The 7es provided a clear framework for

designing Science lessons. The more I used it,

the more I couldn’t believe I hadn’t seen it
before. Making small changes to my old lesson
plans e.g. moving the part where students
explored before my explanation had massive
impact on engagement and progress. I had
always delivered fast pace, high energy
lessons that had a mix of activities (VAK).
However, without realizing my best lessons
were the ones that were closest matched to
this framework.
 So what is it?

7E stands for Elicit,

Engage, Explore,
Explain, Elaborate,
Extend and Evaluate.
What is elicit?
In most cases you will start with the
“Elicit”. Here you can find out what
the students know by eliciting
responses from them. This can be
done in a variety of ways, such as
“Quick Quizzes, MCQs, Post-it notes,
mini whiteboards, KWL, traffic lights
etc. This is also a good opportunity
to deal with students
misunderstandings.
What is engage?
The next stage is the “Engage”
stage. This can come before or
after the elicit stage. In this stage
you want to engage interest and
curiosity, raise “The BIG
questions” and provide the
“HOOK” for why the students want
to learn.
What is explore?
During the “Explore” stage, pupils should be
given opportunities to work together,
independent of you, their teacher to explore. As
the teacher, you should set up the task, but
then become the facilitator, helping students by
asking questions and observing. (In Scientific
enquiry using Paige's theory, this is a time for
disequilibrium. This is an opportunity for
students to test their predictions, problem
solve, research, ultimately find out themselves.)
What is explain?
Following the explore stage I would
next go onto the “Explain” stage of the
lesson. During this stage I would use what
students had discovered in the explore
stage to help them build a concept. I
would try to encourage the students to
explain concepts and definitions in their
own words, ask for justification and
clarification before providing them with
new labels, definitions and theory.
What is elaborate?
The next stage is the stage that
will be KEY in assessing their
progress, knowledge and
understanding. Students may
work independently during this
stage to demonstrate learning.
This is where students formalize
and apply their learning.
What is extend?
In some cases you may require an
additional “Extend” stage. 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. They are able
to apply ideas/generalize and transfer
principles.
What is evaluate?
While it is expected that evaluation
will continue throughout the process,
the evaluate section is the section
where you the teacher evaluate the
learning that has occurred. This
should also include self-reflection
and evaluation from the student. I
personally link back to the learning
outcomes to assess the progress that
has been made.
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