Based on the results of current study and prior
research concerning the 5E Instructional Model (Bybee
& Landes, 1988; Bybee et al., 2006; Bybee, 2009), we
explain why Science Magic activities can be effectively
integrated into the 5E Instructional Model. First, during
the Engagement phase the Science Magic activities
motivated students by focusing their attention and
perplexing them. As Bybee et al. (2006) stated,
―Engagement brings about disequilibrium; exploration
initiates the process of equilibration‖ (p. 9), a
requirement the Science Magic activities fulfill. In the
Engagement phase, by performing a Science Magic
activity, the teacher demonstrates a phenomenon that
results in cognitive conflicts and the arousal of student
curiosity. This conflict motivates students to try the
activity themselves and to attempt to decipher it.