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Model
A Framework for
Inquiry-Based
Instruction
Evaluate Explore
5 E’s
Science
Lesson
Elaborate Explain
Engage
Activity which will Demonstration
focus student’s Reading
attention, stimulate Free Write
their thinking, and
access prior Analyze a Graphic
knowledge. Organizer
KWL
Student asks questions such as,
Why did this happen?
Brainstorming
What do I already know about
this?
What have I found out about this?
Shows interest in the topic.
Explore
Activity which gives Perform an
students time to think Investigation
and Read Authentic
investigate/test/make Resources to Collect
decisions/problem Information
solve, and collect Solve a Problem
information.
Construct a Model
Explain
Activity which allows Student Analysis &
students to analyze Explanation
their exploration. Supporting Ideas with
Evidence
Student’s
Structured Questioning
understanding is
Reading and Discussion
clarified and modified
through a reflective Teacher Explanation
activity. Thinking Skill Activities:
compare, classify, error
analysis
Elaborate
Activity which Problem Solving
expands and solidifies Decision Making
student thinking Experimental Inquiry
and/or applies it to a
real-world situation. Thinking Skill
Activities: compare,
classify, apply
Evaluate
Activity which allows Any of the Previous
the teacher to assess Activities
student performance Develop a Scoring Tool
and/or or Rubric
understandings of Performance
concepts, skills, Assessment
processes, and Produce a Product
applications. Journal Entry
Portfolio
Types of Questions
Attention Focusing: Have you seen? Do you notice?
Action: What happens if… you place your pill bug in damp
sand? …you pinch the seed leaves off a young plant?
How many?
How long?
Writes questions
Develops a need to know
Explore : Learner gathers, organizes,
interprets, analyzes, evaluates data
Learner Teacher
hypothesizes and predicts questions and probes
explore resources and materials models when needed
designs and plans makes open
suggestions
collects data provides resources
builds models provides feedback
seeks possibilities
Explain : Learner clarifies understandings
discovered, reaches conclusions or
generalizations and communicates in
varying modes and forms.
Learner Teacher
clarifies understandings provides feedback
shares understandings for feedback asks questions, poses
new problems and issues
forms generalizations models or suggests
possible modes
reflects on plausibility offers alternative
explanations
seeks new explanations enhances or clarifies
explanations
employs various modes forevaluates explanations
explanation
Expand : Learner applies these conclusions
or generalizations to solve problems, make
decisions, perform tasks, resolve conflicts or
make meaning.
Learner Teacher