Kolb Experience Learning Cycle

Science concept : Frictional Force

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1. State the meaning of friction.
2. Carry out experiment to determine factors that affect friction.
3. Describe the effects of friction.
4. Solve the daily life problems by increasing or decreasing friction.
Year: 6

Materials: (per group)

• Card board, Thread ,Straw, Scissor, Box,Sand paper, Plastic ,Colours
Card manila,Tape, remote toy cars

5E Instructional Kolb's Learning What the teacher does What the students do
Model Cycle
Engagement 1. Concrete - Teacher provide remote toy car - Students be in group
Experience for each group of student. and play the remote toy
- Teacher ask the students to play car in cement surface.
the car on cement surface. - Students observe the
- Teacher asking question “is it toy car’s movement and
the movement is same for all time taken to reach the
type surface”? end point.
- Students response to
(The teacher accesses students’
the questions.
prior knowledge through the use
of short activities that promote (Students access prior
curiosity and elicit prior knowledge and become
knowledge) interested in a new topic,
tools, or materials
through connection to
their own lives and
experiences)
Exploration - Teacher ask the students to - Students in the group
explore more by giving different will play the remote toy
situation. car in 2 different
- Teacher will ask the students to surfaces.
play the remote toy car in 2 - Student will observe the
different surface (on road & movement of the cars
field). and take measurement
- Teacher will ask them to identify of timing to reach the
the differences of the movement end point.
and time taken. - Students discuss about
the differences of the
data.

1
 (The teacher creating a non-
judgmental space
for trial and error; asking
questions about what
students are creating)
Explanation 2. Reflective -Teacher will ask why there are
Experience differences occur with 3 type of
surfaces.
- Teacher will encourage the
students to explain concepts
and designs in their own words.
- Teacher will explain the correct
concept of the Frictional force.
Introduce the scientific terms
and different of force and
frictional force.
(Teacher helps focus students’
attention on a particular aspect
of their phase or exploration
experiences
by providing scientific
explanations)
Elaboration 3. Abstract - Teacher will give group activity
Conceptualization to the students.
- Will ask the group to design a
car track with 3 different
surfaces using given materials.
- Teacher will give the sketch of
the design as well.
- Teacher will ask the students in
the group play (push & pull) with
car in 3 different surfaces
created.
- Teacher will ask the conclusion
of their activity.
(Teachers challenge and extend
students’ conceptual
understanding and skills. Asking
the students to apply their
2
(Students investigate the
nature of
scientifically testable
questions. Students
engage in short readings
and generate their own
set of testable
questions.
-Students will reflect
observation of the new
findings (experience).
-Students will discuss
among group to find the
reason behind the
findings.
-Students start to
connect their previous
experiences with current
learning and to make
conceptual sense of the
main ideas
of the frictional force.
(Students have the
opportunity to explain
their understanding of
concepts and make
meaning from previous
lesson stages)
-Student will be
challenge to create a car
track and a car using
given materials only.
-Students will play the
car by push and pull
along the track created.
-Student will make the
conclusion about the
frictional force.
(Students are challenged
to extend their
knowledge, deepen
understanding, and apply
concepts in novel
settings. Reflection gives
rise to a new idea, or a
 creations in a new situation or modification of an
test existing abstract concept)
additional refinements.)
Evaluation 4. Active -Teacher will ask the students to -Student will response to
Experimentation find out the negative and positive explain about the
of usages the frictional force in negative and positive of
their daily life. frictional force in thoer
daily life.
-Teacher will ask the group to
select one problem they facing in -Student will
their daily life and use the demonstrating applicable
fractional force concept to createskills including
probe to overcome the problem. fabrication skills and
habits of a maker
(Teacher observing students as mindset to to create
they create probe to overcome the
products and looking for evidence problem of frictional force
of understanding.) in the group.

(Students demonstrate
what they know and are
able to do.)