Questions for Consideration for Each Phase
| Engagement | - The engagement phase of the 5-E model is intended
to provide a focus for the lesson and to allow the teacher to probe
sutdents initial conceptions.
- What do students already know about th concept?
- What do they want to know?
- What will they explore?
| | Exploration | - What is the precise concept that students will explore?
- What activities must the children do to become familiar with the concept?
- What kinds of observations and records should the children keep?
- What kinds of instructions will the children need? How can you give the instructions without telling the concept?
| | Explanation | - What kinds of information or findings should the children talk about?
- How can you help students summarize their
findings? How can you guide the students and refrain from telling them
what they should have found, even if their understanding is incomplete?
- What concept "labels" should the children discover?
- Why is the concept important?
| | Expansion | - How can you connect with the children's prior experiences?
- How does the concept relate to the science program goals?
- What questions can be used to encourage discovery of the concept's importance?
- What new experiences will help to apply or expand the concept?
- What is the next concept related to the present one?
| | Evaluation | - What are the appropriate learning outcomes you should expect?
- What types of hands-on evaluation techniques can the children do to demonstrate the basic process skills?
- What techniques are appropriate for children to demonstrate the integrated process skills?
- How can pictures help children to demonstrate how well they can think through problems?
- What types of questions will help children to reflect on what they have discovered?
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Another resource on the 5 E's can be found here. |