The document outlines the 5E instructional model for inquiry-based science teaching and cooperative learning strategies. It describes the 5 stages - Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate - and what occurs at each stage. It also lists the key components of effective cooperative learning: distributing leadership among groups, forming heterogeneous groups, ensuring positive interdependence and individual accountability, and teaching social skills and assigned roles.

1. Inquiry in the Classroom and the use of cooperative learning PowerPoint by Valerie Goetz Doud

2. Stages of the Instructional Model and The Five “Es”

3. E ngage Creates interest Generates curiosity Raises questions Elicits responses that uncover what the students know or think about the topic/concept

4. E xplore Encourages the students to work together without direct instruction from teacher Observes and listens to students as they interact Asks probing questions Provides time for students to puzzle through problems Acts as a consultant for students

5. E xplain Encourages students to explain concepts Asks for evidence Formally provides definitions and explanations Uses students’ previous experiences as a basis for explaining concepts

6. E laborate Expects students to use formal labels Encourages students to apply or extend concepts and skills in new situations Reminds students of alternative explanations Refers the students to existing data and evidence and asks “What do you know and think?”

7. E valuate Observes students as they apply new concepts Assesses student knowledge/skills Looks for evidence that students have changed their thinking or behavior Allows students to assess their own learning and group-process skills Asks open-ended questions

8. Cooperative Learning Distributes leadership Heterogeneous groups Positive interdependence Social skills acquisition Assigned roles Individual Accountability Group autonomy

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