Module+5,+Activity+5

**//Part 1 - Strengthening the Chain [[image:http://www.connectededucator.com/images/chain_links.png width="373" height="101" align="right"]]//**
//You have investigated the 5E lesson plan and found that there are parts of every lesson that can be improved. Now is the time to strengthen the chain that you have developed so that all students have the opportunity to learn.//

In the grid, we have modeled three examples using a topic in the Genetics unit. (Note: www.mywebspiration.com is listed as a possible site, but you may use any other in its place.) Complete the rest of the chart.

Download Strengthening the Chain, Web Tools and Websites for the Classroom below.



**Directions:**

 * 1) Use the Web 2.0 tools in the Blooms UDL worksheet to investigate tools that might encourage multiple means of expression and action. Refer back to your instructional matrix and apply the tools to the activities that you will be incorporating in your lessons. Then, identify in which of the 5E's would the activity best be used.
 * 2) Choose one of the weaker E's in the lesson you uploaded at the start of this module and, using your matrix from Module 3 and the grid you just completed, identify the online resources you could use with your students.
 * 3) Describe how you would use these resources to revise/strengthen that E within your lesson plan.
 * 4) Now, complete the activities for a second weak E in your 5E lesson. You are now on your way to developing a hybrid plan for protein synthesis.

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In preparation for the final project presentation, write a brief reflection on the implementation of UDL and the 5E Instructional Model in writing science lesson plans and the importance of the two identified E's that we worked on in the lesson.=====

In your reflection, include:

 * 1) How you used the online resources to make your revised lesson a hybrid of the original.
 * 2) Cite examples of how the hybrid changed the students' understanding of the concept, protein synthesis. Use the collected student work as supporting evidence.