Week 4: 5E Modeling Activity

 This week, I learned about the 5E model of science instruction. I had never heard of this before, so I found the activity we did this week to be very informative and helpful. There are 5 different teaching phases included in this model: engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. This kind of model is used all over, and it is inquiry-based instruction. 

I could not relate what I learned this week to any prior knowledge because I had never heard of the 5E model before. Growing up, I always thought learning science was hard. I feel that if I learned with this kind of model, I would have enjoyed it more and retained more information. 

I am glad that I learned about this model because I think it can be very helpful and beneficial when teaching science to my future students. I think learning about this 5E model now was helpful because when we have to create a lesson plan in the future, this will be a good model to try and implement. 

I like how the 5E model is set up because it is very easy to understand, and I think it would be pretty easy to implement in the classroom. I was never confused once about the difference between each phase. The definitions were easy to digest, and I caught on to the concepts quickly. 

Here, I have included the link to the assignment that we completed this week:  

Worksheet Link



Comments

  1. Peyton Wilson Science MethodsFebruary 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM

    Hi Kendra!
    I loved reading through your response this week. I also had never heard of this before, so I found the activity we did this week to be very informative and helpful. It was also hard for me to relate to prior knowledge because I had never engaged in the 5E model before. I will be using it in my future classroom.

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  2. Audrey WardFebruary 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM

    Hi Kendra! I also found this activity very informational as I too have not heard of it until now. I agree with you on how this model growing up would have made science more enjoyable and retainable. I think because it ensures that all students get the knowledge and are able to apply it creatively.

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  3. Carly BorthFebruary 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM

    Hi Kendra! I enjoyed reading your post this week and hearing your thoughts on the 5E model of science instruction. Similar to you, I had not heard of this before, so I found this activity to be very informative and helpful. I also was not able to connect this information to my prior knowledge and do not think this was used when I was in school. Although, I think my classmates and I would have benefitted from such instruction. Therefore, I will be using it in my future classrooms because, like you said, it is easy to understand and implement, and would enhance our students' learning experiences significantly. Great post!

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  4. Rachel SheridanFebruary 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM

    Hi Kendra! I also agree that the format of these lessons are easy to follow and therefore would be beneficial for teaching. I really like how you talked about your future classroom.

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