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Inquiry Process Description
Inquiry (5E Learning Cycle Model)
Description
Engagement
Capture the student's attention; stimulate thinking, access prior knowledge.
Teachers can introduce an object, a photograph, an event or question to make connections.
Exploration
Students are given time to think, plan, investigate, and organize information.
Students establish relationships, observe patterns, identify variables, and question events
Objects and phenomena are explored. Hands-on activities with guidance are performed. Scientific Method
Engagement brings about disequilibrium; exploration initiates the process of equilibration.
The teachers role in the exploration phase is that of facilitator or coach
Explanation
Students reflect upon, analyze, clarify and modify details from their explorations.
Students explain new understandings, concepts and skills; clarity and cohesion is sought.
Teacher's scaffold learning proceeses in this stage by providing formal, scientific or technical explanations while referencing details in the engagement and exploration stages.
Elaboration
Students expand and solidify their understanding of concepts and/or apply them in real world situations
Students extend their understandings and skills to new situations
Students share, defend and solidify their approaches and form conclusions.
Evaluation
Scoring tools or rubrics can be teacher and/or student generated.
Students assess their knowledge and understanding by putting their skills and abilities to use.
Teachers evaluate learners informally during the 5 E processes and formally after Inquiry.
Students should receive feedback on the adequacy of their responses
5E Articles
http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jel/article/viewFile/62115/34163
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042811006744
Early Elementary
https://www.science4us.com/educational-model/
5E Model
http://sce4310.paulineluther.com/download/5_E's_Handout.pdf
http://www.wisd.org/users/0001/docs/GVC/5E%20Model.pdf
NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html
https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/526940main_Moonbase_Alpha_Educator_Guide_v1.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/272406main_Soft_Landing_508_916A.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/272501main_CoolingOff_508_916A.pdf
http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/marsforeducators/soi/MarsSOI2012_Lesson5.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/rocketry/lessonplans/index.html#.WH1Cy9IrKUk
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