The purpose of this poster is to support teachers in modeling inquiry-based learning to assist students in developing their decision-making skills to make informed decisions about their personal health. The poster contains sample generic questions listed within each component of an inquiry process to help guide students' understanding of the process. This may be used to facilitate inquiry with various health topics (e.g., sexual health, personal safety and injury prevention). The diagram presents six components of inquiry-based learning in revolving circular left to right order. Within the centre of the diagram are six gears representing each component of inquiry-based learning. There is no clear “end” point to the process and inquiry-based learning is recursive.
Component one listed on the far left, “Formulate Questions”, includes:
What do I want to know more about to make informed decisions about my health?
Component two, “Gather and Organize”, includes:
- What information do I need to gather to answer my question?
- How will I organize my information?
Component three, “Interpret and Analyze”, includes:
- Is the information I have gathered relevant to my question?
- Is it reliable and credible?
- Does the information I gathered reflect various points of view?
- Do I need additional information and where can I source new information?
Component four, “Evaluate and Draw Conclusions”, includes:
- Based on the information I have gathered, what is the best decision for me to take responsibility for my personal health?
- Why is it the right decision for me?
Component five, “Communicate”, includes:
- Who do I want to tell my decision to?
- What will I share?
- How will I share it?
- How will I show respect for others’ choices to care for their personal health?
Component six, “Reflect”, includes:
- How will I know if the decision I made is the right one for my personal health?
- Is there anything I might want to consider changing to care for my mental and physical health?