From ASU News:
"Rachel Thune Real of Mountain View High School shared her experience in using the full OpenCitizen process in 2022 and 2023. Over nine weeks, her students identified a community challenge they were passionate about, then followed a cycle of asking their own natural next questions, researching answers, and sharing learnings with their team. They then took action on their new knowledge by following a project plan that they created as a team. Students wrapped up their projects by presenting their exciting learnings to parents in an after-school showcase. Some of the questions her students asked were “How can high school students help improve literacy rates for elementary school students?” and “How can environmental changes in classrooms benefit students' mental health?”
“Inquiry-based learning enables students to exercise agency over their learning conditions, which in turn empowers them to become collaborators, communicators, creators, and change-makers right now,” Thune Real said."