Discussion Questions (The Phases of the 5E Model)

DQ 1: Choose one of the phases of the 5E model and provide an example of an activity or a learning experience for that phase. Describe how the activity engages students in that “E” and how it supports science learning.

DQ 2: Describe the teacher’s role during the implementation of the 5E Model of Instruction. What does a constructivist teacher do? What does a constructivist teacher not do?

Websites; Review “Inquiry, the Learning Cycle, & the 5E Instructional Model,” located on the Kansas Association for Conservation & Environmental Education website.

URL:

http://www.kacee.org/files/Inquiry%20&%205E%20Instructional%20Model.pdf

Watch “The 5E Model for Teaching Inquiry Science,” located on YouTube.

URL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWCnAJ6ax6Q

Read “5E Model of Instruction,” located on the Frisco Independent School District website.

URL:

http://www.friscoisd.org/departments/elementary-science/5e-model-of-instruction

Read Chapter 5, pages 141-162 in Inquire Within: Implementing Inquiry- and Argument-Based Science Standards in Grades 3-8.

URL:

http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/sage/2013/inquire-within_implementing-inquiry_and-argument-based-science-standards-in-grades-3-8_ebook_3e.php