5 E Lesson Plan Rubric
5 E Lesson Plan Rubric
Name
Rankings
Does not meet
Meets minimal
minimal Meets requirements Exceeds requirements
requirements
requirements (85%) (100%)
(65%)
Criteria (40%)
States a reasonable
Clearly states a reasonable
number of
States objectives that States objectives that number of measurable
Objectives for lesson measurable objectives
are not measurable are measurable or objectives with detailed
( points) including some
or student-centered. student-centered. descriptions of desired
description of desired
student behaviors.
student behaviors.
Inconsistently uses
Consistently uses and
and instructs
Fails to use or instructs students Establishes a learning
students how to
instruct students in how to carry out environment where safety
carry out
safe experimental experiments safely for all students and ethical
experiments safely
procedures, plan and ethically, treatment of living organisms
Safety requirements and ethically,
productive student respecting all life or specimens is assured, but
( points) respecting all life
work in field settings, forms and protecting freedom to inquire about
forms and protecting
treat live organisms specimens from and experiment with natural
specimens from
or specimens with abuse, in the phenomenon is integral to
abuse, in the
respect and care. laboratory and in the every task.
laboratory and in the
field.
field.
Contains a detailed Contains a detailed
Contains an
description of all description of all equipment
Equipment list incomplete or Contains a list of all
equipment that will that will be used by students
( points) incorrect list of critical equipment.
be used by students and instructor, referencing
equipment.
and instructor. sources, packaging, etc.
Has an engagement that
Has an engagement
encourages students to
that stimulates
recognize the need for
students' thinking
Has an engagement further exploration and
Has minimal about the
Engagement that does not lend stimulates concept
engagement in which topic/problem to be
( points) itself to students' development. Allows for
students participate. addressed, allows
participation. multiple approaches and
students to present
allows students to share
multiple approaches
them. Provides formative
and solutions.
assessment.
Includes exploration
activity in which Includes exploration Includes exploration activity
students explore the activity in which Includes exploration with clear objectives
concepts/issues at students explore the activity that allows designed so that students
Exploration
hand. Instructor concepts/issues at students to discover will discover important
( points)
must present many hand. Instructor important features of concepts/issues. In other
of the important presents some of the the target concepts. words, it is a student-driven
concepts; in other important concepts. exploration.
words, teacher-
driven exploration.
Rankings
Does not meet
Meets minimal
minimal Meets requirements Exceeds requirements
requirements
requirements (85%) (100%)
(65%)
Criteria (40%)
Plan Includes a Plan allows students to
Plan allows some Plan allows students
vague, poor, or no extend their concept
idea of how the to extend their
Elaboration idea of how the development. Provides
material might be concept development
( points) material might be formative assessment and
extended if students in ways that provide
extended if students engagement for study in
finish early. formative assessment.
finish early. other areas.
Uses assessments,
Uses a variety of
including some that
assessments, including some
target higher order
Includes a vague, that target higher order
Includes some form understanding. Plan
Evaluation poor, or no form of understanding. Plan permits
of assessment of permits students to
( points) assessment of students to use multiple
student learning. find solutions. Plan
student learning. approaches to find solutions.
incorporates
Plan incorporates formative
formative assessment
assessment at each stage.
at most stages.
Contains Contains modifications for
Includes a vague,
Contains modifications for identified students. Includes
poor, or no
Modifications modifications for any identified students. suggested modifications for
modifications for any
( points) students identified as Includes suggested exceptional learners. Plans
students identified as
having special needs. modifications for modifications of instruction
having special needs.
exceptional learners. for various learning styles.
Includes copies of all
material (handouts,
Includes copies of all assessments, instructions)
Limited or no
Describes any material (handouts, that will be distributed to
description of
Students' materials material that will be assessments, students. Has detailed
materials that will be
( points) distributed to instructions) that will instructor notes on
distributed to
students in detail. be distributed to when/how materials will be
students.
students. used as well as any ancillary
materials (overheads,
models, other visual aids).
Contains detailed
Contains detailed explanation of concept(s),
Contains vague,
Contains explanation of including key equations,
Teacher's guide poor, or no
implementation concept(s). Contains possible misconceptions, and
( points) implementation
notes for teachers. implementation notes difficulties. Contains detailed
notes for teachers.
for teachers. implementation notes for
teachers.