5E Instructional Strategies

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Maryland Sea Grant has supported the development of a range of lesson plans on coastal, marine, and environmental science.

The lesson plans presented below are based on the 5E Instructional Model, which emphasize inquiry, critical thinking, and the process of science. The plans were written by schoolteachers on fellowships to improve their instructional skills in this area.

You can benefit from their experience and enrich your own teaching. You can use these resources to encourage your students to undertake research projects and to learn about current research in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Some lesson plans incorporate field components to expand students' investigations beyond classroom walls.

Each lesson plan provides these categories of information: Objectives, Lesson Materials, Procedures, References, and State Standard Indicators.

Author: 

Adam Frederick and Jackie Takacs

School: 

Maryland Sea Grant College

Author: 

J. Adam Frederick, Jeannette Connors, Mariah Belden, Cathy Liu and Allen R. Place

School: 

Maryland Sea Grant

Author: 

Mr. Ben Schulman

School: 

Windsor Knolls Middle School / Urbana Middle School

Author: 

Adam Frederick, Glen Hedelson

School: 

Maryland Sea Grant College

Author: 

Kim Clark

School: 

Chesapeake High School / STAT Teacher Baltimore County Public Schools, Maryland

Author: 

Ms. Rebecca Kenyon-Sisler

School: 

Northern Middle School / Northern Garrett High School

Author: 

Ms. Rene Baker

School: 

Hereford High School, Maryland, Supervisor of Secondary Science, Baltimore County Public Schools, Maryland

American Chestnut Education

Biology

Author: Judy Plaskowitz, Linda McGuire, Christopher LaMotte, Jim Peters

Editor: J. Adam Frederick and Jacqueline Takacs

School: Carroll County Public Schools, Maryland Sea Grant and University of Maryland Extension

Earth Science

Author: Shelby Sawyers, Jim Peters

Editor: J. Adam Frederick, and Jackie Takacs

School: Carroll County Public Schools, Maryland Sea Grant, and University of Maryland Extension

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