5E learning cycle (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) RW Bybee, JA Taylor, A Gardner, & P Van Scotter, "The BSCS 5E instructional model: Origins, effectiveness, and applications". Colorado Springs, 2006
Interview a researcher in your lab and ask them how they came up with the research question that they are working on and what process do they follow while working on their project.
How does the process of doing science by the researchers compare with how students do science in your classroom? What changes, if any, do you hope to make in the way you have students do science in your classroom based on the research experience?
Curriculum
Format of lesson activity document:5E learning cycle (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate)
RW Bybee, JA Taylor, A Gardner, & P Van Scotter, "The BSCS 5E instructional model: Origins, effectiveness, and applications". Colorado Springs, 2006
C.A. Chinn, B.A. Malhotra, "Epistemologically Authentic Inquiry in Schools: A Theoretical Framework for Evaluating Inquiry Tasks," Sci Ed 86, 175-218 (2002).
Assignment: Interview a researcher
Interview a researcher in your lab and ask them how they came up with the research question that they are working on and what process do they follow while working on their project.
How does the process of doing science by the researchers compare with how students do science in your classroom? What changes, if any, do you hope to make in the way you have students do science in your classroom based on the research experience?