Consider whether the following questions are good or poor inquiry questions.

What are three strategies you can use to strengthen your social support networks?

This is a poor inquiry question.

This is a simple, factual question that can be answered by just listing the strategies.

Which is more effective, alternative health care or traditional medicine, and why?

This is a good inquiry question.

This question is open ended, and has multiple answers.

It is thought-provoking and intellectually engaging.

It calls for higher order thinking.

It requires support and justification, not just the answer.

This question raises additional questions and sparks further inquiry.

How could you make your school physical environment safer and healthier?

This is a good inquiry question.

This question is open ended and has multiple answers.

It raises additional questions and sparks further inquiry.

It points toward important, transferrable ideas.

How has technology influenced the way people maintain their personal health in the past 25 years?

This is a good inquiry question.

This question raises additional questions and sparks further inquiry.

It recurs over time.

It points toward important, transferrable ideas within.

How many social determinants of health are there?

This is a poor inquiry question.

This is a simple, knowledge based question that can be answered with one right answer.