Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects movement, but it can also have significant impacts on the nervous system and overall well-being of individuals.PD is characterized by the loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra region of the brain(1). Lewy bodies, abnormal protein deposits, are often […]
Hello and welcome to my Blog Post #4! For this blog post, I chose to further research my main inquiry question about how fashion has changed and developed throughout history and how that impacts us. To answer my question well, my second inquiry question is about understanding what […]
This blog post is more focused on Andy’s social life, including school and friends. As stated in the last blog post, Andy has few friends due to prioritizing studying and grades. (1) This stems from his family being influenced by Confucianism, a series of teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. […]
Hello everyone! My name is Frederick and my inquiry question is, “Is social media good or bad for education?” and today, I will be researching the second part of my question today: Find what people are doing when they use social media. I discovered that most of the time, people […]
Topic question: how does play affect a child’s mental health? This big topic question will have implications in on a global level because we need to focus on the future generation for the future well-being of our world by focusing on children. Furthermore, by informing the community on mental health, […]
What are the different coping mechanisms to deal with stress? There are 2 kinds of stress that is usually inflicted, and these are physical and emotional stress. Physical is usually (but not limited to) being sick with pain, not sleeping well, substance or alcohols abuse, recovery from injury or any […]
So far with my action project, I have been able to do another park clean-up. I implemented my project last weekend at Mundy Park. I went out on both Saturday and Sunday during the evening; however, this time I had to go without my friends. Both days I stayed out […]
Hello everyone! The second part of my research is about the ways people became successful and wealthy over the past decades. I will first talk about what people did to become wealthy in America during the late 19th century – mid-21st century. Then I will talk about some ways that […]
I’ve worked on the script to a point where I’m ready to release it. But Now that I am happy with it I’m not really sure about where to go. Its apparently really helped out a friend who was working on a school assignment on online economics and he told […]
In my last blog post, I researched how scientific theories are created in order to help solve my question of when and how scientific theories change. In today’s post, I plan to research what makes a scientific theory correct and accepted as well as some of the process that scientists […]
“How can we maximize our personal abilities to create an impact on the world on a small or large scale?” For my third blog post, I will begin my research on my first subcategory: 2. Which countries/populations of people are most in need right now? The long-term effects of the […]
Are supplements and supplementation necessary for our health and performance in the gym? – research round #2 hello, welcome to my fourth blog post. This is my research following up on my last research round, hope you learn something new and interesting, feel free to leave me any feedback! Enjoy! […]
Hello everyone! Thanks for returning to my blog on the of effective coping mechanisms for stress among high school students. In this second round of research, I am diving deeper into each coping mechanism, providing more points and examples. Exercise: Unleashing the Power of Physical Activity Physical activity is an […]
WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE THE WAY WE ACT? Social influence is divided into subcategories based on various elements such as environment, prior experiences, beliefs, and even obstacles. Human interaction is one of the key components that helps us understand the complexity and categorize these topics; however, because there are so […]
Inquiry Question: What is time, and why does its existence make us revolve around its complex concept? Round 2 Research Question: How has society both benefited and been negatively impacted by time serving as the foundation of everything? Why are strict deadlines both motivating and bad for human mental health? […]
Thank you for tuning in with me for this blog post! Today I will be talking more about writers and why they continued to write, despite possibly encountering many difficulties along the way. I will also be talking about how some authors became more famous and loved rather than other writers. […]
To what extent do modern philosophers contribute to the advancement of human knowledge and understanding, and how does their work compare to the contributions of philosophers from the past? In my last blog post I explored the how philosophy help us in understanding our life, and our world as well as […]
1.) Where are you with your action? Hello everyone! To recap once again, my action project is volunteering at my local library as a reading buddy. As a volunteer reading buddy, I help kids in elementary school practice their reading skills and help them enjoy reading! There have been seven […]
My second topic is on the impact of technology on conflict. The relationship between technology and conflict has undergone significant transformations after the World War II era. Analyzing the changing nature of war and the state since the mid-20th century provides valuable information into the complex effects between technological advancements […]
My inquiry topic is “What is the most peaceful period in human history” and the first round of research revolves around the historical trends of global conflicts There is a trend to be noticed when observing trends in conflict and global conflict. Every century there is a large war involving […]
Question: What role(s) do one’s thoughts play in influencing one’s physiological responses? Across the world, in the vast diversity of humanity, backgrounds and cultures connect through similarities involving the body, mind, and soul. These connections create links and paths that build up a map where these common factors overcome cultural, […]
Topic question: how does play affect a child’s mental health? This big topic question will have implications in on a global level because we need to focus on the future generation for the future well-being of our world by focusing on children. Furthermore, by informing the community on mental health, […]
blogpost 3 hi everyone. For my blog post three i will be highlighting some of are bigist polluting product and what they are used for and do to the enviorment creating a base for my next up coming blog posts where i will go deeper into detail about a coiuple […]
In this blog post, I will do some research about the different characters in my story to get a better idea of how their type of person may act and what they may say in different situations. This will help me with writing my story and making my story as […]
Hello everyone, this is my third blog post for my inquiry project, “How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?” This is my first step of the research, and I am researching how the acquisition of knowledge shapes our societies, this will provide […]
Hello everyone, In this blog, I will be talking about my first subtopic which is, Habits and Daily Activities. In this subtopic, I will be researching the habits and activities of children, teens, and adults in the 20th century and of our time (with the internet and internetless). I will […]
Welcome back! Following the steps I have mentioned in my project plan, i will begin with my first foot of my research with the former post as an outline. In this blog post I will mainly be giving a history lesson on the history and growth of creative directors […]
Hello everybody! Welcome back to my inquiry project. This first round of research aims to lay the foundation for understanding effective coping mechanisms for stress among high school students. By examining the scientific evidence supporting exercise, dietary plans, mindfulness practices, and technology-based interventions, I hope to provide valuable insights that […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog, today I am going to be updating you on my progress with my action. My action is helping kids in any way through education. Now this is something that I became very interested in, but I had no idea how I would […]
Hi and welcome back to my blog posts! my question is ‘Why has cars evolved over time”? this is my third blog post, and my first round of research will be on one of my sub questions, which is… “What materials are used in the manufacture of modern automobiles”? First, […]
Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog! In this blog post, I am going to be documenting my first round of research for my inquiry question, which is ‘What is the root cause of gender wage discrepancy in Kenya?’ My first round of research involves looking in to some of […]
After working on my little script for over a few months I got it to a point where I am happy with it and am excited to show it to the world. So I turned it into a quick executable file which can take the Youtube link of a creator […]
Hello, my name is Frederick and my inquiry question is “Is social media good or bad for education?” My first round of research involves finding how long and how many different types of people generally use social media and how much of their lives revolve around it. I found that […]
With my action project so far I did a park clean-up in Mariner Park. I invited my friend Sydney to help me collect garbage. We walked around for 1 hour picking up litter on Saturday morning. One success I had with this action project was finding a lot of garbage. […]
In this blog post, I plan to research how scientific theories are created. Scientific theories are the foundations for furthering scientific knowledge (1) and are accepted as a scientific truth. (6) They provide an accepted explanation for something (7) and a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world. […]
In this blog post, I will expand on some of the main themes in my story. This part specifically focuses on Andy’s parents’ parenting style and the effects on Andy, as well as how his “only child” status comes into play. Andy’s parents primarily use the Authoritarian Parenting style, the […]
Are supplements and supplementation necessary for our health and performance in the gym? – research round #1 Pre workout supplements are Made to provide energy and aid endurance during a work out they are typically taken 20 min before your workout (2). Pre workout has a very unique way of […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog! For my inquiry blog posts I chose the question “How has fashion changed and developed throughout history and how does that impact us?” For this week’s post, I chose to further research one of my sub-questions about all MAIN fashion trends from the […]
WHAT IS SOCIAL INFLUENCE? The methods by which individuals change their behaviour to satisfy the needs of a social context are referred to as social influences (1). These influences can arise from numerous factors, such as a command, a specific action, or a request, but people can also adjust their […]
Blog #3: Round 1 of research My inquiry question is “To what extent do modern philosophers contribute to the advancement of human knowledge and understanding, and how does their work compare to the contributions of philosophers from the past?” To address this my first round of research will be “How/does […]
“How can we maximize our personal abilities to create an impact on the world on a small or large scale?” For my third blog post, I will begin my research on my first subcategory: What are people around the world most in need of right now? As of right new […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog 🙂 Today, I will be talking about how my action project has been going and what I will be doing next to continue supporting my action. As mentioned in my previous posts, for my semester 1 action project, I chose to volunteer as […]
What are the core emotions of a human? During the 1970’s, a psychologist by the name of Paul Eckman did a study on the basic emotions of a human, which are emotions that everyone will experienced universally in the human culture. These emotions include happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, anger and […]
1.) Where are you with your action? Hello everyone! To recap, my action project is volunteering at my local library as a reading buddy. As a volunteer reading buddy, I help kids in elementary school practice their reading skills and help them enjoy reading! So far there have been three […]
How do optical illusions uncover parts of our personality? Hi everyone! For the third post of my inquiry project, I will be diving into the first step of my research question which was, how were optical illusions created? This question will allow me to branch out into understanding the foundation […]
Hi everyone! My action project revolves around the topic of education systems and how to ensure the community is involved in them. I would also like to look into how the education systems around the world work and if they were the same, where would we be today? If we […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! This is my second blog post for my inquiry project, and in this post, I will lay out my plan of action for this project. My essential question for my inquiry project is “What is the root cause of gender wage discrepancy […]
Inquiry Question: What is time, and why does its existence make us revolve around its complex concept? Round 1 Research Question – How does our perception of time change throughout the course of our lives? Why does time seem to move faster as we age? People often believe that time […]
Hi Everyone! Thank you for joining me today for the start of my research for my inquiry project! Today I will be researching about the question, What influences did authors have? Specifically, what caused them to write what they did, and how were they taught to write (if they were […]
HOW DO PLATE INTERACTIONS MAKE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MOUNTAINS . Mountains are formed as a result of the movement and interaction of the earth’s tectonic plates; these plates are in constant motion, and their interactions with plate boundaries leads to formation of various geographical features including mountains(1).Plate tectonics is a […]
The Nervous System The nervous system is an organized group of cells specialized for the conduction of electrochemical stimuli from sensory receptors through […]
Hey guys, today I am going to discuss my action in more detail. There are two main topics I feel are the root of my action: the power of information, and global differences in education. I still don’t know exactly how I want to approach this. The educational system, in […]
WHY I AM INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC My inquiry project is about blood and its components. Blood is of importance in our body, and it plays a big role because without it we cannot survive. I am interested in this topic because I want to understand more about the components […]
My inquiry project is how plate interactions make different types of mountains. This is where mountains are formed by the plates. Mountains are features that make the surrounding beautiful. Mountains have cultural and historical importance I am interested in this topic because I want to know how different mountains are […]
WHY I AM INTERESTED IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM The nervous system is a complex and vital part of the human body, playing a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis, allowing for communication between different […]
My name is Miriam Wangari. I come from a big family of 6 kids. I am 13 years old. I’m in grade 6 and I go to St Christopher School in Nanyuki. I love playing football, dancing, listening to music, and swimming even though I had trouble learning it. I […]
This is a rough outline of how I want my story to look. I hope to include all of these points and aspects into the final story that I will write: Exposition: My story starts off with a fourteen-year-old girl named Charlotte. The main first part of the story will […]
hi, welcome back to my blog. for my inquiry I chose how can we make more sustainable products. I have decides to break the perfect sustainable product down so that it will be easier for us to evaluate and or create sustainable products. affordability, as much as affordability sounds like […]
In this Blog Post, I will dig deeper into my big inquiry question, “How does disease affect the world?” by asking three smaller questions. 1. What is disease? Although this may seem like a broad question, it is the base of my inquiry question and allows us to gain a […]
Blog #2: Project plan 1. Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question. For my three steps, I decided to go through not only a visually appealing representation of my topic but also the historical aspect of it […]
Hi everyone! For the second post of my inquiry project, we will be looking at the three next steps towards my question: how do optical illusions help us uncover parts of our personality? 1. How were optical illusions created? This first subquestion will give me some background information on how […]
Big topic inquiry question: how does play affect a child’s mental health? The 3 steps for my research will be: 1.Why is mental health important? I would like to engage the audience on the importance of mental health first to make them more interested in this topic. I need to […]
My inquiry question is “What role(s) do one’s thoughts play in influencing one’s physiological responses?” The purpose of asking and researching this question is to expand my knowledge of the human body and mind and the effects one can have on the other. To advance in my research I have […]
Hi everyone! Thank you for joining me on this second step to my inquiry project! Today I will be explaining what my inquiry project will be focused on and what areas of my question I will be researching in detail! What gave authors the influence they have? (Did they have […]
1.) For my action project this semester I plan to do park clean-ups. The parks I will pick up garbage from are Mundy Park, Stanley Park, and Mariner Park. The goal of my project is to make the environment a better place by picking up as much litter as possible. […]
My research plan: Question 1: What can effect the emotions of a human? This question will explain what external and internal variables can effect a human’s emotions. It will also explain what would have a positive impact and a negative impact on the mental health and emotions of a human […]
For my Inquiry Blog posts, I choose the question “How has fashion changed and developed throughout history and how does that impact us?” This inquiry question intrigued me, however it does not have a straight answer. In order to answer this question, I will be asking and answering a few […]
Blog #2: Project plan 1. Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question. step one: OBJECTIVES focus in on 4-5 specific supplements so my first step to answering my question is to focus in on few specific supplements […]
Hello everyone, this is my second blog post for my inquiry project, “How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?” My first step of research is to research about how the acquisition of knowledge shaped our societies, this will provide me with the […]
Hello and welcome back to my blog! 🙂 Today I will be answering a couple questions and telling you a little more about my Action project for this semester. For my action, I am choosing to volunteer as a ‘Reading Buddy’ at the Coquitlam Public Library. Reading Buddies is a […]
Provide three steps for your research with a brief explanation of how this information will lead to addressing your question. How/does philosophy help us in understanding our life, and our world? How does it contribute to our world? To understand how modern philosophers contribute to our world it is first […]
My inquiry question this semester is What is time, and why does its existence make us revolve around its complex concept? I am looking forward to dissecting what it means to centre human livelihoods and societal structure around something much more intricate than we may think. Research Step 1 – […]
Hi everyone and welcome to my second blog post! This semester’s inquiry question is “why/how have cars evolved over time?” To further investigate this subject, I plan to look into three subcategory questions. What materials are used in the manufacture of modern automobiles? What materials were used in the production […]
#2 This topic has many smaller topics that make up this question, so I had to choose the ones that make up a big chunk of this idea. Some elements such as humans, wealth, and evolution would be affected the most, so my points will hit those ideas to hopefully […]
My inquiry question: “How can we maximize our personal abilities to create an impact on the world on a small or large scale?” does not have a fixed answer. However, I will center my research around three more specific subcategories that will greatly help my research. Such subcategories are as […]
Hello everyone! This semester, my action project will be volunteering at my local library as a reading buddy. As a volunteer reading buddy, I will help kids in elementary school practice their reading skills and help them enjoy reading! I have already started as the first session was last week, […]
Hello everyone and welcome back to my inquiry topic on the most peaceful period in human history. Here I will be posting the outline of my project for the future. The subtopics I will be researching are: Trends in global conflicts, first, I’ll be researching the historical trends in global […]
So after some time working on my program I finished the collection portion of the code that writes down all the donation messages from a stream and that was the main focus of the project and I am happy its doneso now I will shift my focus on the Log […]
Hello everyone. In this blog article, I will continue my research into the subject, “What influences human behaviour?” As I indicated in my last post, human and social behaviour is a large and complicated subject that cannot be summarized into a particular issue. So, I will be looking into three […]
Hello everybody! Welcome back to my inquiry. This topic is something I believe most, if not every student faces. For this inquiry, I want to deepen my knowledge into the causes of stress, exploring strategies for managing it, and examining its physical and mental consequences. Three sub topics I will […]
Hello everyone, and welcome back to my story project! This post will have the rough outline for my story. So, instead of the traditional start-building-climax-falling-end type of story, I have decided that this story, which features themes like coming of age, bullying, teenage drama, and all the other things associated […]
My inquiry question for this semester one project is “when and how do scientific theories change?” To research this question further, I plan to investigate three sub questions: How are scientific theories created? What makes a scientific theory “correct” and accepted? When and what causes a scientific theory to change? […]
As a person with an averagely wide skillset, I often think on how some of these dormant skills can be put to use. Yes, I took one art class in high school purely to fill up my schedule and yes I it came as no surprise that I was quite […]
Comment from Ms. Stuart: The Kenyan students have been working on making presentations about a topic that they were finding a bit difficult in school. They are now busy writing exams and so I’m putting their slide shows up so that students from Charles Best can see where they are […]
Comment from Ms. Stuart: The Kenyan students have been working on making presentations about a topic that they were finding a bit difficult in school. They are now busy writing exams and so I’m putting their slide shows up so that students from Charles Best can see where they are […]
Comment from Ms. Stuart: The Kenyan students have been working on making presentations about a topic that they were finding a bit difficult in school. They are now busy writing exams and so I’m putting their slide shows up so that students from Charles Best can see where they are […]
Hello everybody, As I was stressing over what question I wanted to answer for this inquiry, it finally hit me. I have been stressing over one of many assignments I had due and could not plan my day effectively. Personally, I believe although it is hard to admit, trying to […]
How many times have you ever been getting ready to present a project in front of your class and felt your heart beating at an abnormal pace or your hands sweating? When you’re watching a horror movie do you ever feel paranoia and stress physically? When you see a puppy […]
When completing the values activity, I learned that 3 of my most important values are helping, reliability and family. As well as my 3 least important values are belonging, equality and innovation. I am satisfied with these results as I think they represent my true values in life. I think […]
While doing the values activity, I read through the different definitions and compared them to a part of my life. I thought about my life experiences, and the things I cared about in certain situations, like if I cared about getting recognition on a project or felt like others needed more compassion. […]
Hello everyone, My inquiry question for this semester would be “How does the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge shape human societies and contribute to progress?” This question has interested me because I’ve recently started reading a lot more paper books than I did before, and it has struck me that […]
My inquiry project is how does play affect a child’s mental health? I chose this question because I value child development. Many of our values, personalities, opinions are created from our childhood. I also want to raise awareness for mental health because it is a serious issue that is not […]
