Week 4 Blog Post

 

What did you learn this week?

This week in class I learned about the different parts of a lesson, specifically, the 5E model. The 5E model consists of the different steps in a science lesson. These steps are used when teaching concepts with inquiry-based instruction. This model has five steps, 1. Engage, 2. Explore, 3. Explain, 4. Elaborate, and 5. Evaluate. The engage phase gets the students curious and interested in the topic being taught. Explore allows the students to conduct experiments and investigations. After they experiment, they get to share their findings during the explain phase. The elaborate phase is what gets them to take what they have just learned and apply that to an activity or by answering new questions. Lastly, the evaluate phase is where the students self-assess themselves and the teacher can also see how well the student(s) understood the lesson. 

How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future?

When I begin teaching in the future, this 5E model is something that I would want to use when planning my science lessons. I feel that it allows the students to have a very hands-on learning. I also really like the explain phase as it has the students really understand what happened when they were experimenting. It is a time to make sense of it. I think each phase is essential for the students understanding of a science lesson and that is why I want to use the 5E model when planning my future science lessons.

What are new or remaining questions?

A question that I have is could you use this 5E model when planning lessons for other subjects? I really like the way this model structures a lesson and I think it could be beneficial for multiple subjects, with a few adjustments on how the experimenting is done based on the subject.