5E Lesson Plan on Motion

This article presents an excellent 5E lesson plan on teaching motion. The article walks the reader through a 5E lesson plan on motion in a clear and precise manner, explaining student expe... See More

This article presents an excellent 5E lesson plan on teaching motion. The article walks the reader through a 5E lesson plan on motion in a clear and precise manner, explaining student expectations at each step. More importantly, the author reminds the teacher/reader to not “teach” the topic, but instead encourages the teacher/reader to allow the students to discover the relation of speed, distance and time through inquiry. The article includes clear and easy to follow directions for completing the 5E lesson plan activity, a teacher form to use for observations/evaluations of student progress in understanding the key terms, and discussion questions to inspire additional student-centered inquiry. This lesson plan could be easily and affordably implemented in most any classroom. It is practical, and it appears that it would be effective. Most importantly, the lesson ideas are presented in a student-centered fashion. Affordable, practical and student center – an all around winning l

Making Sense of Motion

This article, using an activity called "Marble Roll", introduces motion concepts to students through active, hands-on investigations, and helps them activate their prior knowledge about moti... See More

This article, using an activity called "Marble Roll", introduces motion concepts to students through active, hands-on investigations, and helps them activate their prior knowledge about motion. It talks about the vocabulary used in investigations dealing with force and motion. In the 5E lesson format, "Making Sense of Motion" is clearly written, it has excellent teacher background material, explains how to prepare the lesson, supplies a ready-to-use lesson for students in grades 4-8, and provides a way to document students conceptualization of the concept. I highly recommend this article to teachers in grades 4-8, if not to implement, then just to read and further their "teaching strategies warehouse".