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

Bibliography

Trifold

PowerPoint Presentation

Video Game About Boreal Forest

Primary Research Documentation

Word Search

Word Search Answers

 


 

Bill Zhu – Earthquakes V. Skyscrapers

Bibliography

PowerPoint

Zine

Trifold

Primary Research Shake Table

Shake Table Experiment Model Picture

Primary Research MicroBit Data Table

Primary Research Interview with Dr. Perry Adebar and Dr. Tony Yang

Word Search

 



Chloe Li
Study of Geckos

Bibliography

PowerPoint

Trifold

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

Zine

 



Eric Shen – Battleships: Dreadnoughts

Bibliography

PowerPoint

Primary Research Model Picture 1

Primary Research Model Picture 2

Primary Research Model Picture 3

Primary Research Model Picture 4

Primary Research Model Documentation

Crossword Puzzle

Word Find

 


 

Evelyn He- Science of Light

Bibliography

PowerPoint

Trifold

Primary Research Experiment

Handout

 




Gina Choo
Electric Cars

Bibliography

PowerPoint

Trifold

Picture of Board Game

Primary Research Interview
Interviews with Joe Desantis, Manager GM North Vancouver
Cathy Li, Owner of Tesla

Zine

Trivia Questions

Trivia Answers

Word Search Online

 


 


Jacob Jiang  – Submarines

Bibliography

Videogame

Trifold

Primary Research Submarine Model

Reflection on Primary Research

Zine

 


 

Jayden Feng – Wasps

Bibliography

Trifold

PowerPoint on Primary Research Wasp Model Project

Primary Research Model and Reflection

True or False Quiz Handout

 


 

Jonathan Gao – C Sharp (C#) Programming

Bibliography

Website

Trifold

***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.

Video Game Instructions

Video Game Files

Primary Research Video Game Construction Reflection

Zine

Trivia Questions Handout

Crossword    Crossword Answers

Word Find     Word Find Answers

 


 


Karen Bai – Science of the Refrigerator

Bibliography

Trifold

Primary Research Lab Report

Primary Research Model Report

Handout

Trivia Quiz

Video on How Refrigerators Work (Source: YouTube/Learn Engineering)

 


 

Larry Yang – Snowboarding and Skiing

Bibliography

PowerPoint

Trifold

Zine

Timeline Handout

Primary Research Interview with Dr. Matthew Yanko

Primary Research Picture of Model

Primary Research Reflection

Word Search

Word Search Answers

 


 

Luke Nomura – Fishing

Bibliography

Trifold

Brochure

Video of Primary Research Catching Worms for Fishing

Crossword

Wordfind

 


 


Mark Sun – Rapid Transit Around the World

Bibliography

PowerPoint

Trifold

Primary Research Mini Model

Primary Research Canada Line Observations

Crossword

Crossword Answers

 


 


Mason Tsai – 
Extraterrestrials

Bibliography

Trifold

Primary Research UFO Model

Primary Research UFO Model Reflection

Brochure

Choose Your Own Adventure Video Game
(student produced on Replit)

Space Defenders Video Game
(student produced on Microsoft Make Code Arcade)

Zine

Word Find

Crossword

Crossword Answers

 


 


Noah Coulter Low – Coral Reefs

Bibliography

Trifold

Primary Research Model

Primary Research Model Reflection

Brochure

Primary Research Aquarium Visit Documentation

Primary Research Interview with Adam Rinne, Vancouver Aquarium

Word Search

 



Olie Vidal Yang – Big Bang

Bibliography

Trifold

Big Bang PowerPoint

Big Bang Handout

Big Bang Timeline

Primary Research Interview with Dr. Douglas Scott, UBC

Zine

Quiz

Word Search

Word Search Answers

Crossword

Crossword Answers

 


 

Siddhanth Mahesh – World Wars

Bibliography

Website

Brochure

Primary Research Dr. S. Smith Interview

Primary Research Dr. Parker Interview

Primary Research Dr. Harris Interview

Work Find

Work Find Answers

Crossword

Crossword Answers

 


 


Siya Bapat –
Terrors of the Deep and the
Mariana’s Trench

Bibliography

Brochure

Presentation Model

Primary Research Model

Interactive Presentation Day Game

Pictures from Presentation

 


 


Sumana Panyam –
Human Bonds with Pets

Bibliography

Trifold

Presentation Model 1

Presentation  Model 2

Interactive Game for Presentation Day

Brochure

Zine

Pet Trivia Quiz

 


 

Terry Chen – Ancient Egypt

Bibliography

PowerPoint Presentation
**Use space bar to forward PPT

Trifold

Model

Papyrus Photo

Primary Research Mummification Video

Primary Research Mummification Lab Report

Primary Research Interview with Dr. Thomas Schneider

Zine

Word Search

Word Search Answers

Senet Game Instructions

 


 


Tessa Chen –
Animal Venom and Poison

Bibliography

PowerPoint

Trifold

Animal and Venom Models

Primary Research Interview with Debora Helmlinger at Vancouver Aquarium

Zine

Quiz

 


 

Valenda Ou – Evolution of Canines

Bibliography

Trifold

Primary Research Interview with Dr. Audrey T. Lin, Smithsonian Institution

Word Search and Answers

 

 


 

Vihaan Mahesh – Nuclear Fusion

Bibliography

PowerPoint

Brochure

Nuclear Fusion Book

Quiz

Word Search

 


 

Zahra Merchant – Roller Coasters

Bibliography

Trifold

PowerPoint

Zine

Roller Coaster Model 1

Roller Coaster Model 2

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

Roller Coaster Facts Cube

Word Search