Three-Dimensional Learning in 5E Learning Cycle: Electric Circuits

Ozden Sengul

Ozden Sengul

Abstract

This paper describes a student-centered approach to teaching and learning physics in a high school classroom. The teacher designs and uses a 5E learning cycle to teach series and parallel electric circuits. This article provides an example of the implementation of 5E model for a physics lesson to address three-dimensional learning- science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts. In this lesson, students could make predictions, exchange ideas, and collect and analyze data to construct evidence-based explanations about electric circuits, Ohm`s law. This type of lesson design is effective to enhance students` engagement in scientific practices and develop conceptual understanding.

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