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In the 5E model of science lessons, which stage opens the lesson by sparking curiosity?Read the answer and worked solution →In 5E, which stage is the pupils' hands-on investigation?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 5E stage checks whether students can apply learning to new areas and real-world problems?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 5E model, in which stage do students and the teacher judge understanding and ability to apply knowledge?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 5E stage Explain, what does the teacher help students do?Read the answer and worked solution →The 5E model is best described as which planning structure?Read the answer and worked solution →In confirmation inquiry, what is true about the results students will get?Read the answer and worked solution →In structured inquiry, what does the teacher provide to the students?Read the answer and worked solution →At which level of inquiry do students form their own research question, procedure and report?Read the answer and worked solution →Where is open inquiry often seen in schools?Read the answer and worked solution →Banchi and Bell advise teachers to begin inquiry where?Read the answer and worked solution →Open inquiry activities succeed only when students have what?Read the answer and worked solution →After obtaining evidence to answer their question, inquiry learners next do what?Read the answer and worked solution →Inquiry-based learning developed during which movement of the 1960s?Read the answer and worked solution →Inquiry-based learning has its antecedents in which family of learning theories?Read the answer and worked solution →Which educator proposed three levels of open inquiry and led much science education reform?Read the answer and worked solution →Marshall Herron's 1971 scale was developed to evaluate what?Read the answer and worked solution →Wagenschein's falling-object example shows the importance of what?Read the answer and worked solution →In open learning, what happens to the idea that an experiment 'went wrong'?Read the answer and worked solution →A criticism of open inquiry compared with guided inquiry is that it may cause what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which statement about inquiry-based science is a misconception?Read the answer and worked solution →Why should open inquiry not be the only method a teacher uses?Read the answer and worked solution →Inquiry is described as especially effective when used along with which assignments?Read the answer and worked solution →How does the NGSS approach have students learn science?Read the answer and worked solution →Which trio makes up the three-part NGSS approach?Read the answer and worked solution →Which approach treats the teacher as the main knowledge source?Read the answer and worked solution →In pure discovery learning, what is the teacher's role?Read the answer and worked solution →In a learner-guided approach, what does the educator do?Read the answer and worked solution →In inquiry-based learning in science, what role does the student take?Read the answer and worked solution →Which approach has students performing experiments themselves?Read the answer and worked solution →

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In the 5E model of science lessons, which stage opens the lesson by sparking curiosity?

  1. Elaborate
  2. Explain
  3. Engage
  4. Evaluate
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Correct answer: C. Engage

1. The 5E sequence is Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate. 2. Engage is the opening stage that inspires curiosity and links new phenomena to prior learning. 3. Explain, Elaborate and Evaluate come later: they organise ideas, apply them and check learning. _Source: Wikipedia, Inquiry-based learning, 5E Model of Science Education_

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In 5E, which stage is the pupils' hands-on investigation?

  1. Engage
  2. Explore
  3. Explain
  4. Evaluate
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Correct answer: B. Explore

1. In Explore, students investigate the phenomena met in the opening stage. 2. They answer questions generated from their observations. 3. Engage only hooks interest, Explain organises findings, and Evaluate checks understanding. _Source: Wikipedia, Inquiry-based learning, 5E Model of Science Education_

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Which 5E stage checks whether students can apply learning to new areas and real-world problems?

  1. Engage
  2. Explore
  3. Elaborate
  4. Explain
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Correct answer: C. Elaborate

1. Elaborate (Expand) tests transfer of learning. 2. It asks students to use ideas in new areas and in solving real-world problems. 3. Explain only pieces together gathered information, so it is not the transfer stage. _Source: Wikipedia, Inquiry-based learning, 5E Model of Science Education_

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