Week 4- Lesson Planning

 

 Week 4- Lesson Planning

 Learning This Week:

This week I learned about the 5E model for lesson plans in science and how to utilize it in my future classroom through student and teacher roles. This lesson style is split up into five lesson segments, all starting with the letter "E", hence, 5E. The five segments are Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, and Evaluate. Conceptual understanding and inquiry-based learning is the goal of this method and to involve students in hands-on learning. Another benefit to this model is that it aligns well with the NGSS and the three dimensions: Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Cross-cutting Concepts. This plan also incorporates the higher order thinking skills of emphasizing remembering and understanding a topic before applying, analyzing, and creating a final product. I am excited to utilize the 5E framework in my future teaching!

Update on Fast Plants 

Application to Future Teaching: 

This weeks lesson directly applies to how I will impliment science into my future classroom through the lesson plans that I create. The 5E framework is beneficial in understanding how to segment my lesson to get the best results from student learning. Starting with engage, I will encourage students to draw on their prior knowledge of the topic and other related learning they have to science. For example, students see trees in their everyday lives, why are the leaves green? How do they get that way? Then, in the explore step it is crucial for students to engage in hands on activities to get a common conception of the topic. The explain portion is where the direct (sometimes indirect) instruction happens where the teacher lectures on the information needed for this specific topic. Elaborating is activity based for students to gain a deeper understanding of the concepts. For example, in class we talked about life cycles and we were able to model our own life cycle by manipulating playdoh. Finally, the evaluation step can be done either traditionally through tests or non-traditionally through projects, models, presentations, etc. that demonstrates the students learning of the topic. I think the 5E framework is very interactive and highlights the essential areas for science education. 

5E Model Lesson Plan 


Questions for Further Study

1.) What are the best ways to incorporate non-traditional testing methods through formative assessments? 

2.) How many school across the United States adopt this framework for their science lesson plans? 

Caterpillar Life Cycle Observation


Comments

  1. Melodee KovinchickFebruary 9, 2024 at 10:19 AM

    Hi Bailie! I agree that the 5E framework is beneficial in understanding how to segment my lesson to get the best results from student learning. I think this is something I will bring into my classroom as I think it'll be helpful for myself as well as my students.

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  2. Allie HartFebruary 11, 2024 at 4:43 PM

    Hi Bailie! I also agree on using the 5E model in my future class and how well it works to break apart our lessons so our students can get the most out of them.

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