William “T.J.” Booth

13 July 2011

The 5 E’s Lesson Plan

Brief Explanation

Short Group Activity

Example of Lesson Plan

Goals

Engage

Explore

Explain

Extend

Evaluate

The 5 E’s

Engage“Priming the Pump”

Assessment of prior knowledge

Example: Using props or figures that may directly or indirectly correlate with lesson

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ExploreDescribes initial

investigation

Lab activities

Examples: ubiquity experiment, olfaction experiment, tablecloth pull experiment

ExplainUnderstanding what

has happened in the Explore stage

Hardest Stage/ Very Important

Example: Explanation of experimental results

Diving board

Extend/ ElaborateTaking the knowledge

learned and relating it elsewhere

Similar instances, different circumstances

Example: Factors affecting bacterial survival vs. factors affecting human survival

EvaluateAssessment of

Understanding

Example: Test students knowledge in some form, to determine if they grasped the concept.

How it’s done can make a world of difference

Group Activity

Assuming 8th graders have just completed a lesson on the periodic table, create an introductory lesson of a unit on atoms using the 5E’s

Focus on introducing basic atomic components: proton, neutron, electron.

Activity

Lesson Example INTRODUCE BACTERIA DAY: ENGAGE: -Ask students what they remember

from the lesson about the growth conditions of Bacteria. (clicker activity or short matching exercise)

  EXPLORE: (Talk about the

importance of sterility) -Provide the students with sterile

swabs and allow them to investigate their environment. (the greenway, areas around the school, themselves)

-Have students document where swabbed

-Materials needed: Sterile swabs, agar plates, petri dishes, incubator, and hydrogen peroxide.

EXPLAIN: -Explain to the students how

scientists determine what they find. -Explain growth media and fit the

needs of the type of organism they want to grow.

-Explain the importance of sterility. Have the students explain ways that scientist can prevent contamination.

  EXTEND: -Before growth media, what did

scientist do to grow bacteria?   EVALUATE: Test students on the importance of

sterility and the practices that they can do to prevent contamination.

Biological Sciences and Curriculum Study (BSCS)

http://www.bscs.org/pdf/bscs5eexecsummary.pdf

References

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Starting a Science Club PROPOSAL FOR WELBORN ACADEMY

OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE CLUB

 

Objective: The objective of this Club is to increase the passion  for science of its participants while increasing their ability to think analytically.

Goals:

Provide student-led teaching environment

Promote analytical thought through group activities

Expose students to areas of science that may be unfamiliar

Provide clarity about requirements of popular and unpopular scientific occupations

Expose students to current events within the scientific community

Re-enforce the steps of the scientific method for greater clarity of  the process of experimentation

Conduct a student-led experiment focused on an area of interest within the City of High Point for presentation to the scientific community at UNC Greensboro. (Resident Scientists and Teachers will act as guides for experiment.) 

Projected Meeting Dates: Feb 10th, 17th, and 24th

March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st

April 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th

May 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th June 9th

Projected Meeting Time: Thursday 4 pm- 5pm

Projected Cost: We estimate that the group will contain no

more than 20 students , but we will not turn away students if more are interested in participating.

Snacks Provided: Bagged Chips (Frito-Lay Family

Pack) 22 pack at $8.99 per pack* ($9.00 )

Juice Box (Capri Sun), 10 pack at $2.99 per box* ($3.00)

*prices obtained from Harris Teeter

(Friendly Center) website   $9.00 +$3.00 +$3.00 = $15.00 $15.00 + $ 1.16 (sales tax )= $16.16

Starting a Science Club

Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance

Start Slowly

Be Patient, and allow the students to think for themselves

Try to get more faculty involved

Tips for Success

Thank You!