These results demonstrated modest i

These results demonstrated modest improvement in overall student achievement
and students’ self-expressed interest and confidence in a science within a 5E learning
environment. Greater gains were made in increasing student interest in a science as a
career. Areas in which the students did not demonstrate as strong as gains can be directly
attributed to the lesson presentation or completion. For example, in the introductory unit
on motion and forces, the unit was cut short by school events and spring break. I was
unable to fully implement the explain and elaborate sections of this unit. While I
instructed students to complete these sections in their notebooks, there was no time to
formatively check and review their reflections. The notebook reflections would have
helped the students make the connections between the labs they explored and the
concepts the labs demonstrated.