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Answer each question in 150-200 words each with at least 1 reference.

1.You are currently exploring Block 3 of your clinical field experience in this course. During this block, you are focused on independent planning, instructing large groups of students, and leading activities supporting professional practices. Share with your peers the field experiences you have had so far in this course. Focus on sharing specific examples related to developing and implementing science lessons, including a discussion of the instructional strategies you have planned and implemented and how those strategies encouraged depth of knowledge. Summer learning academy in Tennessee is the location of my field experience with 3rd grade students. I have only completed one large group instruction in science so far and led that.

2. Using the topic Resources and your own research, explain the 5E model of instruction. Describe one advantage of using this model and discuss one barrier a teacher might encounter when designing instruction with this model. In replies to peers, provide possible solutions for a teacher facing this specific barrier.