With the rise of crime and violence, nothing has been more important than staying safe. Especially with the Black Lives Matter movement and Anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate crimes, racially motivated violence has been a central topic for news and media outlets. The main question focuses on how individuals can stay protected during […]
This project aims to inform consumers if their food is completely sustainable, including packaging, shipment, pesticide use, and other factors. Many people end up paying extra money to buy organic produce, personal care products, textiles, and more. But are these products actually sustainable for the environment? Currently, an “organic” label can mean anything from 70% […]
Growing regeneratively provides an answer to completely reverse climate change should its implementation become worldwide. How might we be able to contribute to this developing agricultural movement in an urban environment? This project hopes to act as a concise and understandable guide on growing plant life in a city, no matter how small the plot […]
After traveling, swimming, surfing, and researching, I became invested in our growing plastic problem. I googled what I could do to help, attended beach cleanups, and research new solutions. One that interested me was bioplastics. Many utensils had become compostable, and this idea of bioplastic was rising, but I felt its use was minimal in […]
Currently, climate change, global warming, disappearing bee populations, may just be words you hear in the news. With everything going on in the world it’s understandable that in your day to day life you do not think about the environmental impact of every one of your actions. Does anyone? However, something you can do it […]
Link to CalTrails! CalTrails is an online tool which lists curated hiking trails in the Bay Area which are easily accessible by public transit and a reasonable distance from downtown San Francisco. This project was realized out of my frustration in finding new places to hike during the pandemic. Like many people, I rediscovered my […]
I have had pet cats for nearly my whole life. And, despite that, I still struggle to understand exactly what they want when they bother me, whether it’s food, water, or something else entirely. To solve this problem, I decided to train one of my cats, Diego, to touch different shaped pieces of paper to […]
This project will explain the future of food production, and how to feed an ever-increasing human population as the Earth’s resources dwindle. I will explain the ecological destruction caused by today’s agriculture, supported by a 5-step solution to produce the food. The objective of this project is to inform and educate individuals about the situation […]
This project is an arch support sock that can be worn around the house. As a result of my experience with a foot injury, I learned that adequate arch supports are necessary to a quick recovery. Through my recovery, I mainly used a custom arch support insert you place in shoes, and this helped me […]
My 10th grade i2 project is focused on the creation of Scéal, a digital magazine for SHC teens focused on building empathy through storytelling. My project originated in the 9th grade when I explored the issue of empathy building in teens. The problem in today’s world is that teens often live in a perpetual echo […]
