Lokshana Groodoyal social responsibility Research topic: “Does money bring happiness?” – April 22nd, 2021 ———//———//———//——-//———//———//———//———//———//——— The issue of accelerating drift between the rich and the poor is pressing because it’s directly proportional to the amount of rich and poor people in society for several decades now. this is […]
Hello guys, My name is James Muraguri. I am 21 years old and currently awaiting graduation from Kenyatta University with a Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy and Administration. Despite my career field, I have always been deeply fascinated by science, especially Astronomy and Cosmology. For the longest time, I wanted […]
Amid the recent pandemic, an ongoing debate has sparked more interest: Are vaccines safe or not? People arguing that vaccination is not safe were previously referred to as anti-vaxxers, and were generally looked down on in the media. However, as a result of the new covid 19 vaccine, more and […]
How has social media affected our psyche? Like I mentioned in my first inquiry research round, social media has slowly transformed into an integral part of many of our lives. When we depend on social media applications to stay up-to-date on current events and with friends, as well as, for […]
“How Does Different Genres of Music Affect Different Living Beings?” Pop, Rap, Country and Reggae Listening to pop music has some great benefits. It can get your blood pumping and can generate great feelings of excitement (1). It can also make you feel happier and can lift your mood easily. […]
Hi! My name is Jasmine Paduraru, and my inquiry question is: What does it take to be happy? This post, I am going to be asking myself what exactly is happiness? This post will be split into three parts: What does happiness mean? Is happiness what we think it is? […]
Inquiry Research Round #1- “Does Law Affect Morality” My inquiry question here is on Whether Law affects our morality. My first round of research is: What is the law and what is morality. SO, what is the law? Before we look into how the law is interpreted and the role […]
Hi! As some people know my research topic is on whether law affects our morality. I’m really excited to find more information on this topic! I hope you all find my topic informative as well. My research rounds will follow this plan: “What is the law and what is morality” […]
[2a] Nikki Shahram, Blog post 3- Inquiry research round 1- ” Why are people attracted to cults?” “ Heres’s an easy way to figure out if you’re in a cult: if you’re wondering whether you’re in a cult, the answer is yes.” [1a] -Stephen Colbert Hello everyone! My inquiry question is “Why are […]
Did you know that Americans are eating 5 times more food colouring now than they did in 1955? Food colourings are seen everywhere from breakfast foods to desserts. In our modern world, it is almost impossible to avoid the hideous trap of these harmful food additives. In this round of […]
Hello everyone I hope you have been good and keeping safe.I’m still continuing with the post on gender equality since the pandemic began n I hope each and everyone will learn something. While most people’s lives and work have been negatively affected by the crisis, our analysis shows that, overall, […]
Hello everyone! My question is “Are Celebrities Toxic for Society” My first step is looking into the difference between having fame and being a celebrity. I think this is important to distinguish because if I were to say celebrities are toxic then anyone who has renowned talent would be […]
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. There has been progress over the last decades: More girls are going to school, fewer girls are forced into early marriage, more women are serving in parliament and positions of […]
Hi guys! I’m Jasmine Paduraru from Charles best secondary school in Canada. My inquiry question this semester is: What does it take to be happy? First research round – what is happiness? (scientifically speaking) This is the first thing I’m going to look into because it’s important to understand what […]
Hi everyone, this is my project plan for my question, How Does Different Genres of Music Affect Different Living beings? As you know, I have been interested in studying what music does to our brains, and if there are negative or positive impacts that music gives us. My steps […]
Inquiry blog #2 – ‘ Why are people attracted to cults?’ Hi everyone! My question is ‘ Why are people attracted to cults?’. This question is very interesting to me, as I do not know much about cults, and would like to learn more. I hope you all learn something from […]
Hi, My name is Sabreen Hayer and I am a grade 12 student at Queen Elizabeth Secondary School. My favourite subject in school is English because I have a strong passion for writing and reading. My least favourite part of English, however, is poetry, Throughout the years, I have tried […]
Hello! My name is Puneet Bains and I am in grade 12 currently attending Queen Elizabeth Secondary School in Surrey, BC. My family immigrated to Canada from India when I was five, and since then Surrey has been my home. In contrast, my family consists of 5 people: mom, dad, […]
Hi! My name is Simran Sandhu and I am a grade 12 student attending Queen Elizabeth Secondary School in Surrey. My favorite subject is Social Studies as I enjoy learning about history and why our world is the way it is. In my free time, I enjoy volunteering, watching sitcoms, […]
Hi! My name is Jasmine Paduraru, and I just turned 16 in may. I’m in 11th grader at Charles Best Secondary school in Coquitlam BC. I first joined butterfly effect in grade 9. I was looking for some extra credit, and something that would look good on my list of […]
My name is Lokshana Groodoyal, but my friends call me “Lana” because Lokshana can be hard to pronounce for others😉 I’m 17 years old (enjoying my last year before I’m legally an adult 😊). I live in Coquitlam, BC and currently attending Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. My favourite subject […]
Hi everyone! It was great being able to reconnect with you all last Friday and see all the faces (kind of, masks are a pain) I have missed seeing for over five months. For those who don’t know me or didn’t participate in the Social Responsibility course last school year, […]
Hi! My name is Nikki and I’m a grade ten student at Charles Best Secondary. I am Persian-Canadian, and I often see both cultures in my day to day life. I joined butterfly effect to meet new people and explore my interests. I have a variety of interests, both […]
Hello butterfly I’m back again even though we are having a very hard time more so we as students since we are not supposed to attend schools and this makes life more uncomfortable for us. On my next post I’ll be continuing with my post and I hope we shall […]
Hi, this is inquiry will talk about what is happening currently in South Africa to prevent poaching of rhinos. poachers in South Africa tend to take advantage of a crash of tourist, to kill rhinos for there horns. In 3 popular game parks they have come up with the decision […]
Hello everyone, This post is essentially a reflection of my Inquiry Project on dental hygiene/oral health. A. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? The main challenges that I faced was finding sufficient information, as well as checking with the […]
In this 3rd and final round of research, I will be looking at the 6 top misconceptions about our dental health (possible myths) and diseases that may be caused by poor dental hygiene. I have stated this common misconception a few times in previous research rounds but the number one […]
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 […]
My inquiry question this semester is “Does the our current criminal justice system promote peace and justice?” Throughout the process of finding an answer I learned so much not just about the criminal justice system but about politics and human rights. A large challenge that we were all faced with […]
Hello, This is my first year as part of social responsibility but, I’ve really enjoyed the environment and the concept of independent projects. It is also a class that can work fairly well with online school which I’m very happy about because it’s less stressful than other classes. Here’s a […]
Hi everyone, I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! This is my last post on the Butterfly Effect website. I’m very grateful to be apart of this community as I have learned so much from my peers and truly pushed myself to explore my own passion and interests. Thank […]
Hello everybody I hope you’re well! Here is my reflection for the action/inquiry project that I have been doing. Just to recap, I have been making paper, compostable and recyclable bags that in the future, I am hoping to donate to a local thrift store that is currently using plastic […]
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 […]
REFLECTION 3 1.) What is something you did for your body? This week I have continued to stay healthy by taking walks and going on runs as much as possible. As well as trying to eat as healthy as much as possible it can be hard at times because […]
Sienna Saunders Question: Does the our current criminal justice system promote peace and justice? Round 3: In my Round 3 of my research, I spoke to Marion Buller, a First Nations judge in BC. Judge Buller served as the Chief Commissioner for the Nation Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous […]
Sienna Saunders Question: Does the our current criminal justice system promote peace and justice? Round 2: What is peace? There are many different definitions of peace. Peace can be described as Peace is when people are able to resolve their conflicts without violence and can work together to improve the […]
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), […]
From the amazing comments that I have received from peers in my last research round, I’ll be taking a different approach in this second round. Here I will be looking into how different types of tooth brushes will affect the cleaning of your teeth with pros and cons and I […]
My name is joseph mungai am 19 years old am Kenyan by nationality. I live in Laikipia Nanyuki. I school in Tigithi boys high school in Laikipia county. I am in grade 11. What I can say about the school is that its good school teachers are friendly they do […]
Hello, Hope everyone is still staying safe and is enjoying time with each of your families! What is something you did for your body? From my last reflection until now I have continued to do a workout every day to ensure that my body is moving. Not every workout for […]
Hey everyone! Here is my second self-reflection! 1.) What is something you did for your body? In my first self-reflection, I talked about how I exercised every day for my body in order to continue living a healthy life – even in quarantine. Now, I’ve kind of did a 180, […]
Question: Does the our current criminal justice system promote peace and justice? Round 1: What is the justice system? The criminal justice system is a set of legal and social institutions comprised of three major institutions which process a case from inception, through trial, to punishment enforcing the law in […]
Sienna Saunders Butterfly Effect 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. REFLECTION 1 (posted to […]
It might seem so simple to some people but many often need to be reminded how they can keep up good day to day dental health. In this round of research I will be looking into the areas that we should be focusing on every day. Some we might already […]
Self-Reflection: 1.) What is something you did for your body? For my body this week I did some home workouts using Nike Training Club. The app gives me workout plans and routines to reach my goals. I also went on a couple runs around the block. It was nice […]
Hi! I hope you all are having a good day and staying safe! My Day begins with a morning run around 7:00 AM, it sets the tone for the rest of my day. I then walk my dog after, it’s important to keep our pets active and happy as well:) […]
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? The […]
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 have to do a […]
Hello everyone, hope you are all doing well in this crazy time. Keep up social distancing and washing your hands hopefully this will all end soon 🙂 What is something you did for your body? This past week since we are all stuck inside to help my body I focused […]
Hello! My big research question is: Why and how we should help restore coral reefs? Today, I will be focusing on: why coral reefs are disappearing, because in order to find a solution, you need to understand the problem. I started of my research by reading an article written by […]
Hey everyone, I hope everyone is doing well under these circumstances and are enjoying their time at home. Although times may be tough, remember we all in this together! What is something you did for your body? Ever since the start of quarantine, being cooped up within your house doesn’t […]
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 […]
When I first started my project I was geared towards an action project but due to current events I will not be able to complete my action. I have made the decision to switch my project to a more inquiry based project, however I will still be following in the […]
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 […]
Hello butterfly I have been silent for long but I have preparing something on the gender pay gap a topic that I have been working very hard because of the way it has been affecting many throughout the world. The CEO of one of the country’s biggest sports agencies told […]
The action that I am hoping to accomplish is shadowing a dental hygienist. I will be going to an office once or twice a week helping out in the back, cleaning instruments and giving a helping hand where it is needed. I wanted to head in this direction with my […]
So after watching the Ted talk, I learnt a few new things that I never really thought about. I am still on the “narrowing down” part for my topic, since its such a big and broad one. I have decided to look at how police forces are corrupt specifically, and […]
Hi everyone its to be back hope you are all fine. Today my topic is based on the main types of transport. The three main types of land transport: Road transport, Rail transport and other pipeline, cable transport. Land transport is one type of transport or carrier. People, animals, or any […]
Hey to everyone,I have been silent for a long time but the reason is because we went for our mid term break but now we are back back to the normal school program.Today I want to talk about how U.S women fight for equal pay. The U.S. women’s soccer team […]
Hi everyone! Welcome back to another Action Post. For those joining for the first time, I lead a club called Miracle Movement. The goal of our club is to raise awareness on pediatric health. We do this by initiating campaigns and hosting small fundraisers in support of BC Children’s Hospital. […]
Hey everyone! Welcome to my second action post of this cycle. Let’s get right into it… 1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. For those of you who have been following along with my posts, you may remember that I […]
My three most important values: Part A) I believe it is important to find new and creative ways of doing things. I believe it is important to take care of others and help them meet their needs. I believe it is important to continually pursue new skills and self awareness. […]
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 […]
My inquiry question for this semester is: Why would someone join a cult? My three steps for research are: How people are introduced to cults and the manipulation tactics used by the leaders to convince people to join The types of people that join them and their explanations why The […]
Sienna Saunders BUTTERFLY EFFECT Values Activity What are your 3 most important values and your 3 least important values? Most Important A: I believe that everyone should have the same opportunities and rights. I believe everyone should be allowed to have different ways of living and thinking. […]
The industrial revolution in the 19th century saw a number of inventions fundamentally change transport. With telegraphy, communication became instant and independent of the transport services and the invention of the steam engine, closely followed by its application in rail transport, made land transport independent of human or animal muscles. […]
Hello, and welcome to my project plan for my new inquiry project. You have probably read the title which means you know that I will be doing my new project about the psychology of a psychopath/sociopath. The reason was I have said “psychopath/sociopath” is because not only do I want […]
Hello guys,wow, its been long since I ever posted But now I’m back with this post down about lung cancer and its related branches.Hope you will enjoy. LUNG CANCER Globally, there are approximately 1.8 million new cases of lung cancer per year. Lung Cancer accounts for highest cancer-related mortality globally. […]
Hello guys today i will be talking on addiction.addiction can be caused by many things.not only drugs that can cause addiction to our bodies. i will be talking about gambling addiction and how it can be treated and of course the signs that will help you know that you are addicted […]
Hey everyone! I’m so excited to start my second cycle of the school year! I’ve decided to continue doing an action project as I really enjoyed the new perspectives and the opportunity for reflection my last cycle gave me. However, this time, I’m going to be starting a new action. […]
Hello everyone It is like I have been silent for long but that one does not mean I not focusing on my research,I have been working very hard so that I get the information that I intended to tell you about it and I hope each and everyone will learn […]
Hi am Saddam and I hope you are fine.I would be working on energy and future problems and I would start by defining energy. Types of Energy Energy is the power we use for transportation, for heat and light in our homes and for the manufacture of all kinds […]
Hello butterfly.I hope you are fine as well as I am.Today I have come with a research that I got from one of us in butterfly effect and is about the simple truth about gender pay gap. The gender pay gap is the gap between men and women are paid. […]
Hello everyone today I have come with another topic on important concepts underlying gender mainstreaming. 1.GENDER. The concept of gender needs to be understood clearly as a cross-cutting socio-cultural variable. It is an overarching variable in the sense that gender can also be applied to all other cross-cutting variables such […]
Action. From my research, due to multiple sources( listed down below ), it’s clear that the education system is lacking a critical element: financial resources. I would like to take a small step to help the children in Kenya, by arranging books/textbooks and stationery items for them. How I’m going […]
The things I value are as follows: I believe people who stand up for their beliefs should be respected and valued. I believe it is important to take care of others and help them meet their needs. I believe it is important to pursue what is fair and morally right. […]
Hi everyone hope you are fine,I would like to introduce my first topic to you,MARINE CONSERVATION. INTRODUCTION TO MARINE CONSERVATION Marine conservation was started the United States of AMERICA in the 1960s and took off in 1972 hence forming Marine Protection,Research,and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) passed hence beginning the movement.Marine Conservation is […]
Hello to everyone,today I will looking on something I have been searching because I have been thinking of it for a long time and I hope it will help each and everyone and also the society in general. Worldwide, most countries recognize that equal rights should exist between men and […]
Hello everyone I would like share something small with you and I hope each and everyone would learn.It is about the cultural influence on intimate relationships.I hope we will cooperate. Many years ago, a 60-year-old woman in one of my recovery groups for women with controlling partners asked, “Do I […]
Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence in pursuit of political aims . There are several types of terrorism i.e Dissent terrorism – terrorist groups which rebell aganist thier goverment. state sponsered – they act on goverment or state Religious terrorism -this are terrorism groups which are religiously motivated. Criminal […]
Hi everyone,it has been long since I posted something but the reason was because we went for hour long holiday but now we are back to the normal school program. Today I want to talk on how to overcome workplace gender inequality. Gender […]
Noah Berg Hi! This is my fourth action post, for those of you who are unfamiliar with what I have been doing recently I have been helping with a program call the “First Shift.” This program helps kids who have never played hockey before getting on the ice and […]
Hi, and welcome to my final post of 2019. In this post I will be wrapping up this project (at least for now) by talking about long term set up and addressing the question “should we really go to mars?” You may have noticed that this post is late, this […]
Hey everyone! I decided to post one more action post just to wrap up some loose ends and update you guys on how the club has been doing! I’ll try to keep this post on the shorter/concise side 🙂 Fundraiser: The popcorn/bake sale went great! I ended up specifically asking […]
Hi, my name is Noah Berg, and this is my third action post. I have been helping coach hockey for a month and a half now with a program called the First Shift. This amazing program supplies kids who have never played hockey before with all the equipment and resources […]
Sienna Saunders Action Post #5 Reflection #3 1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) This past week has been very exciting I am working my fourth shift at the BC SPCA and my third shift at the homeless shelter. […]
*Here is a post on the completion of the planning part of my project, under the Action instruction of “Step Two Action Post”. Some of the instructions found under the instruction page of this step will not be written here because I wrote the answers to them in my previous […]
Hello and welcome to my new post about mars, today I am going to go over the priorities of short term set up on mars. But first, I will be talking about the evolution of mars colonization technology. Thank you to Rhea Manhas for this awesome suggestion. So a lot […]
Action Post #4 Reflection #2 1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) At the moment I work each week with the BC PSCA and I also have set up shifts this Sunday and next week with the homeless shelter […]
Hi! Just a quick recap for those of you that haven’t read my action plan, I am going to be coming up with one things I can change in my day to day life to help the environment each week! I am also going to be logging everything I do […]
This is my second reflection of my project of helping kids at their hockey practices and teaching them good healthy habits, since my first reflection I have not seen much change, and this may be a good thing. I have been reminding the kids and parents to make sure […]
Action Plan Report #1 This is my first action plan report about good health and well-being. My action plan was to help kids with a healthy and active lifestyle. I would do this by making sure all the kids have water and maybe even bringing snacks for them after practice. […]
For my project Inquiry I am very interested in protecting all animals from poaching and trafficking. Animals do not deserve to be treated in such ways by humans just for the tusks or fur. Question: what are some steps that everyone can do to help manage this? I am very […]
Hello! I’m looking to collaborate with a student from Sweetwaters Secondary in Kenya. I am looking to work with someone who is passionate about film and photography. I would love to do a photo/video/audio project capturing everyday moments in our lives that help form pieces of our story. Examples of content […]
Effects of Gender Inequality in Society There is a lot going on in our communities on daily basis. Gender imbalance or inequity is an issue that has been debated for many decades. A society should always be peaceful, united and tied by good mores and traditions. However, gender inequality- unequal […]
