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☢️ Fallout²: Understanding Fear in the Cold War

Most people have heard of the Cold War through school, books, movies, or TV. It was a major moment in history that spread fear across nearly every continent. This project was a direct continuation from our previous ‘Manhattan Project²’ unit, and focused on this idea of fear through the driving question: “How did fear shape…

☢️ Fallout² (Learning Intentions)

One project has ended, and so another begins. Our previous project (incase you forgot) was all about the development of the atomic bomb (the Manhattan Project), and how it impacted the world we live in today. This project is on the event that is a direct result of the atomic bomb: the Cold War. Our…

💣The Atomic Bomb: Science’s Double-Edged Sword💥

On August 6th, 1945 at 8:15 in the morning the world was faced with a event that would change everything. The development of the atomic bomb has been wildly debated for years. Whether it was morally or ethically right to use, let alone create, and how it is still affecting the world today. In fact,…

🚀 The Manhattan Project² (Learning Intentions)

Unfortunately summer has come to an end, and once again it is time to dust off my Blog. Unlike all of my other blog posts, this one will NOT be a reflective post. This post will talk about my learning intentions for this project as we move forward. I am writing this blog post on…

🇨🇦 Spring Exhibition 2025

“How does sharing stories help us build the “just society” we aspire to be?” That was the driving question for the first part of this project. That’s right, only the first part. If you have been following along my learning portfolio posts, you would know that this is now my 3rd time doing a PLP…

💥 Hey Boomer!

BOOM! That was a word we saw a lot of in this project, as you can see from the title of this blog post. From the baby booms, economic booms, to even booms in pop culture, the post-WWII affects had a lot of impact on Canadian society. ‘How do we use a satirical radio play…

🇯🇵 Ology of Apology

Canada is popularly known as the ‘golden retriever’ of countries. The people are nice, our healthcare is free, and we have many laws protecting and preserving our wildlife. What is not popularly known is Canada’s history, and the way the government treated the minorities in the land. The driving question for this project was ‘How…

Swipe Right for Tragedy! 🥀

‘How do we use parody to bring the themes of Romeo & Juliet to a modern audience?’ That was the driving question for this humanities project. As you can probably guess, this project was based on Romeo & Juliet. To answer this driving question, we decided to put on our own parody play of Romeo…

Save Juno Beach! 🪖

‘What role did the conflict of World War II play in shaping Canadian Identity?’ That was the driving question for this project. Last year in PLP 9 we learned about the conflicts in World War I and the role that Canada played in it. This year we moved on to the story of World War…

Why Does the World Need More Canada? 🇨🇦

Long time no see everyone! This is the first blog post I have written in quite a while, and it feels Goode to be back! Over the past few weeks in grade 10 PLP, we have been focusing on answering the driving question “Why does the world need more Canada?” The end product to answer…