3-P's Methodology
	An inquiry-based approach that is suggested for extended investigations (and used extensively during the summer institute) is the "three P's of science": problem posing, problem solving, and peer persuasion. While still revolving around the scientific method, the "3 Ps" method shifts the focus of the lesson from the teacher to the student. Instead of handing students a structured experiment to perform, the student researches a problem and makes hypotheses (problem posing); designs and performs an experiment, collects data, and draws conclusions (problem solving); then communicates their project to peers at the HSTA symposium and in their community (peer persuasion). Suggested approach: Have the students suggest broad health areas, which interest them. By brainstorming, this broad area can be divided into more manageable sections. Ask students which sections relate to issues in their own community. The students can decide which of these sections they want to develop into a science project. Teachers and students will find an excellent guideline for projects in Science Projects Rubric (Appendix A). Students then propose a problem and present it to the HSTA teacher for approval. Considerations for approval should include a link to the community's health, cost, safety, appropriateness, time factor, originality, and ethics. After approval, the students design the experiment, which should also be approved by the HSTA teacher.