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Question
EPE
Pose a question about phenomena that will drive the overall inquiry and
provide a sense of purpose. The question should be comprehensible,
relevant, & motivating.
Elicit
Students
Initial Ideas
Explore
Phenomena
For Patterns
Explore
Ideas About
Patterns
Explain
Reflect
Apply
Explanations
Identify
Patterns
Students
Explain
Patterns
Application
Introduce
Scientific
Ideas
Compare
Student &
Scientific
Ideas
Apply to
Similar
Contexts With
Support
Apply To
Novel
Contexts With
Fading
Support
Reflect on
changes in
ideas
Reflect on
doing science
Help students reflect on what they have been doing and how it is like
what scientists do.
Help students compare their new ideas to their initial ideas and reflect on
how their ideas have changed and why.