Around two years ago, my grade eight self sat in our Maker classroom after winter break, waiting for news on our next unit. As I had just made it out alive of our first two exhibitions, I was feeling pretty confident that I would be prepared for whatever the teachers were going to throw at […]
Looking for a Cellphone Plan? Ours will give you the cheapest monthly payment! Don’t listen to them, ours has the best call minute rates! Oh yeah, well ours gives you the most data per month! With every cell service provider on the market telling you why they’re better than the competition, how can anyone make […]
Hola, soy Emily! This is my third year straight doing Destination Imagination, and our solution is, in my opinion, hands down the most unique and creative yet. This time we decided to explore the realm of parody storytelling, which through some crazy but awesome blends of ideas created a solution which is truly different and I’m […]
Everyone would want the power to predict the future. Just imagine, you could calculate the exact amount of money you need for that dream house you’ve always thought about, find a place that will be the perfect temperature for a vacation in 20 years from now, or even predict and help avert disasters. Surprisingly, you […]
Although they can happen on a scale so small we sometimes can’t see them, chemical reactions can have big consequences. In our latest unit, we learned all about different chemical reactions, how they work, and what the consequences of their occurrence may be. What is a Chemical Reaction? – What we Learned A chemical reaction […]
What do you think of when someone mentions World War 2 today? Do you think of a time long ago, when the world was full of uncivilized, war mongering people? Do you admire the relics in museums and read stories in history books without much thought? Do you think of it as a conflict that only […]
Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks. These are all companies that no matter where you go, people will know their names. This is because they are not only some of the most financially successful businesses in the world, but are also some of the most influential. The reason that most people today have personal computers, are able to […]
On the first day of Grade 10, I was confident. Confident that after how far I had come in Grade 9, the improving I would do on myself in Grade 10 would be minimal. Of course I would keep working towards my two or three main goals, strive to keep my grades up, but I […]
On December 20, 2018, I stood in the back of my school library. What was a normal classroom space mere hours ago had now been transformed into something that resembled a lavish New York style café. The room was bustling with parents, students, and teachers; everyone was dressed in their best attire. The energy […]
It’s time to kick off the new year with my first blog post of 2019. This post is a brief reflection of our most recent Scimathics project which focused around the mathematical concept of Algebra Tiles. Similar to a project we worked on in Grade 9, this was a group assignment where we were tasked with […]
