Hello everyone! My name is Shieva Mokhtarnameh. I am 16 years old and I go to Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. My favourite subject is art. One thing about me that might surprise others is that I am an art teacher at a studio in Port Moody. I like my […]
Hello everyone! People generally have different day to day schedules. I think it would be interesting to share some of what goes on in my day to compare to others living in different places! I did share my schedule last year, but I’ve found that a lot has changed in […]
Hi! My inquiry question was: Why and how we should help restore coral reefs? I’ve looked into: Why coral reefs are disappearing and why they are so important? What are different actions we can take to help save coral reefs? And what is the sustainability of different coral saving actions? […]
Hi everyone, This post is going to be the metamorphosis of my second-semester research round on overpopulation… A. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Some of the challenges I have encountered in doing this inquiry project is trying to […]
Solutions for overpopulation… While overpopulation is a growing issue that continues to plague humanity, it still hasn’t garnered as much attention to the general public compared to other worldwide issues like hunger and poverty. But just because the general public is not made fully aware of this issue, that didn’t […]
This is my metamorphosis reflection for my inquiry research on why people join cults. (https://experience.sap.com/basics/8-things-to-keep-in-mind-when-setting-up-a-field-research-project/) a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? The study of cults is one widely debated in the psychology communities, with many differing viewpoints on […]
Hey everyone, This is my final post, with my question “How does color affect mental state?” as well as my last post with Social Responsibility. It’s been a great 4 years with this course, and I can’t believe how much I’ve grown and gained through this course. The skills that […]
Hello everyone! As the year is starting to come to an end, this will be my final post on the Butterfly Effect Website! Rejoining the Social Responsibility course for my final year of high school is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Not only did I have the […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? I started this inquiry project quite late, which I hold only myself accountable for as I was not very organized from the start of the course. Having said that, in order to ascertain […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? One of the challenges I overcomed by doing the inquiry projects was to motivate myself to look deeper into something. I can generate ideas quickly; however, I have difficulty actually starting them, so […]
Hey again everyone! I’m back for my final post for my action cycle and possibly my last post ever for Social Responsibility. Wow…crazy to think about…anyway, let’s get started! As a reminder for those who might not know what my action project is about, I wrote about my work as […]
Hey everyone, Long time, no post! It’s been a while since I have written a metamorphosis and since this is going to be my final post on the site before post-secondary, I would like to reflect on my experience in Social Responsibility. I have been a part of this wonderful […]
Hello again! I’m back for step #5 of my action! The last one before my metamorphosis! My last cycle ever! Can you believe it? Wow…alright, let’s get started! Description of process Well, starting from the very beginning I had to apply to each volunteer location (BCSPCA and Eagle Ridge Hospital […]
Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well! I ended up falling a bit behind with my posts, so you’re going to see my name a lot on the site for the next little bit as I publish the ends of my action post! In this post, I’m going […]
Hi everyone! I hope you are all well and healthy. In this final round of research I will be comparing what I learned in the previous rounds to complete answering my inquiry question; How do art and culture correlate one another to develop influence and reflection? In my two previous […]
Hi! I hope you are all doing well. In this round of research, I will be viewing and analyzing aspects of Chinese Art and the tradition and culture it encompasses. In my last round of research, I examined African Artwork, its origins, as well as the thematic elements it is […]
This is my metamorphosis for my project on psychopaths and sociopaths. One of the big challenges that I encountered when researching for this project was that there was a lot of conflicting information when it came to the difference between psychopaths and sociopaths. I don’t mean that the sites I […]
Hi everyone! Before I continue with my responses to the metamorphosis questions, I just wanted to quickly recap what my action project is: I have decided to make a garden for myself in my backyard to work with the Global Goals of Climate and Life on Land. In my garden, […]
Hi everyone! I hope you are well. My inquiry question is How do art and culture correlate one another to develop influence and reflection? In this post, I will be specifically looking at aspects of art from African culture and be analyzing recurring elements in most art within the several […]
Hi everyone! I hope you are all well. I’m behind on my Inquiry but I’m working on catching up. My chosen Inquiry question is How do art and culture correlate one another to develop influence and reflection? I hope to address several aspects and points within this question throughout my […]
How do art and culture correlate one another to develop influence and reflection? This question is of interest to me because art and culture are at the very roots of human perception and emotion. History has procured its own preservation through various means. Whether it is from the evidence left […]
In my first post, I looked at the problems coral reefs are facing, and why it’s important for us to save them. In my second post, I shared different actions we can all take to protect and preserve coral reefs, as well as some big actions that researchers are taking. […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Throughout this inquiry project, I faced challenges like sustaining my activity. This was because I had other activities going on like work, school, and art. There were some days where I had […]
Hi everyone! I hope that all of you are doing well in this turbulent time, and that boredom hasn’t gotten the best of you. To help with that though, I thought I might post my inquiry reflection a little early to give you all something to interesting (I hope) to […]
Alien Interactions with Past Civilizations Hello. In this round of research, we’ll be looking at a mysterious underground city that some people speculate was created by aliens. First of all, the underground city of Derinkuyu in Turkey is one of the largest in the world. It can house over 20,000 […]
Hello everybody I hope you’re doing well! I am now doing an action/inquiry project! This will be my first post incorporating the inquiry part of my project. My original plan was to make and decorate recyclable/compostable shopping bags and donate them to a store that is currently using plastic. I […]
Hi everyone! In my last post, I showed you how I have planted some seeds, and I wanted to show you the plant’s progress so far! Since my last post I have been watering the plants everyday and caring for them, and I have even had some sprouts since my […]
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. It seems like throughout this pandemic, BC is doing a great job! If we continue to work at this as we are, perhaps some restrictions will be lifted sooner. 1.) What is something you did for your body? This week, I have […]
Alien Interactions with Humans Hello, this is my second round of research. In this round of research, we’ll be looking at, how RH negative blood plays a role in the theory of alien-human hybrids. This supports the theory of aliens not existing and existing at the same time, inferring that […]
Hello again! It’s been a exhausting couple of weeks, and I am looking forward to the end of all of this. In the meantime, I am going to keep focusing on keeping myself active, healthy, and happy. 1.) What is something you did for your body? While school was […]
Hi! During difficult times, I find that it’s very important to do self reflections. It’s easy to get stuck in bad habits, especially when you have to stay in the house! When you take a look back at how you’ve been living for the past weeks, you can get ideas […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? A recurring challenge I faced throughout all my rounds of research was identifying which pieces of information were most important for the reader to gain an adequate understanding of the topic. […]
How has the World Wars moulded the society we live in today? Could they have been avoided? How did Canadian identity evolve politically, economically and socially after World War I, specifically? And how did it lay the groundwork to how Canada will be affected in the following war? On my […]
Effects of overpopulation of nature… Before diving in on our effects on nature, lets first take a look at the rise of our population over time and see how quick our rise to power was… We start in 10,000 BCE where our population was a measly 4 million people (1), […]
Effects of overpopulation on society… Now before getting into the topic of overpopulation, the issue of overpopulation is not concrete and solid and the belief of overpopulation is only conceived to be a real threat to some people and is dismissed by others as nothing more than fiction and that […]
How has the World Wars moulded the society we live in today? Could they have been avoided? Further, what would be the effect on our society if another world war was to take place in the future? How has the World Wars affected the structure of our world? In my […]
In my first post, I looked at the problems coral reefs are facing, and why it’s important for us to save them. In this post, I am going to talk about different actions we could take to help coral reefs, and what specific problems these actions would address. Let get […]
Why would someone join a cult? So, finally, here is my third research round. This final round will cover different sides, opinions and facts of the scientific reasoning behind cults and their members. Brainwashing? For my first point, I’m going to cover whether or not brainwashing actually happens to cult […]
Hello everyone! Hope you are all doing well! This is my fourth post for my action project — Project One with Nature. We weren’t actually required to post today, but I wanted to anyway because I have so much to share with you all about what I’ve been up to […]
Hello, this is my second self reflection. What is something you did for your body? In the past week, I started working out more intensely. Before, I let myself take breaks often during the hour of working out, but I started doing more exercises that are out of my comfort zone. […]
Hello! This is my second self-reflection. Over the past week, I have been making an effort to improve different aspects of my well-being, and that of those around me so here is the summary. 1.) What is something you did for your body? This past week, I have gone biking, […]
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. Here is my second self-reflection on what I’ve been doing for myself and others these past couple of weeks. 1.) What is something you did for your body? Like before, I’ve been doing kettle-bell workouts, however I’ve noticed that I haven’t been doing it […]
Hello everyone! I hope you are all well and safe! This is my second self-reflection 🙂 1.) What is something you did for your body? So, being at home, I found myself starting to forget to drink water and stay hydrated. And might I add that this is pretty ironic, […]
Hello everybody! I hope you continue to be safe and healthy and always remember… we are all in this together! So stay positive and take some time to make sure you’re feeling good. What is something you did for your body? I’m definitely proud of what I have been doing […]
I got sidetracked with other homework, and forgot to post the first one here. Sorry about that. Anyway, we’re all stuck at home, but unlike most of my friends, I actually prefer this over regular classes. Maybe it’s just me? My friends can’t seem to stand it, but I’m aware […]
Hi everyone! Here’s my second reflection during this quarantine! I hope everyone is currently staying safe and healthy! 1.) What is something you did for your body? In case you have not read my previous reflection, I have a home gym in my basement. So, since my last reflection, I’ve continued to try and use […]
Hi everyone, Here is my #2 self reflection. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this difficult time! 1.) What is something you did for your body? One thing that I’ve been continuing to do is workouts. At home, I have a pair of dumbbells I use. I […]
Hi everyone, I hope you are all safe at home and keeping entertained with different activities. Although we may be feeling the blues and reality is sinking in that social distancing will be sticking around longer than we believed, just know that we are all in this together. As we […]
My inquiry question for this semester is: Why would someone join a cult? It has been so long, and I am so sorry, but here, finally, is my second round of research; hopefully, to be followed quickly by the third. This round, I will be looking into the types of […]
Hi everyone! In case some of you didn’t already know, for my action project, I have been volunteering at an animal hospital for the last couple of months. In this post, I will share with you what I have been doing, some of my successes and challenges I have had, […]
Hey everyone! This is my third round of research with my question “How does color affect mental state?” . For this round, I’m going to be researching about color theory and color therapy. Color theory Color theory is a concept that the colors a person is surrounded with can have […]
Hey everyone! Hope you are all well social distancing and staying at home! This is my third action post for the second cycle of my action. Due to the current pandemic, my action has been slightly tweaked, but I will still be carrying along with everything I had planned originally, […]
Hi Everyone! Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time, washing hands lots and practicing social distancing. 1.) What is something you did for your body? This week, one thing I did for my body was that I did some yoga and really just stretched and tried to […]
Hey guys! I hope all of you are still doing now that we are a good few weeks into this strange time and I hope that at least some of you can gain some ideas of positive activities to do after reading my self-reflection! 1. What is something you did […]
Hello everybody! I hope you’re all healthy and having a great week. Because of the changing circumstances, I need to modify my action a bit so this is how I am planning to do so! In my original action plan, I decided I wanted to make bags that were reusable, […]
Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing well and adapting to our online schooling. Although it is a massive change, we are all in this together so stay safe and continue to do research for Social Responsibility! Within my third and final round for this cycle, I will be […]
Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well and are safe at home! For those of you who need a reminder, my action cycle is about my volunteer work at the BCSPCA and Eagle Ridge Hospital and Manor (ERH). I am not currently an active volunteer at these locations […]
In this post I will be talking about how to identify a psychopath and sociopath as well as how to avoid them. I will also attempt to make a conclusion on which one is more dangerous to come across. How do you identify them? Something that I have talked a […]
How can you become an author and what does it take to become one? Seems I’ve been jumping all over the place from my original plan, but the comments had some logical ideas which I actually wanted to expand upon. Furthermore, I’ll look back at my second question, but more […]
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. Under the new circumstances, I have decided to switch from an action to an inquiry this semester! Consequently, I wanted to introduce everyone my new question: “How has social distancing affected the way people socially connect?”. I know that everyone […]
Hey everyone, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this quarantine! Somehow, I missed a week, therefore, I will be posting both research rounds before Friday. Within my second round of research, I will be covering how school has positively impacted teenagers mentally through various courses such as […]
We all know how helpful smartphones can be. They can increase our productivity, let us unwind or let us keep in touch with the people we love. But we also know that smartphones can be detrimental. Most people immediately flock to saying that smartphone addiction is the only way that […]
Self-Reflection: Think about the past week and answer the following questions. As with all reflections, multiple, specific examples to back up your responses are needed for meeting highest expectations. See reflection learning map. Please write answers in a different colour. 1.) What is something you did for your body? I […]
Hello, I hope everyone’s doing well and taking the steps to de-stress in this stressful time. 1. What is something you did for your body? Since being in isolation, I’ve been exercising everyday. Whether it is a walk at a park or doing a home workout. I don’t have P.E. […]
Hi everyone, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this difficult time! Here is my self-reflection. 1.) What is something you did for your body? One thing that I have been doing for my body is workouts. I used to go to the school gym every morning during […]
1.) What is something you did for your body? Since quarantine has started, I’ve made it my goal to exercise every day, so my body stays healthy and it does not fall out of routine, as before this, I would go on walks regularly. I’m also a basketball player, and the spring season has been […]
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing well during this time. Here is my self-reflection on what I’ve been doing to keep myself healthy and happy and to help others as well. 1.) What is something you did for your body? One thing that I have done for my body […]
Hello everyone! I’m so glad to start posting on the website again! I know these are very uncertain and challenging times for all of us, which is why it is so important to reflect on this new lifestyle and continue to communicate with others! Here is my self-reflection 🙂 1.) […]
1.) What is something you did for your body? I’ve been trying my best to stay active while I’m at home. I think it’s really important because during my regular schedule, I get a lot of physical activity, but since it’s all been canceled, I’ve had to find more creative […]
1.) What is something you did for your body? Over the past week, I have exercised with my sister, made sure that I’ve gotten enough sleep, and made an effort to drink more water. I already have to do exercise videos for P.E. online, which means that every day this […]
Hi everyone! In my last post I shared photos of the greenhouse that I put together. Since then I have collected some seeds, planted them in cardboard egg cartons and peat pots, and have been watering them. I labelled them all and have them staying within my greenhouse. I planted […]
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing well and is keeping safe during this time. Although sometimes is can seem long and times can be tough, we will get through this together! Continue to practice social distancing and wash your hands lots! Lets flatten the curve together. 1.) What is […]
Hey everyone, First, I’m sorry this is up late; I had posted it way before but I went on the site today and saw that for some reason it was not there so I guess it did not post. This is my second round of research with my question “How […]
Hello! I hope anybody and everybody reading this is doing as best as they can be with both mental and physical health aspects of life. We are all in this together! So, here is my self reflection : ) 1. What is something you did for your body? […]
Hi guys! I hope everyone has been feeling good these past few weeks. Myself, I have been feeling quite well staying home, getting to sleep in, and have been taking this strange event as best I could. But lets get to business. Here is my self-reflection! 1. What is something […]
Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well and are safe at home! Here is my self-reflection about what I’ve been doing for myself and others: 1.) What is something you did for your body? During the first couple of weeks of being at home, I didn’t do much […]
Hello! To recap, my project is on meditation. I am asking the question, “Could people integrate meditation into their lives and what effects would it have on them?”. So far, I have researched if it’s possible for people to properly learn to meditate and if that meditation is sustainable. Today […]
1.) What is something you did for your body? For my body I have been running three times a week, working out three times a week, and doing yoga once a week. I make sure that I take care of myself. When I was going to school and work, […]
Hello everyone, It’s been a while since I’ve posted but I hope you enjoy learning about bizarre events that can be explained to be the doings of aliens. Alien interactions with the military. On May 9th, 2001, 20 military, government and corporate witnesses held a press conference in Washington DC. […]
Hello everyone, To recap what my action project is about, I am making a garden for myself in my backyard. This is in relation to the Global Goals of Climate and Life on Land. By growing my own garden I won’t be contributing to the long fuel processes used to […]
In this day and age, technology is all around us. In our cars, on our streets, on our desks, in our ears and in our pockets. Technology has a part to play, big or small, in nearly every facet of our lives, and that fact most definitely applies to smartphones. […]
How can you become an author and what does it take to be one? In this round of research, I said I’d look into some successful writers and what their stories were to get themselves started. However, I realized that this is kind of brief and unspecified. I decided to […]
Could people integrate meditation into their lives and what effects would it have on them? Is it sustainable? Hello again! Last time I tested to see if meditation could be learned by anyone. From that testing I think that it pretty successful for only doing 3 activities. Now I will […]
Hello and welcome to my second research round on this topic. In this post I will be talking about what motivates these types of people and how they manipulate others. I turns out that there is no one specific motivation that psychopaths have in common, each individual is likely to […]
Hello everyone this is my third action post! I am basing my action project on the #13 global goal climate action. For my project I am making, and decorating, reusable, recyclable and compostable bags and donating them to a local store currently using plastic bags. I hope my action will […]
For my Action plan, as I briefly talked about in my first post, I have decided to make a garden for myself in my backyard. This is in relation to the Global Goals of Climate and Life on Land. I really wanted to dedicate my action project geared towards the […]
Hello everyone, I am Joshua Vas and my 2nd inquiry project is how many people are too many? Currently, the world population is at 7.7 billion people and is rising…fast! and current statistics say that for every death, there are three new births and while life is the most precious […]
My inquiry question for this semester is: Why would someone join a cult? For my first research round, I will look into how people are first introduced to cults, and the manipulation tactics used by the leaders to convince people to join. I will find the type of people that start […]
Hey everyone, This is my first round of research with my question “How does color affect mental state?”. For this round, I thought it would be best to first define what color is, how people perceive color, and finally what typically each color can represent- for an example moods or […]
Hello everyone!! This is my second action post for my new cycle. In my last post, I reflected on my 3 core values through the values activity and discovered my 3 values included: risk, leadership, and family. Last post, I also briefly described my goals for this new action. I […]
Could people integrate meditation into their lives and what effects would it have on them? Can everyone learn to properly meditate? In this post I will be trying to learn to meditate to see if the everyday person can learn. Motivation Many people think mediation is meant for specific types […]
Hello and welcome to my first round of research. If you saw my project plan you may notice that the name has changed, this is to make the question more inquiry based. Anyways, as I said in my project plan, I will be talking about what it means to be […]
How can you become an author and what does it take to be one? To start off this research round, I decided to look into the basics with given links. Which then made me realize, that there’s a whole lot of categories for “Writing”. There are many different types of […]
Hi everyone! In my last post, I discussed my values and sustainable goals. My top three values were helping, compassion and competence, and my main goal is good health and well-being. As I mentioned before, to address these values and goals, I will be volunteering at a veterinary clinic. I’m […]
“How Does the Educational System Affect Teenagers Mentally? Hey everyone, For my first round of research on my new cycle, I will be exploring the basic mental effects of my continuing question “How does the Educational System Affect Teenagers?”. Similar to my previous cycle on the physical effects, school does […]
Most of us probably know by now what a smartphone is. The little, surprisingly powerful computer that fits in your pocket. For almost all of us, they are one of our most important possessions. We can do so much with them; search the internet, post media, see what is going […]
How can you become an author and what does it take to be one? The reason I chose this as my question is because I am a writer who enjoys making stories. If possible, I’d want to be an author when I’m older since it’s something of interest. I’m not […]
So for this semester, I decided to go with an inquiry project. I’ve always wanted to look into coral reefs, so I figured it would be a great topic for me! After much thought and consideration, I have decided to focus on the problems facing coral reefs and the potential […]
Some future trends that may dictate where technology is headed toward and how it impacts us… The last post was all about technology in today’s society and how it helps shape our lives and impact us as a race. But researchers and engineers all around the world continue to spend […]
Sunnie Kim (Grade 9) My inquiry question is: “How much is too much to forgive?” This question is of interest to me for I had gone through relationship problems and people have different points of view as to what is much too hard to forgive. Forgiveness was a hard thing […]
