The 5 E The 5 E Instructional Instructional

ModelModel

A Framework for A Framework for

Inquiry-Based InstructionInquiry-Based Instruction

Concepts of Science

Science Content

Process Skills of ScienceObservingCommunicatingClassifyingMeasuringRelating objects in space & timePredictingInferringControlling variablesDefining operationallyExperimenting

Science Process SkillsScience Process Skills Observing Communicating Classifying Measuring Relating objects in space & time

Predicting Inferring Controlling variables Defining operationally Experimenting

Engage

Explore

ExplainElaborate

Evaluate5 E’s

Science Lesson

EngageEngage

Activity which Activity which will focus will focus student’s student’s attention, attention, stimulate their stimulate their thinking, and thinking, and access prior access prior knowledge.knowledge.

DemonstrationDemonstration ReadingReading Free WriteFree Write Analyze a Analyze a Graphic Graphic OrganizerOrganizer

KWLKWL BrainstormingBrainstorming

Student asks questions such Student asks questions such as, as, Why did this happen? Why did this happen? What do I already know about What do I already know about this? this? What have I found out about What have I found out about this?this?Shows interest in the topic.Shows interest in the topic.

ExploreExplore

Activity which Activity which gives students gives students time to think time to think and and investigate/testinvestigate/test/make /make decisions/probledecisions/problem solve, and m solve, and collect collect information.information.

Perform an Perform an InvestigationInvestigation

Read Authentic Read Authentic Resources to Resources to Collect Collect InformationInformation

Solve a ProblemSolve a Problem Construct a Construct a ModelModel

ExplainExplain

Activity which Activity which allows students allows students to analyze their to analyze their exploration. exploration. Student’s Student’s understanding is understanding is clarified and clarified and modified through modified through a reflective a reflective activity.activity.

Student Analysis & Student Analysis & ExplanationExplanation

Supporting Ideas with Supporting Ideas with EvidenceEvidence

Structured Structured QuestioningQuestioning

Reading and Reading and DiscussionDiscussion

Teacher ExplanationTeacher Explanation Thinking Skill Thinking Skill Activities: compare, Activities: compare, classify, error classify, error analysisanalysis

ElaborateElaborate

Activity which Activity which expands and expands and solidifies solidifies student thinking student thinking and/or applies and/or applies it to a real-it to a real-world situation.world situation.

Problem SolvingProblem Solving Decision MakingDecision Making Experimental Experimental InquiryInquiry

Thinking Skill Thinking Skill Activities: Activities: compare, compare, classify, applyclassify, apply

EvaluateEvaluate

Activity which Activity which allows the allows the teacher to assess teacher to assess student student performance performance and/or and/or understandings of understandings of concepts, skills, concepts, skills, processes, and processes, and applications.applications.

Any of the Any of the Previous Previous ActivitiesActivities

Develop a Scoring Develop a Scoring Tool or RubricTool or Rubric

Performance Performance AssessmentAssessment

Produce a ProductProduce a Product Journal EntryJournal Entry PortfolioPortfolio

Types of QuestionsTypes of Questions Attention Focusing: Attention Focusing: Have you seen? Do you Have you seen? Do you notice?notice?

Measuring & Counting: Measuring & Counting: How many? How long?How many? How long?

Comparison (for sharper observation): Comparison (for sharper observation): In how In how many ways are your seeds alike and how do they many ways are your seeds alike and how do they differ?differ?

Action: Action: What happens if… you place your pill What happens if… you place your pill bug in damp sand? …you pinch the seedleaves off bug in damp sand? …you pinch the seedleaves off a young plant?a young plant?

Problem-posing (more sophisticated, follows Problem-posing (more sophisticated, follows exploration & understanding, not a good first exploration & understanding, not a good first question): question): Can you find a way to… make your Can you find a way to… make your plant grow sideways? Can you separate salt from plant grow sideways? Can you separate salt from water? Can you make a sinking object float?water? Can you make a sinking object float?

Engage

Explore

ExplainElaborate

Evaluate5 E’s

Science Lesson

Attention-focusing questions

Measuring & Counting and Comparison Questions

Action & Problem-SolvingQuestions

Have you Have you seen?seen?Do you notice?Do you notice?

How many?How long?

In how many ways?

What happens if…

Can you find a way to…

ReferencesReferences

Montgomery Public SchoolsMontgomery Public Schools Harlen, W. (1985) Primary Harlen, W. (1985) Primary Science: Taking the PlungeScience: Taking the Plunge

Trowbridge, L. W., Bybee, R. Trowbridge, L. W., Bybee, R. W., & Powell, J. C. (2000). W., & Powell, J. C. (2000). Teaching secondary school Teaching secondary school science: Strategies for science: Strategies for developing scientific literacydeveloping scientific literacy