Genius Hour Questions 2019-2020
· What impact does a healthy free lunch program (nutrition) and schools being built closer to students’ homes ( location) have on how well students do in school? -Veronica Barbisan
· What do I need to know and what do I need to learn to do in order to I make a Tesla coil to turn on a lightbulb?- Taizo Shigematsu
· How can I inspire my town of Chateauneuf to protect flora and fauna like the City of Vancouver, BC does? -Alice Salla
· Can I design a guitar out of recycled materials- starting with a kit, moving on to a prototype, and then building my own that will be made out garbage?- Carter Toth
· How can I create a fashion collection out of sustainable and recycled materials?- Teresa Deruchie
· How can I use Blender to make a video that educates people about alternatives to gas cars and how they work? -Zachary Lukan
· How can I create a time capsule that will be memorable to students now and a historical keepsake to students in 50 years?- Noah Lewis
· How can I make a podcast worth listening to while spreading information about current events for youth?- Milo Shireff and Andres Torres-Cook
· How can I create a lecture that makes death less scary for people by educating them on death practices and misconceptions? – Oscar Lee
· How can I help people with anxiety through music? – Marin Gilmour
· How can I educate humans about animal lives through building a blog site?- Gemma Frandsen
· In what ways has dance evolved over the years and what has remained the same? How can I show this to others and experience this myself?- Vahla Reinhardt and Norah Basha
· How can I upcycle donated clothing from the thrift store into new outfits while focusing on sustainability and how to budget?- Medina Khan
· Can I learn enough about stocks in order to invest in one and come out ahead?- Selina Chang
· How can painting murals and inspirational messages in the girls washrooms help girls feel more comfortable and confident about themselves? Kalina Kostic
· What is the process for making and testing hydrophobic spray? Can a tween learn to do this one their own? Through this process, how can I understand chemical reactions and scientific experiments better?- Emma King
· How would birds from Singapore need to adapt in order to live here on the West Coast in this colder climate?- Arrian Saini
· How has tennis changed my life and what life lessons can it teach me?
- Masa Ando
· Can I teach myself the skills needed to learn a series of magic tricks that I can perform for my peers look good and the class likes? – Nolan Pamer
· If humanity built a planetary transportation system how would it look and how would that change the lives of people on earth?- Ewan Sichello
· How can I educate people about the Vancouver Grizzlies and persuade them that the Grizzlies should come back to play in Vancouver?- Beckett Pamer