to understand and integrate, especially when researching about specific topics about environments, social […]
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 […]
Hi I’m Dara and welcome to my 5th blog post! A quick recap of what me and other classmate are doing for this semester, our plan Is to teach younger kids about recycling and the importance of recycling properly. Going to elementary schools and putting together a short presentation as […]
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 […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog post featuring my final round of research on the topic of what can be done and possible solutions for the negative effects of urbanization. Finding a solution for urbanization is important for the sustainability of our environment for future generations. In this blog […]
Hello everyone, and welcome to my final blog post for this year! Today, I will be reflecting on my experience through my inquiry project this semester. a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go aboutovercoming these challenges? Throughout this inquiry project, I struggled with […]
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, […]
Hello everyone, this is my fifth blog post on the inquiry question: “What would a perfect society look like?”. Today, I will be addressing the third mini-question I have posed myself, how can we create a system in which all points of views and opinions are accounted for? This is […]
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, […]
Smile as pretty as a poison apple Faye sat at her desk, scrolling through her presentation slides. It was the end of the semester, and the students of Law 12 had been assigned a semester-end presentation project based on what they learned. While bullying wasn’t directly in the curriculum, its […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moving onto some story specific facts! There are a lot, so this blog may be a little scattered. Heterochromia is when a person or animal has more than one eye color. (1) Heterochromia is relatively rare and is caused by a mutation in the gene that affects melanin, the pigment […]
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 […]
Team sports offer many benefits for children, extending beyond the physical advantages of staying active. Engaging in team sports can greatly help a childs psychological development, shaping their self-esteem, confidence, mental well-being, and sense of belonging (1). In this blog post I will be explaining the psychological dynamics that team […]
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 […]
Hi everyone my name is Dara! this is my fourth action blog post. Me and a couple other classmates teamed up into teaching younger kids the importance of recycling and how its supposed to be done as a little recap of what my project is. As if right now we […]
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 […]
