5E and the PEs

Journal Article | August 2021

The BSCS 5E Instructional Model

Book Chapter | February 2015

This chapter presents a detailed in-depth explanation of the BSCS 5E Instructional Model. The model is commonly referred to as the 5Es—engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. It can be used to help frame an…

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and the 5E Lesson Plan

Journal Article | November 2021

Soil Texture 5E

Journal Article | September 2020

Using the 5E Model to Implement the Next Generation Science Standards

Book Chapter | February 2015

This chapter provides recommendations for translating standards into instructional materials that are usable for those with the real task of teaching. The discussion provides an affirmative answer to the question: How…

Teaching Plate Tectonics to Diverse Students Using the 5E and 5R Instructional Model

Journal Article | September 2022

Qualitative Analysis of Ray Optics in a College Physics Laboratory: A 5E Lesson

Journal Article | July 2020

This paper describes an alternative approach to teaching and learning practices in an undergraduate physics laboratory. The instructor plans and implements the 5E instructional model into the laboratory instruction.…

Modifying Scientific Research Into Introductory Science Course Lessons Using a 5E Lesson Format

Journal Article | December 2020

Science faculty are being asked to create active learning experiences that engage students in core concepts and science practices. This article describes an approach to developing active learning lessons from authentic…

Making and the 5E Learning Cycle

Journal Article | December 2018

Using the 5E model as a framework for bringing making to classrooms

Action Research: Using a 5E Instructional Approach to Improve Undergraduate Physics Laboratory Instruction

Journal Article | April 2020

A physics laboratory instructor used action research to effectively implement a 5E instructional approach, which incorporated scientific practices. The instructor explored how to integrate the instructional approach…

Analogies and the 5E Model

Journal Article | December 2006

We have all sat in classes in which a teacher made a difficult or abstract concept understandable by using an analogy. Science classes are full of abstract or challenging concepts that are easier to understand if they…

Guest Editorial: Using the BSCS 5E Instructional Model to Introduce STEM Disciplines

Journal Article | January 2019

Author Rodger W. Bybee describes how teachers can use the BSCS 5E Instructional Model to introduce STEM disciplines.