I was inspired in one of the posts that is; a collaboration of Juliana Nunes and Jim Liu in the True VS. Fake news.It really impacted me and had very fantastic points which were well delivered,illustrated and explained.Their collaborative statement was”CARROTS IMPROVE EYESIGHT.As for me I found it awesome to know the facts and also myths on carrots improvement on eyesight.I later learnt that Jim supported the statement although he wasn’t very sure that carrots do help eyes in some ways,but...Read More...

Communication is the act of transferring information from one place to another.The person sending the message is referred to as the sender,whereas the person receiving the information is called the receiver. The information conveyed can include; facts,ideas,concepts,opinions,beliefs,attitudes,instructions or even emotions. I am interested to learn more about: What traditional methods of communication were. What the impacts of modern communication are. What can be done to improve modern...Read More...

Evolution is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are believed to have developed from earlier form during the history of the earth. Evolution of the early man was discovered by a scientist known as Charles Darwin. He undertook a long scientific trip to South America and the Pacific Islands .As he travel he studied rocks and other geographical feature subsequently, he developed a lot of interest in fossils. Fossils refers to animal and plant remains that are found beneath...Read More...

Hi everyone, on my research today am going to look on how the occurrence of underground water can be affected in various way like; Precipitation and evaporation in the area. This are the major factors which influence the occurrence of underground water. If the precipitation is high and evaporation is low ,then more water is likely to enter the ground into the saturated zone. Consequently,the water table in areas with heavy or high precipitation is generally high or nearer to the surface.in...Read More...

Hae,everyone today am talking about child trafficking in child labour.. Child trafficking it is taking children out of their protective environment and preying on their vulnerability for the purpose of exploitation.The estimation of 980,000 to 1,225,000 children - both boys and girls - are in a forced labour as a result of trafficking. Smuggle in children ,internally in countries, across national borders and across continents is closely interlinked with the demand for cheap malleable and...Read More...

Hey everyone today i will be looking at the harmful effect of drugs. If you take drugs during pregnancy,they will affect the fetus by crossing the placenta following the same path through which the oxygen and nutrients travel to your fetus. Drug use during pregnancy gives rise to many health multiplex and affects the growing fetus in many ways: 1.The drugs directly reach fetus and cause serious damage to the fetus including uncommon body development or even death. 2.A drug vigorously affect...Read More...

Negative attitudes and false beliefs or assumptions on the part of relevant actors,including police,lawyer and judges,may result in persons with disabilities being considered and treated as less credible at all stages of legal processes. When reporting a crime,in terms of whether one can serve as witness or in making legal decisions, seeking remedies for alleged violations of their rights or otherwise participating in legal proceedings. Persons with disabilities cannot seek remedies of...Read More...

. Ground water refers to the body of water derived from percolation and contained in the soil, subsoil and underlying rocks above an impermeable layer. This water originates from; When it rains, part of the rainwater runs off to form or join streams and finally into the oceans and lakes. The remaining percolates down into the ground. After winters, especially in the high latitudes, snow melts and part of this water runs off into oceans, lakes and seas but the remaining percolates into the...Read More...

HELLO GUYS.Today I will be looking at the ways in which the ozone is declining and also ozone depletion. scientists had found a hole in the planet’s ozone layer over Antarctica Decrease in temparatures , increase in the level of chlorine and bromine gases in the upper stratosphere are many of the reasons that result to ozone layer depletion. But the one which is the most significant reason for ozone layer depletion is the production and emission of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). This is what...Read More...

Waterfalls are sharp breaks in the river channel over which the river falls. They are known as cataracts when they occur in series more or less at equidistant along the river valleys. Cataracts are generally waterfalls of considerable size falling headlong over a precipice. Waterfalls of small heights and lesser steepness are called cascades and are often applied to a series of small falls along a river. Types of waterfalls. Fan waterfalls Frozen waterfalls Horsetail waterfalls Multi-step...Read More...

Hello everyone ,it has been for a while since my last post and am back on my project on technology and today am going to look at how is technology taking away jobs in different field, The loss of job through technology is known as a technological unemployment ,and of which is an effect to global .Like nowadays robots carry out all task this lead to few human being employed to carry out maintenance. First i will look at what kind of job are taken over by technology,and this are; Cashier...Read More...

I am now able to continue my song, and the one I’m working on now and what might be a promising project is an angry one based on life experience. Let’s just briefly say that someone who I once considered to be a good person proved me very very wrong. In other words: My Ex Said Some Awful Things To Me And I’m Glad He Is Never Going to Talk to Me Ever Again. True story. (No one cares, Haleigh). I figure this is good song material. I already have the melody and most of the lyrics. Just letting...Read More...

Hi everyone! My inquiry question for this cycle is “What does Anime bring to us?”. I enjoy this research because I am interested in Anime, besides eSports which I wrote for last round. Basically, I didn't finish this round yet, until now, I introduced the history of Anime. Before Anime exist, due to the lower technique, they cannot make it to be a video, thus, people only have manga. Manga is said to originate from scrolls dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries. Before WW2, the Americans...Read More...

Round 8 —— What does ACG bring to us？ Except all the things I talked before， I‘m going to talk about the economical effects. Within five minutes of turning on my hotel television in Tokyo I had seen two commercials for water bottles sold by One Piece characters and a McDonalds anime-style ad for jobs. [1] Manga is a major part of Japan’s publishing industry, accounting for over 25 percent of all printed materials in the country. They offer something for everyone and can be purchased from a...Read More...

Hey everyone! Sorry I'm a bit late with my metamorphosis; I had a lot to study for during finals week, but I'm back with my last post for the school year! For those who are just joining us, my inquiry question is... How does consumerism in the beauty/fashion industry affect our society today? Let's get started with the metamorphosis! Out of all the cycles I've done this year, I believe this inquiry has impacted my thinking the most for three reasons. First, I was aware that consumerism was a...Read More...

Hey everyone, I'm sad to say this will be my last post for the year. This year in butterfly effect has been amazing and the addition of new schools has allowed for more interaction throughout the site. I look forward to continue reading everyone's posts and comments next year when we get back to school. Enough with the sappiness and let's get right into my metamorphosis How Does The General Traits Of Teenagers Affect Our Daily Lives? How does my inquiry question impact my thinking? Learning...Read More...

Inquiry Question: What does ‘understanding’ mean? The project brings me many new ideas and at the same time, it changes my point of views and gives me more angles to look at the essence while doing researches. First, when I’m looking at the word ‘understanding’, I feel it is something which cannot be discussed in sections because the topic itself is so subjective. However, after reading some psychological analysis online, I changed my mind. Understanding can be explained by reason, result,...Read More...

This is Mundia last post as a student, I hope to come back next year as a mentor. I learned so much this year from teaching at Hillcrest Middle. Just a recap of what happened. We started in September teaching the kids the basics of what Butterfly Effect is and getting to know each other. It seems like such a long time ago now that I can barely remember the details. We started with questioning and teaching them what a good question is… not just a googlable one is, as we like to call it. Then...Read More...

Hey everyone, here is my metamorphosis for the last cycle of this school year and my inquiry question is "what makes a good education?" How my inquiry now impacts my thinking Before I did this research, I never really saw outside my own "world". By that I mean, I never really realized how different schooling is around the world and how different types of schools have many differences. I think that it's because movies, tv shows, etc all make stereotypes as to what schools look like. For an...Read More...

Hello everyone! I'm here for the last time this school year, and I'm going to be ending this research round with my metamorphosis! This research round I looked into humans, value, how we assign value to things, and what makes something valuable. Lastly, I looked at if anything is "invaluable". First, I think my research really impacted my state of mind and my thinking. Before performing this research, I had a general idea of what made something valuable, but I didn't really understand the...Read More...

Hey everyone! The school year is once again coming to an end, so here is my metamorphosis for the end of the cycle. My inquiry question has been: “Why do some suffer more from performance anxiety than others?”. I looked into the symptoms of performance anxiety and what goes on in our brain, I researched the impact of it on our performance and what factors make it more or less tolerable, and finally I learned what performers do to overcome performance anxiety, and what not to do. How my...Read More...

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Hey, guys, it's me. I already finished my presentation on this topic last week and the school just ended. Yay! Anyways, this post` highlight is "what exactly causes depersonalization/derealization and how could it be solved". I just want to add some more details about this :) Unfortunately, the causality of the mental diseases hasn't been investigated in detail, even doctors are not aware of the precise causes of its spectrum. A lot of people including me believe that the spectrum negatively...Read More...

Hello everyone! I am back again with my final round of research. Today I am going to look at an object's usability and how that impacts its price. My previous rounds of research can be found at the following sites: (Round 1) https://www.pa-mojabutterfly.c...ic-values-to-objects (Round 2) https://www.pa-mojabutterfly.c...ic-values-to-objects Sweet, now that that's out of the way, on to the research! Value and Usability Gold First smelted in 3600 BC by the ancient Egyptians, gold has continued...Read More...

Hello! This is the metamorphosis for this topic and FINAL POST of this school year! Let's right into it. Inquiry Question: What are the qualities of a leader? On a global perspective, this can have a huge effect on the world level. These can apply from small time managers at a store to a country head. The amount of change that will occur in a perfect world situation would be unimaginable. The human psyche behind leadership is what will drive the world forward and with this research to begin...Read More...

This is one of the projects done by a Hillcrest Student. All of the rocks in the photos were painted by her.Read More...

Hello everyone! It has been a while since my last post (big sorry), but I'm back for another round of research. This week I am going to look at how companies price their goods and services. Last time I looked into the origins of currency, value, and how value impacts perception. If you would like to read about that, you can find the research here: Now, to the research! " Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." -Warren Buffett (12) How do companies place value on goods and services?Read More...

Hi everyone! This year flew by so fast, it still amazes me that I completed 3 full cycles throughout the whole school year. Through these cycles, I have deepened my understanding and knowledge on topics that I am personally passionate about, and I feel this has allowed me to grow and connect this learning to other things in my life and school work. This is my rap up for my third and final cycle of the year! Inquiry question: “What does a healthy lifestyle consist of, and how do we maintain...Read More...

How does recreational crabbing effect crab populations in British Columbia? This is the question I have been trying to figure out for a whole semester, and finally can say I have finished my research and have come somewhat to a conclusion. Now technically my 2nd cycle is the same question as my cycle 1, but that's because this was quite a big project, and it took me lots of time to get out and do the research. So... this metamorphosis is on the same question, but since the last one some of...Read More...

blah blah graduation yaaay So I’m putting the song I was working with on hold for a bit, as I want to focus on a variety of other song idea and drafts I have sitting around on my computer. If any of those get to a point where I can show them, then I will. They aren’t sung by me, I’m using a program to do that for me. Right now I’ve got some pretty promising stuff and I’m excited to work on them. So I’ll defintely be doing that over the summer when I’m not job hunting, saving for university,...Read More...

Throughout the course of this cycle, I researched "Why are mental health issues common in teenagers and students?". I looked into many different mental health issues and analyzed their effects on teenagers and student performance at school. I learned an incredible amount of new, interesting information, so I would like to share my wrap-up with you all. The new knowledge I acquired while researching my inquiry has a tremendous impact on my thinking now. Firstly, I am much more aware of mental...Read More...

Hello everyone, I know its been a while since I've posted, but there's a reason. For the last few weeks I have been working on my final scientific report. This has all the results from my data collection. I'm going to put a link to the google doc since it wont let me put my graphs directly on the site. I put lots of work into it, so hope you enjoy. It is 9 pages long so I don't blame you for not reading the whole thing. However if you make it to the end there is a link to my GoPro footage of...Read More...

Hey guys. A while back, I had a discussion on the Youtuber named Doddleoddle (https://www.youtube.com/doddleoddle) who has been having derealization disorder for so long. In this post, I`d like to summarize how she is feeling in her daily life and how she is handling it. Because I thought it would be a lot helpful to understand and define what`s happening to me by just finding common points in other` case and mine, also, unfortunately, derealization/depersonalization disorder is not as well...Read More...

Hey guys! I`m sorry for late posting..It`s almost like last week of the school, and all the teachers are trying to kill me with tons of essays.. Anyways, this time I`d like to share with you guys about my thoughts and research progress for my inquiry, more specifically than my previous post. Today`s highlight is "Do I really have a mental illness and how do you know if I have some?" As I already talked in my last post, I sometimes feel like I`m not here and see things like VR since I was...Read More...

In this section, I’ll continue to explain other factors which may influence the way we feel ‘be understood’. What I found: 3. The lack of accessibility and responsiveness Accessibility in relationships means that "I know that I can find you when I need it, and I also know that at the time you could be obtained by me”[1][2]. The lack of accessibility will make it impossible for us to believe that when there is a need, the other may help us. It can be said that how others deal with the...Read More...

In my previous rounds I have gone over what benefits you get from coffee, and what drawbacks there are. In this round I will look at the addiction side of coffee and caffeine and then come to my own conclusion of whether I think that coffee is healthy or unhealthy as I'm sure you will do as well. And if you have followed my research, or decide to go back and read my previous rounds, please let me know your stance on this topic. I've loved all of the ideas and feedback I've gotten throughout...Read More...

Hey everyone, here is my third around of research with my question "What makes a good education?". For my final round of research, I will be looking at homeschooling. Homeschooling What is home schooling? Homeschooling is the education of children done inside the home. It is generally done by the parents, a tutor or an online teacher. (1,2,3,4) Why homeschooling? Parents choose to home school their children for many different reasons such as dissatisfaction with the educational options...Read More...

Hey everyone! I'm back for my third, and unfortunately last, round of research for this cycle's inquiry question! For those who don't know, my question is... How does consumerism in the beauty/fashion industry affect our society today? Last post, I went in detail about consumerism in the beauty and fashion industry and I mentioned my survey. In this post, I will be talking about how to avoid consumerism and I will be giving more information on my survey. So let's get started! How to avoid...Read More...

In this round of research I looked at how artificial intelligence may one day be the end of humanity. I also looked into other potential causes that I find for the extinction of humans. So what is Artificial Intelligence? -artificial intelligence = “software built to learn or problem solve - processes typically performed in the human brain” -Digital assistants, i.e. Alexa, Siri, are powered by artificial intelligence -there are forms of AI that can write songs/create visual art -artificial...Read More...

Hi everyone! My inquiry question is “Why do some suffer more from performance anxiety than others?”. This will be my last round of research for this cycle as the year comes to an end. In my first round of research, I researched what performance anxiety/stage fright is exactly, the symptoms of it, why we humans suffer from it, and what goes on in our brain while performing. In my second round of research, I looked into the impact of the anxiety on our performance, the impact of our genetics...Read More...

Hello! Welcome to this research! Thanks for reading my last post! Click the following numbers to navigate to my previous posts quickly. [I want to go to round... { 1 } { 2 } { 3 } ] What's on the menu is responding to some questions in comments and concluding this research! Thank you for being with me on this year's Butterfly Effect Adventure in this research! I hope you see y'all. Without delay, Round 4! Bad Qualities of a leader: (Requested by @Heeva Chavoshi (Charles Best)) In short, the...Read More...

Hey Everyone, Sadly, this school year is coming to an end which means this is my last research round. I've enjoyed all my different inquiry questions based on teen issues or awareness I've had over the course of the year and next year I hope to pick another topic to revolve my cycles around. Now let's get right into the post! Research Round 3 - Frequently Asked Questions / Stereotypes Why are teens finding the need to vape? Why are teens addicted to social media and their phones? Explain...Read More...

HELLO! Shout out to those who commented my last post, I am grateful to read what your thoughts were on my topic Click this for my Round 2 to read their research from lifestyles, intrinsic values and societal norms! Moving on, let's get to the final content-heavy research post! Pause: Pull back to my English class this semester, we had to debate on a topic. Due to our topic restrictions we chose the topic if "leadership was innate or learned?" In short: it was a bit of both. This is a good...Read More...

Hey everyone! I can't believe this year is coming to an end! I had an amazing time this year posting research and looking at all of your interesting topics too! This is my third and final round of research for my inquiry question: "What does a healthy lifestyle consist of, and how do we maintain one?" This round, I will be focusing on stress, ways to deal with stress, and social media and its effect on our lives. This round will focus on a mental well-being that ties into a healthy...Read More...

inquiry question.I wonder how corruption entails one and how can we can curb it at large it at large to reduce wastage in government. Hi guys i wonder how this type of an act was welcomed by the people.This is because corruption has come to be like a disease which is more worst than even HIV/AIDS or any other disease in this whole world.Because i try to hard and hard how will us going to do because of corruption has come at large and it have started to interfere with our affairs for instant...Read More...

Hey guys it have been long since i last posted more about earthquakes and here i came across a very interesting topic about about what is happening in Africa. Africa is Slowly splitting into two. Global media outlets have been recently about a large crack which appeared in the Kenyan Rift Valley. Many of these news pieces have tried to get to the bottom of what caused this feature, with many reports concluding that it was evidence for the African continent actively splitting into two.Read More...

Disability has become a natural part of the human condition due to population ageing,the increase of chronic diseases and medical advances that preserve and prolong life. Through my research i noted that some people around are uncomfortable around people with disabilities this is that they are afraid that they will say the wrong thing.however that’s not a big deal to most people with disabilities what is important is that you respect the person and see them beyond their disability. Safety...Read More...

Hello Butterfly, On my last post,I was dealing with global warming and am back with the effects of global warming on wildlife.This is because I have noted with great concern that in the past I could see many butterflies but today,it is so rare to find one.last week,I came across a statement that went like this,"Even small changes can send hundreds into extinction". The key way to make the animals we have extinct is through habitat destruction.This is whereby ecosystems that animals have...Read More...

Companies Doing The Best To stop Desertification Hi butterfly? The Uk global canopy program has launched the forest 500,a ranking of how effectively companies and organizations are working to stop global deforestation. Stopping deforestation has been identified as one of the cheapest and most effective means of lighting our current climate change trajectory,however the issue is made complicated by a number of factors such as the global demand for tropical products as well as illegal...Read More...

Hey everyone it is a long time since i posted my work but now i am back and i have been researching atways of preventing HIV/AIDS among teenagers. Preventing HIV among young people. Young people and sexual behaviour Many young people do not believe that HIV is a menace to them. Almost two-thirds of sexually active girls aged 15-19 do not believe they run the risk of HIV infection. Some young people become sexually potent without the profit of the necessary information, skills and services to...Read More...