THE 7E’s CYCLE OF

LEARNING
 LEARNING CYCLE

• Instructional planning
• Causes lasting changes in terms of understanding
• Incorporates hands-on activities, readings, directed discussions and
problem solving.
Three Phases of Learning Cycle
1. Exploration- experiences and investigations
2. Concept Introduction- building of ideas
3. Concept Application- problem solving
 THE 7E’s

- Is like an extended version of the 5E Constructivist Learning Cycle which

was first created by Rodger Bybee. The 7Es provides us a clear and rational
framework on how we will be designing Science lessons. The 7Es can be
used as a checklist for a scheme or lessons that are being taught to the
students.
ELICIT- The first E in the 7e’s is used to test the prior knowledge of the pupils before introducing new information. Educators can use this to let
the students express their thoughts for the new lesson. This may be done by quick quizzes and other strategies.

• Let the pupils play “4pics 1word” and let them choose the possible answers inside the box.
ENGAGE- The teacher uses an object, event, photo or question to spark student interest in topic.
Example:

The teacher will post different photos. Learners will be given 5minutes to study the photos. After which, the teacher will
ask questions to the learners.

Questions:
1. What can you say about the photos?
2. Can you identify the different forms of energy in
each photo. Give one.
3. Which of the following forms of energy do you
commonly use or have you experienced? Why?
4. How do you think each energy travels?
5. What do you think is the source of all energy?
EXPLORE
A phase of the learning cycle that provides an opportunity for students to observe, record data, isolate variables, design
and plan experiments, create graphs, interpret results, develop hypotheses, and organize their findings.  

(The use of manipulatives will be applied in this phase too.)

The students will be grouped into 3 and will perform the suggested activity using the given manipulative materials. Each
group will be assigned to a specific energy and they will have to watch a 3 minutes video that will show how heat, light
and sound energy travel.  
 Heat - http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/heat.htm

Light - http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/light.htm  

Sound - http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/sound.htm  

From the videos you have watched, give 3 descriptions that would show how energy travels related to the Group’s name.  

Group 1 (Heat Group)  

Group 2 (Light Group)  

Group 3 (Sound Group)  

 EXPLAIN- In this phase, teachers would ask students what they have discovered during their
exploration so that they can help the students in building concepts and knowledge. The formal introduction of
important terms and vocabularies will also happen.

The following questions will be asked to the students:

1. What will you feel if you put your finger to a heated pan?
2. What if the heated pan was placed in a rubber pot and you will touch the rubber pot with your finger, can you still feel
the heat?
3. Between light and sound, which energy travels faster?
HEAT
If you go camping, you usually build a fire to sit around at night. You may make S'mores, have hot chocolate and stay warm.
Have you ever wondered why a marshmallow cooks without touching the flame, why the smoke rises, or why water in a pan
boils? Heat can move from one object to another in three different ways: conduction, convection and radiation.

Conduction is the heat transfer through a substance or from a substance to another by direct contact. Everything is made
up of small particles. When the particles are moving faster, there is more energy and the temperature is higher. As fast-
moving particles touch slow-moving particles, the energy is transferred. This causes slower particles to speed up and the
faster particles to slow down. You can demonstrate this by rubbing your hands together very fast for 30 seconds. Now touch
them to your ears. Can you feel the heat transfer from your hands to your ears? As your ears warm, your hands will cool until
the particles in each are moving at the same speed.
 Convection is the heat transfer in liquids and gases as particles circulate in currents. This transfer of energy causes warm substances to rise
and cool ones to sink. In heat transfer by convection, the particles in a liquid or gas speed up as they are heated. This causes the particles to move
apart and the substance becomes lighter. As the heated substance rises, the cooler, heavier substance moves down. These currents exchange heat
through this movement. You can observe convection in a simple experiment. Get two baby food jars. Fill one with hot water and a drop of red
food color. Fill the other with cold water and a drop of blue food coloring. Place a card over the mouth of the cold-water jar and turn it upside
down on top of the warm water. Carefully pull out the card. You should see warm, red water rising and cold water sinking.
Radiation is the transfer of heat through space in the form of waves. The heat we receive from the sun is radiant heat. Radiant heat travels as
waves through space. Heat waves hit earth and cause warming. Our atmosphere traps the warmth. Your house gets warm when the sun's waves or
rays travel through a window and are trapped in your house, warming it. Heat waves are invisible. All warm objects radiate or give off heat waves.
Some other examples of radiation are the heat surrounding a fire, the heat given off by an electric heater, and the heat near a hot oven.
LIGHT
If you were asked to make a list of all the things that give us light, what would you write? Light bulbs, candles or campfires may be on your list.
The sun is an important source, also. Light is energy that travels in waves and is produced by hot, energetic objects.
Light bulbs are hot, energetic objects. If you have ever touched a lightbulb while it is on, you know it is hot. You know the light bulb needs
energy because you have to turn the light switch on to provide electricity for it. The electricity flows through either a thin metal wire or a gas.
The wire or gas glows and gives off light when heated.
 SOUND
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it make any sound? Sound is a form of energy that
causes particles to vibrate back and forth. How would you answer the question about the tree falling in the
forest?
When the tree hits the ground it causes the particles in the air to vibrate. Vibration is a rapid movement
back and forth. The tree creates vibrations in the air as it falls. The vibrations spread out in all directions. If
the vibrations in the air reach you, your eardrum will vibrate and you will hear the sound of the tree falling.
Have you ever placed your hands over your ears because someone was yelling? The loudness or intensity of a
sound depends on the energy used. The more energy used, the louder the sound. You use a lot more energy to
yell than you do to whisper. The same is true with all sounds: the more energy expended, the louder the
sound.
Do you sing or play a musical instrument? If you do, you understand pitch, how high or low a sound is. The pitch of
an instrument changes by adjusting its length or width. A trombone's sound changes from low to high as the slide is
moved in. The pitch of musical instruments can also be changed by tightening the strings which increases the speed
of vibration. The picture below shows glasses filled with water. The glass on the left will have the lowest pitch when
tapped. It has the greatest length of air space to vibrate, thus creating a low sound.
To keep areas quiet, such as libraries, there are materials placed in the rooms such as carpet and upholstered chairs
to absorb noise. The absorption, the ability to take in or dampen, soaks up any noise so people can study in quiet
surroundings.
 VOCABULARY

1. conduction: heat transfer through a substance, or from a substance, to another substance, by direct
contact of particles.
2. convection: heat transfer in liquids and gases as molecules circulate in currents
3. radiation: heat transfer through space in the form of waves
4. vibration: a rapid back and forth movement
5. pitch: how high or low a musical note sounds
6. absorption: taking in or swallowing up energy
ELABORATE- Activities allow students to apply concepts to extend their thinking.
The teacher will group the students into three. Each group will be tasked to make use of the materials that will be
provided by the teacher according to their assigned form of energy and will share their observations to the class later on.
Guide questions are provided for the sharing.

Group 1: Light energy Group 2: Heat energy

• Black paper Hot water
• Flashlight Cold water
• Projector Spoon
Group 3: Sound Energy
- Flute
- Ukulele
- Drum

Guide questions:

• How did you come up with that performance?

• How do you think you were able to make heat, light and sound energy?

• What have you learned on your performance?

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EVALUATE- It is the section where the teacher evaluates the learning that has occurred. It might
involve questioning or quick low stage quizzing to establish understanding of the concepts.

Sample Quiz/Identification:

1. It is an energy that is transferred from one body to another as the result of a difference in temperature.
2. It is heat transfer through a substance or from a substance to another by direct contact.
3. Everything is made up of small particle. When the particles are moving faster, there is more energy and the
temperature well become __________.
4. It is the heat transfer in liquids and gases as particles circulate in currents. This transfer of energy causes warm
substances to rise and cool ones to sink.
5. It is the transfer of heat through space in the form of waves.
6. It is an energy that travels in waves and is produced by hot, energetic objects.
7. The heat we receive from the sun is called________.
8. It is a form of energy that causes particles to vibrate back and forth.
9. It is the ability to take in or dampen, soaks up any noise so people can study in quiet surroundings.
10. Give the three different ways how the heat can move from one object to another.
EXTEND- In this stage you are encouraging the students to apply or extend the concepts
and skills in new situations. Students make connections not just in the subject/ideas studied but also
beyond it.
Example:

1. Since we are in a quarantine, we tend to do or explore more activities at home like cooking new discovered dishes. How
can we ensure safety in our households considering how heat transfers or travels?
2. Amidst of our online classes, we are studying at home, for sure most of us can’t concentrate if the surrounding is noisy
and we don’t want to disturb others too. Can you possibly minimize or block the noise coming the surrounding? If yes,
how? If not, why not?

3. We know that spending too much time in front our computers, laptops, cellphones etc. can affect our eyes. Some of us
are using anti-radiation glasses to protect our eyes. How does light being reflected from the screen of your gadgets and
travelling to your eyes affects your vision?
PREPARED BY:
GROUP 3
PERLYN ERIKA REPASO
BEA KATHRYN REDULLA
MARY CHRISTINE ROYOS
SARAYA ERICA OLAYON
NIÑA ROCELYN MOLIJON
GAILE TAÑEDO
JENIFER SUATON
SOPHE ROSE PLANDO