Inquiry Question: Are Eco-friendly products truly Eco-friendly in the age of green washing? Research Step 2 – How will the future of eco-friendly products affect climate change and the state of the world surrounding global warming in the future? -A million tons of waste are sent to landfills each week […]
Hello everyone! My inquiry question this semester is “What is the relationship between music and trauma?” To answer such a complex question, today I will be researching the direct relation between music and trauma. This is also a heavy question on it’s own, so I will be breaking up this […]
Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) So far in my journey with coastal cleanup, I have done two more beach clean-ups and have had more focus on local areas. I dedicated two days over the weekend, for a duration […]
Inquiry Question: How does the brain relate to hearing and why do certain sounds make our skin “crawl”? Round 2 Research: What is the “skin crawling” feeling? How is it generated? What is the process in our body that makes us feel this way? The amygdala adjusts the response of the auditory […]
Hi everyone: In this first round of research, I will look at how gender roles and gender discrimination impact the youth. I chose to research about education and social media because they are both very present in the lifestyle of youth in today’s world. Gender discrimination in education: Girls are […]
My inquiry question: How does a pet impact and benefit an individual’s mental health? What are the benefits of having pets as companions for our mental health? Stress Oftentimes in life, we find ourselves stressed, overworked and tired. All these essential factors impact our mental health negatively. Pets as companions […]
Hello everyone! My inquiry question this semester is “What inspired pop music?.” To answer this question, I will need to understand what some of the most important things that create a pop song are. To understand what creates a pop song, I will have 3 different questions. The first question […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog post! My inquiry question for my semester 1 project is ““How is Mental Health spoken about in Pop Culture?” To find an answer to this question, I came up with 3 mini questions to address first. The one I am going to be […]
What is virtual reality/augmented reality? While this question may seem pointless and entirely self-explanatory for the more technologically inclined, the majority of the public seems to have a skewed perception of what this technology truly is. Due in large part to films and TV shows, we are led to believe […]
Question #1 What are the different income sources for adolescents in Canada? For the first part of my research, I will be delving into the topic of different income sources for youth in Canada (Only some of this part may be applicable globally, as age restrictions and accommodation is […]
Inquiry question: How do sports affect mental health? Round 1 of Research: Why are sports so important for individuals? Sports help improve the concentration levels, and problem solving of individuals. (National Library of Medicine) In a study it is shown that students that are athletes have higher levels of concentration […]
Topic Sentence: How are prejudice and bias created? Research round question: What do prejudice and bias mean? This will help my inquiry question because I need to know the definition of prejudice and bias to recognize how they are created. How do we categorize the ways we misjudge […]
Blog post #3 What does the decriminalization of drugs entail both locally and globally/what is the difference between decriminalization and legalization. For my first round of research, I will be looking into what the decriminalization of drugs would entail and what it really means. What would an initiative like this […]
Hello!! Today I will be talking about the actual actions that an animal may do, to create a comforting feeling for a person. So while researching the health side of how animals can comfort a person, I came across this article that mentions the good, and the bad parts of […]
Hi everyone! I’m so excited to start researching my Semester 1 Inquiry. My Inquiry Question is: How does gender inequality affect/impact sports? For my first research round, I will be starting to break ground on researching my 3 mini topics: the difference between men and women’s sports media coverage, the difference […]
What impact does sex trafficking have on our society and how deeply are we affected? To answer my inquiry question for this semester I must first answer another question. What is sex trafficking? This must be answered before answering my inquiry question as you have to know what it is […]
Today is the first research round for my inquiry project, my question is “What is the explanation for why the superpowers are this strong today?”. And for this round of research, the topic is” Research ‘Today’ superpowers in the world, and how they get here, did they do something extraordinary? […]
1.) So far in my action project, I have gone to Hillcrest Middle School on November 9th to volunteer. I had the opportunity to help Mrs. Carston’s grade 7/8 class. To help in school-related activities, I had to fill out a volunteer form and submit it to the office. I […]
Inquiry Question: Are Eco-friendly products truly Eco-friendly in the age of green washing? Round 1 research question: What is green-washing, and which major companies are at fault for creating this phenomenon? – A growing number of people are adopting Eco-friendly practices in the hopes of contributing to the conservation of […]
My project is a story which, with the consent of the subject of the story, I will try to recreate the real-life scene that happened from approximately 2 to 5 pm on August 4, 2022. Short summary of my story: A high schooler is locked outside of her home and tries […]
My inquiry question this semester is: What impact does school have on its students’ mental health? I chose this question because I am interested in finding the benefits or drawbacks of school in relation to students’ mental health. To answer this question, I will first need to research what the […]
Hello everyone! My inquiry question this semester is “What is the relationship between music and trauma?” To answer such a complex question, I will first need to understand the relationship between music and humans in general. To understand how music affects humans, I will be breaking up this post into […]
The cat therapy rescue society (CTRS) is a rescue society where us as a community we take care, adopt out and foster cats of all ages, types and sizes that have been in a rough situation such as strays, abandoned, abusive past home and many others. Where do we get […]
1.) Where are you with your action? (e.g. what involvement have you had so far? Describe with examples) So far with my action project, I have done my first beach clean-up as well as reaching out to local park boards about their initiatives with nature clean up, and how one […]
Inquiry Question: How does the brain relate to hearing and why do certain sounds make our skin “crawl”? Round 1 Research: What is the brain’s role in hearing? The ear detects and delivers the sound information; the brain interprets these sounds and give them meaning (Discover Hearing, n.d.). The ears’ role […]
Hi everyone! My inquiry question: What inspired pop music To answer this question, I decided to research 3 different mini questions like, the different styles of pop music and where they originate from and when they started becoming popular and used by the mainstream pop artists we know and love today. […]
Blog #1: Inquiry project State your inquiry question. (Please refer to the Essentials Questions page for examples) My inquiry question is “what inspired pop music?” 2. Explain why this is a question of interest for you. This is a question of interest for me because I have always admired music […]
Hello everyone! Today I will be detailing my project plan for my inquiry question: ls virtual reality/augmented reality positive to humans? Research Rounds: What is virtual/augmented reality? (This will allow students comprehend these often misunderstood technologies) What is their history and how have they advanced? (This will demonstrate to […]
Hi everyone! My inquiry question is: How do gender roles and discrimination affect our society? To answer this question, I decided to research its impact on three different parts of our society; youth, the LGBT+ community, and immigrants. Of course, there are many other parts/groups in a society, but I […]
Welcome to my 2nd blog post!! My three-step approach for my research this semester will consist of the following: What are the different income sources for adolescents (those under 19)? It is important for youths like us ti understand the minimal options we have of having an income due to the […]
Inquiry question: How do sports affect mental health? My three steps of research: Why are sports so important for individuals? This will be the first question I will research as it will be the base of my inquiry question. This will explain the importance of sports on the human body both […]
Hello! Welcome back to my blog 🙂 For blog post #2, I had to pick 3 mini questions within my main one “How is Mental Health spoken about in Pop Culture?” The three that I picked include the following: 1. What impacts does social media have on teens mental health? […]
My inquiry question is” What is the explanation for why superpowers are this strong today?” I plan to answer this question with the following 3 research plans. Research “Today” superpowers in the world, and how did they get here, did they do something extraordinary? Or did they do something that […]
1. Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question. What is sex trafficking? This information will lead to addressing my question because you must know what sex trafficking is before you can know how the world is affected by […]
1.) Provide a summary of the action you are planning and how are you going to start. The action I plan on doing is returning to my previous middle school to assist students in a class. I’ve decided to visit Hillcrest Middle School a few times this semester on days […]
1. Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question. What would the decriminalization of drugs would entail/ what would that look like both in our communities and globally? I would like to look into what the decriminalization […]
My inquiry question: how are prejudice and bias created? Step 1- What do prejudice and bias mean? This will help my inquiry question because I need to know the definition of prejudice and bias to recognize how they are created. How do we categorize the ways we misjudge others? […]
Inquiry Question : How does our mental health impact our physical health? My three steps to research include: 1.How is our mental health related to our physical health? What link can we make between these two very relevant topics? When researching this question, I can collect general data on my […]
Hello everyone! Thank you for taking interest in my topic! Today I will be talking about what certain questions i will be researching to find a reasonable answer for my inquiry questions which is, Why do animals (pets) make poeple feel so nice? The first question will be what an […]
My inquiry question is: What impact does school have on its students’ mental health? Here are my three steps for research: What mental health disorders are linked to school stress? By doing this, I hope to become more educated on the topic. I will have a variety of different sources […]
My inquiry question for this semester is Are eco-friendly products truly eco-friendly? This is a question that I really look forward to answering as it can provide tons of insight into eco-friendly products in general. Research Step 1 – Which major companies started the eco-friendly phenomenon? By starting my […]
The inquiry question I chose for this semester is “How does gender inequality affect/impact sports?” I chose this question because I love playing sports, and this is a topic that is extremely important to me. Here is my Semester 1 project plan: Topic 1: The difference between men and women’s […]
This semester, my inquiry question is “what is the relationship between music and trauma?” This question is quite vague on it’s own, so I will be breaking up the topic into different sections! My first step to my research will be learning about how music affects humans in general. Why […]
Inquiry question: How does the brain relate to hearing and why do certain sounds make our skin “crawl”? My three steps to research are the following: What is the brain’s role in hearing? By researching this question, I will obtain general background information on how we hear and how our […]
The action I am going to be doing is coastal clean-up. We live along the coast and it is a big part of our everyday lives. Taking care and insuring it is clean is equally as important. I am going to start by finding the materials I need to do […]
Here’s my story outline: Exposition: Main Character/Protagonist = Miri, a high schooler currently in her summer school classroom. Careless but stubborn and innovative. Point of Attack/Problem: Miri needs to get inside her house, but she forgot her keys and her mom – who is not coming back until around two […]
Project plan: How does a pet impact and benefit an individual’s mental health? Step 1) What are the benefits of having pets as companions for our mental health? This step allows us to learn the overall benefits a pet can produce in our life. Knowing how pets can help us […]
My inquiry question is: How do sports affect adolescents’ mental health? I chose this question, as sports is a major part of my life. As I recently stopped training as much I have seen a major difference in my mental health, which is why it prompted me to learn more about […]
My Inquiry question for this semester will be, “Where should youth/adolescents invest their money?” I chose this question because there is no absolute right or wrong answer, just perception and“luck”. In addition, as our generation gains more access to information around the world, it’s the perfect time to utilize what […]
Inquiry question: How does a pet impact and benefit an individual’s mental health? Why this is a question of interest: Mental health is a struggle for everyone. As a student, I find that my mental health wavers whether it’s a result of personal matters or my classes and stresses at school. I’ve […]
Hi everyone! Today I will be talking about my topic for this semester! This term I have decided to do an Inquiry Project just because there has been a certain question lingering my head ever since my family adopted a cat! Why do animals (pets) make people feel so nice/well/good? […]
Blog #1: Inquiry Project Are eco-friendly products truly eco-friendly in the age of greenwashing? This question is vastly controversial when it comes to the marketing strategy of major companies. I am intrigued by this question as it has the potential to consist of multiple correct answers, changing every year as […]
For this semester’s inquiry project, I have decided to do further research on the history of superpower countries. My inquiry question will be “What is the explanation for why superpowers are this strong today.” I am choosing to answer this question because I have always wondered why they are so […]
For my inquiry question this term I decided to ask, “What impact does school have on its students’ mental health?” I feel that this is a very timely question especially because of the recent increase of mental health disorders in teens. This is a question of interest for me because […]
Step One Blog Post – Action Post: Values Activity & Aligning this with Global Millennium Goals 1.Three most important values: 1.Integrity Integrity Competence Personal Growth 2. Three least important values: Tradition Spiritual Growth Risk 3.) Do you agree with the results? What do these values mean to you? I do agree […]
Hello everyone,it seemed I have been quiet for long but I am now back and I am continuing with my research. The reason as to why I have been silent is because I was able to do my grade 12 exam and passes very well and I joined the university. […]
Blog #1: Inquiry project 1. State your inquiry question. (Please refer to the Essential Questions page for examples) My inquiry question is “should we decriminalize all drugs?” Explain why this is a question of interest for you. This is a question of interest for me because of how this […]
Question: How are prejudice and bias created? Explanation: -I want to find the origin of prejudice and biased opinions to overcome this opinion. -I believe it is a common way of thinking, so I want to know what caused them to have those stereotypical opinions. -I […]
My Inquiry question this semester is, “How does our mental health affect our physical health?” I chose this question because I have noticed when some people are not doing well mentally (ex. they are stressed or anxious) so can see it in their body language and hear it in their […]
This question fascinates me because sex trafficking affects so many lives, yet it is rarely talked about amongst people my age. I hear almost nothing about it in school and I think that is unfortunate. I want to bring more awareness to this topic and the people it affects. My […]
If you have read any of my blog posts before, you would know how passionate I am about Mental Health. Not only because of how much it affects those around me but also because of how interesting it is for me to learn about a topic like this. After researching […]
Hey everyone! For my Inquiry project this semester my question is: How does gender inequality affect/impact sports? As you all probably caught on from my about me, I really love sports! Gender inequality in sports is quite evident in major sporting events and just regular games as well. In sports […]
So… This is my second brainstorm session. During my first one I stared at the screen for five minutes and came up with nothing since whatever I wrote seemed too religious and complicated. I’ve decided to write about a real event involving a real person, with the names in the […]
Hi everyone! My inquiry question this semester will be “How do gender roles and discrimination affect our society?” I chose this question because it’s a continuation of my inquiry project of last year, which was about why we have gender roles/stereotypes. I learned a lot from it, but I felt […]
What is the relationship between music and trauma? This may seem like a strange question, but music is something that gets brought up quite a bit when discussing mental health. For example, the way music seems to help humans heal from obstacles they’ve overcome. Or how certain songs can bring […]
Is virtual reality/augmented reality positive for humans? This question has been weighing quite heavily on my brain for the past few years, and I believe it is one of the most relevant topics in our modern world. With the rapid development of new technologies, considerable jumps in what we can […]
My Inquiry question is: How does the brain relate to hearing and why do certain sounds make our skin “crawl?” This question has always been an area of interest for me because it happens in our everyday day life. I have also noticed that those sounds which make our skin […]
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 […]
Hi, my name is Alexandra Chausse but I go by Alex. I live in Coquitlam BC, I am 14, and a grade 9 at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, 1 thing that might surprise people is my interest in music, I am a die hard Beatles fan. I started to […]
Hi everyone! My name is Sofia and I live in Coquitlam. I’m 17 and I go to Charles Best Secondary (gr 12). This is my second year in Social Responsibility, and I’m very excited! My passion is reading, especially non-fiction. I really like reading about social issues, such as women’s […]
My name is Sarah Kim and I am 15 years old. I go to Dr Charles Best and I live in Coquitlam, BC. My favorite subjects are English and French. I am Korean but I was born in Ottawa. I love eating tteokbokki, kimbap, dakgalbi, bulgogi, Korean popsicles and rice […]
Hello!! I am Anannya Balachandran, a 14-year-old, Grade 10 student currently studying at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, Coquitlam BC. Now for a little more about me and who I really am. I was originally born in New Delhi, India and moved to a neighbouring city a couple years after. […]
Hello! My name is Ava Vukovic and I am a grade 10 student at Charles Best. This is my first year of Social Responsibility and I am excited about learning more about the world around me, as well as asking questions and taking action through projects done in this course. […]
Hello everyone! My name is Victor and this is my fourth year in Social Responsibility. I am a senior at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, live in Coquitlam, and my favourite school subject is Math. My gift is definitely breaking down barriers with people after first meeting them. I can […]
Hi, my name is Martina Ruskova and I am 17 and a senior at Dr. Charles Best Secondary in French emersion. My favourite subject in school is English because I am good at expression on different subjects. I was really interested in this course which is why I am taking […]
Hi! My name is Hannah, and I am a grade 9 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. I am new to the school so this is my first time taking this class. I am interested in doing an inquiry project this semester. I am looking forward to learning new […]
Hi there! My name is Sanam Moazed and currently, I am in grade 11 at Charles Best Secondary. Some interesting facts about me are, I have a twin, I was born in Iran and immigrated to Canada when I was 7 years old, I have a pet cat named Chito, […]
Hello everyone! My name is Negar, and I am currently attending Dr. Charles Best Secondary, and am currently in grade 11! I took Social Responsibility last year, and I had a great time being able to research about question I personally had, and to even find out methods and ways […]
Hi my name is Natalie Owen, I am 14, I live in Coquitlam, I go to Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, my favorite subject is science and I would like to become an engineer. Something that may surprise you about me is I like to build lego and I adore […]
Hi everyone, my name is Sammie and I am a 14-year-old grade 10 student at Dr. Charles best secondary school in Canada. I am in the French immersion, and this is my second year in this class. My favorite subject at school is social studies as I enjoy learning about […]
Hi! my name is Perla Halime, I’m in grade 10 and am fifteen years old, I am in the French Immersion Program and I am from British Columbia, Canada. My favorite subject in school is definetely science, more specifically, biology. I originally found out about Butterfly through my school’s course […]
Hi everyone my name is Rhea! I am in Grade 9 at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. A few things you should know about me is that I love to play sports, help out in my community, bake, listen to music, and take photos. This year I am playing U15 […]
Hi, my name is Aniela Guzikowski. I’m fifteen and a grade ten student at Charles Best Secondary in the English program. I’m really looking forward to taking this course this year because I want to discover more things and connect with more people. I’m planning to do an inquiry project […]
Hey everyone! My name is Mahdiya Adnan and I am in grade 10. I attend Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, and this is my second year in Social Responsibility. I can’t wait to learn new things, play a part in helping our community, and make new friends this year. Basketball […]
Hey, my name is Itzel Curiel. I’m 17 years old and I am a senior at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School in french immersion. I took this course last year and enjoyed it greatly. This year I’m excited to be in this course again because I find that it’s a […]
Hello, my name is Mai Kadora. I am currently attending Dr. Charles Best Secondary, as a french immersion grade 12 student. This is my first year taking Social Responsibility. I am excited to learn more about what this course has to present. I am looking forward to meet new people, […]
Hello! My name is Amy, and I am a grade 10 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. This is my first year in Social Responsibility. This year, I hope to do a story project and learn more in this class class about how to contribute more to the world. […]
Hello everyone! My name is Jade, and I am a grade 12 student at Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. I also took Social Responsibility last year – I had a great time researching for my inquiry projects, doing fundraisers, and communicating with other students taking this course. This year, I […]
What challenges did you overcome throughout this action project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? My original challenge was the heavy rain and how it was flooding the areas I was trying to clean but I temporarily fixed it by bringing an umbrella and rain boots. Now more […]
The inquiry question I researched was: What is stress? I faced some challenges finding different information about each question I answered. Many resources had the same information. I overcame these challenges by going through many different sources to find some info that differed. This inquiry question helped me change the […]
My topic was: The relationship between social anxiety and suicide. While researching my topic, I found that a lot of the resources were repetitive and either really in-depth or had little to no scientific backing to it. But after reading multiple journals and articles on the same material, I found […]
My question was “What impact did Napoleon have in our world”. During the time I was researching for details and proof of my guesses, I discovered many bright and dark sides of Napoleon, although his positive impact was great, his negative impact on our world was huge, too. And when […]
1. Address the following questions: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? One of the challenges that I overcame throughout my inquiry project is that it was difficult to find the specific information that I needed for my research. […]
This is my reflection from this semester: a. What challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about The main challenge I had a hard time overcoming was looking at reliable sources. I find it is very important to look for reliable sources when doing research […]
The challenges I faced while writing this story was trying to make the different points as correct as possible. I got around that issue by studying and asking questions to certain people i know that struggled with the same issue. Writing and researching this story showed me how different types […]
Blog Post #7: Reflection (a) what challenges did you overcome throughout this inquiry project? How did you go about overcoming these challenges? Unfortunately, I had originally planned to interview some professionals in the immunology and rheumatology department however the more I tried to send emails and keep communication strong between […]
My partner and I faced many challenges during our project from safety, to making time, to finding rides. We overcame all these challenges by talking to one another and trying to work the problems out. After time we started to realize that finding a time that works for my […]
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? Throughout my inquiry project a challenge that I faced was finding information and sources that was both unbiased and that was at a level […]
