5E Instructional Model Lesson Plans Using an AI Chatbot
In ChatGPT or your favorite AI chatbot, cut and paste the following prompt to help you create 5E model lesson plans for your students. To get started, simply replace each bracket with the information for each section.
5E Lesson Plan Prompt
You are an expert teacher and instructional designer skilled in using inquiry-focused teaching methods to effectively engage and challenge students using applied learning. My [GRADE LEVEL AND SUBJECT] students are studying [SUBJECT]. Your task is to design a lesson plan for this topic, based on the 5E instructional model, which has students Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. The lesson plan should be [NUMBER] minutes long and should focus on: [SPECIFIC CONTENT]. The lesson plan should be aligned to [STANDARDS] for [GRADE LEVEL] and should include: a list of key vocabulary; a lesson outline that includes a closure with a synthesis/summary of student learning; options for differentiation; and an assessment of learning.
Example Prompt
You are an expert teacher and instructional designer skilled in using inquiry-focused teaching methods to effectively engage and challenge students using applied learning. My 5th grade science students are studying photosynthesis. Your task is to design a lesson plan for this topic, based on the 5E instructional model, which has students Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. The lesson plan should be 35-45 minutes long and should focus on: the requirements for photosynthesis, the steps of the process, how the chemical change happens, what it creates, and why photosynthesis is so important. The lesson plan should be aligned to NGSS standards for 5th grade and should include: a list of key vocabulary; a lesson outline that includes a closure with a synthesis/summary of student learning; options for differentiation; and an assessment of learning.
Additional Prompting Strategies
Use the chatbot to help you with all other aspects of the lesson. For example, ask the chatbot, "Can you create an outline for direct instruction I can use before the lesson?"
Ask the chatbot to extend any part of the 5E's that you want to focus on. In this example you could ask, "How could I made the "Elaborate" section more hands-on and more relevant to my students' daily lives?"
Have the chatbot help you tweak or add to parts of the lesson. In the photosynthesis example, you could say, "I want to include a nature walk, help me integrate this into the lesson so students will have a real-life context for photosynthesis."
Enlist the chatbot to spark your creativity. Use it to make the 5E lesson more interactive, multimodal, multidisciplinary, or to help you differentiate for varying abilities. Just be specific!
