Science & The 5 Es

We used the  5 E's as our inquiry model, to guide our planning and teaching of the last two science topics (Material World/Bread and Physical World/Bridges).  This helped our students build their own understandings from hands-on experiences and new ideas.  We are trying to develop a love for science through an inquiry approach.  We want the students in our care to be curious and motivated and connected to their world.  We believe that this way of teaching and learning will give our children a deeper understanding of science, where they can create new scientific discoveries.  Check out photos and work below!

The 5 E's are...
Engage - where we use an activity which will focus the children's  attention, stimulate their thinking, and access prior knowledge
Explore - activities which gives students time to think and investigate/test/make decisions/problem solve, and collect information
Explain - activities which allows students to analyse their exploration. This is where they clarify their  understanding  and modify it  through a reflective activity

Elaborate - expands and solidifies the children's thinking and it helps them apply it to a real-world situation
Evaluate - assess student performance and/or understandings of concepts, skills, processes, and applications ( can be during and at the end of inquiry)