Independent Projects
INDEPENDENT PROJECTS SPRING 2023
The grade 4 and 5 students of Division 5 Suncrest, Burnaby Schools
would like to present
the VIRTUAL version of their Independent Projects!
Each student chose a passion topic earlier in the year, conducted secondary and primary research, recorded notes and observations, created a bibliography of resources, and designed both digital and in-person presentation elements.
Thank you to our Burnaby School District librarians, including Ms. Ho at Suncrest, who helped us find resources!
Thank you to the Burnaby School District Learning Resource Centre for all of the great resources we borrowed along the way.
Thank you to Division 5 Parents for supporting their children through the process, whether purchasing supplies or taking their children to public libraries and places around town to gather information!
Also thank you to the many community experts, teachers, and professors who contributed their knowledge — from UBC, SFU, Burnaby Schools, the Smithsonian Institution, the Vancouver Aquarium, Lower Mainland businesses and professionals, and the global community. Please see the interview documentation under specific students, as well as bibliographies, for acknowledgement of the experts involved in their projects. We appreciate your time!
***All links are best viewed using a laptop rather than a mobile device. In addition, it can help to open them in the actual application on the desktop, rather than the online version, as it affects formatting.
***ZINES and BROCHURES are meant to be printed and folded into a booklet.
Andy Wang – Boreal Forests
Video Game About Boreal Forest
Primary Research Documentation
Bill Zhu – Earthquakes V. Skyscrapers
Shake Table Experiment Model Picture
Primary Research MicroBit Data Table
Primary Research Interview with Dr. Perry Adebar and Dr. Tony Yang
Primary Research Video Gecko
Please note, the video is of a gecko eating a cricket as part of the student’s primary research making observations of a live subject.
Primary Research Observations of Gecko
Eric Shen – Battleships: Dreadnoughts
Primary Research Model Picture 1
Primary Research Model Picture 2
Primary Research Model Picture 3
Primary Research Model Picture 4
Primary Research Model Documentation
Primary Research Interview
Interviews with Joe Desantis, Manager GM North Vancouver
Cathy Li, Owner of Tesla
Primary Research Submarine Model
Reflection on Primary Research
PowerPoint on Primary Research Wasp Model Project
Primary Research Model and Reflection
Jonathan Gao – C Sharp (C#) Programming
***To play the video game Jonathan has designed below, please read instructions first. Then, download all of the files in the video game files folder link before playing.
Primary Research Video Game Construction Reflection
Karen Bai – Science of the Refrigerator
Video on How Refrigerators Work (Source: YouTube/Learn Engineering)
Larry Yang – Snowboarding and Skiing
Primary Research Interview with Dr. Matthew Yanko
Primary Research Picture of Model
Video of Primary Research Catching Worms for Fishing
Mark Sun – Rapid Transit Around the World
Primary Research Canada Line Observations
Mason Tsai – Extraterrestrials
Primary Research UFO Model Reflection
Choose Your Own Adventure Video Game
(student produced on Replit)
Space Defenders Video Game
(student produced on Microsoft Make Code Arcade)
Noah Coulter Low – Coral Reefs
Primary Research Model Reflection
Primary Research Aquarium Visit Documentation
Primary Research Interview with Adam Rinne, Vancouver Aquarium
Primary Research Interview with Dr. Douglas Scott, UBC
Primary Research Dr. S. Smith Interview
Primary Research Dr. Parker Interview
Primary Research Dr. Harris Interview
Siya Bapat –
Terrors of the Deep and the Mariana’s Trench
Interactive Presentation Day Game
Sumana Panyam – Human Bonds with Pets
Interactive Game for Presentation Day
PowerPoint Presentation
**Use space bar to forward PPT
Primary Research Mummification Video
Primary Research Mummification Lab Report
Primary Research Interview with Dr. Thomas Schneider
Tessa Chen – Animal Venom and Poison
Primary Research Interview with Debora Helmlinger at Vancouver Aquarium
Valenda Ou – Evolution of Canines
Primary Research Interview with Dr. Audrey T. Lin, Smithsonian Institution
Vihaan Mahesh – Nuclear Fusion
Zahra Merchant – Roller Coasters
Video of Roller Coaster Model 1
Video of Roller Coaster Model 2
Roller Coaster Model Reflection 1
Roller Coaster Model Reflection 2
Picture of Primary Research Game