The Engage section may be completed online, using the virtual tools provided (Jamboard, digital noteook, screenshot, etc.)

OR

You may complete the activity by printing the Field Notebook and using chart paper to replace the Jamboard activity. We recommend students work in groups to create their Jamboard or chart for the Engage section, to encourage group work and peer-to-peer learning. Each group should share their ideas about the resources ancient humans might need and where they might have lived with the whole class.

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.

STUDENT BEHAVIORS

• Asks questions such as, “Why did this happen?” “What do I already know about this?” “What can I find out about this?” “How can this problem be solved?”

• Shows interest in the topic through curiosity and expression of wonderings

• Demonstrates engagement by expressing ideas, sharing observations, and creating initial models

• Expresses current understanding of a concept or idea

TEACHING STRATEGIES

• Raises questions or poses problems

• Elicits responses that uncover students’ current knowledge

• Helps students make connections to previous work

• Posts learning outcomes and explicitly references them in the lesson

• Invites students to express what they think

• Invites students to raise their own questions