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SUBJECT : TEACHING SCIENCE IN ELEM. GRADE (PHYSICS, EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE)
TOPIC: THE FIVE E MODEL IN PLANNING SCIENCE LESSONS
MODULE : 2
OBJECTIVES :
The student should be able to:
[Link] the five E model
[Link] the Importance of five E model in planning science lessons
LESSON PROPER
“The 5E Model of Instruction includes five phases: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate,
and Evaluate. It provides a carefully planned sequence of instruction that places students
at the center of learning. It encourages all students to explore, construct understanding of
scientific concepts, and relate those understandings to phenomena.”
“The 5E Model of Instruction promotes active learning. Students are involved in more
than listening and reading. They learn to ask questions, observe, model, analyze, explain,
draw conclusions, argue from evidence, and talk about their own understanding. Students
work collaboratively with peers to construct explanations, solve problems, and plan and
carry out investigations.” –Rodger Bybee
THE FIVE E MODELS IN PLANNING SCIENCE LESSON
ENGAGE
The first phase of the 5E Model engages students by having them mentally focus on a
phenomenon, object, problem, situation, or event. The activities in the Engage phase are
designed to help students make connections between past and present learning
experiences, expose prior conceptions, and organize thinking toward the essential
questions and learning outcomes of the learning sequence.
The role of the teacher in the Engage phase is to present a situation, identify the
instructional task, and set the rules and procedures for the activities. The teacher also
structures initial discussions to reveal the range of ideas, experiences, and language that
students use which become resources for upcoming lessons.
EXPLORE
Once students have engaged in activities, they need time to explore ideas. Explore
activities are designed so all students have common, concrete experiences which can be
used later when formally introducing and discussing scientific and technological concepts
and explanations. Students have time to investigate objects, events, or situations. As a
result of their mental and physical involvement in these activities, students question
events, observe patterns, identify and test variables, and establish causal relationships.
The teacher’s role in the Explore phase is to facilitate learning. They initiate activities
and allow time and opportunity for students to investigate objects, materials, and
situations. The teacher coaches and guides students as they record and analyze
observations or data and begin constructing models or initial explanations.
EXPLAIN
The Explain phase consists of two parts. First, the teacher asks students to share their
initial models and explanations from experiences in the Engage and Explore phases.
Second, the teacher provides resources and information to support student learning and
introduces scientific or technological concepts. Students use these resources and
information, as well as ideas of other students, to construct or revise their evidence-based
models and explanations. In engineering, students design solutions to problems based on
established criteria.
ELABORATE
Once students have constructed explanations of a phenomenon or design solutions for a
problem, it is important to involve them in further experiences that apply, extend, or
elaborate the concepts, processes, or skills they are learning. Some students may still
have misconceptions, or they may only understand a concept in terms of the exploratory
experience. Elaborate activities provide time for students to apply their understanding of
concepts and skills. They might apply their understanding to similar phenomena or
problems.
EVALUATE
It is important that students receive feedback on the quality of their explanations.
Informally, this may happen throughout the learning sequence. Formally, the teacher can
also administer a summative evaluation at the end of the learning sequence. The Evaluate
phase encourages students to assess their understanding and abilities and allows teachers
to evaluate individual student progress toward achieving learning goals and outcomes.
