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Abstract enThe Social Studies course is a course that presents the contents of the disciplines of social and human sciences in a holistic manner for the purpose of developing abilities concerning citizenship. With the decision of the National Board of Education under the Ministry of National Education, the curriculum of Social Studies course was developed according to the constructivist approach together with the curricula of the Turkish, Mathematics, Life Studies, Science and Technology courses between grades 1-5 of primary education and it is being implemented since the 2005-2006 academic year. Recently, a paradigm refusing the objectivity of knowledge has emerged. This paradigm, which is called constructivist or constructionist, advocates that knowledge is interpreted and constructed by the individual. Learning is the process of knowledge being interpreted and constructed by the individual and this process is directed by previously formed forms of thought, experiences, observations, and interpretations of the individual. The nature of knowledge and learning has been the basis of constructivism. Constructivism is an approach that is related to knowledge and learning; not teaching. The most important feature of constructivist education is that it enables the learner to construct, interpret, form, and develop knowledge. The interaction of individuals is important. The learners do not accept knowledge as it is; they create or rediscover knowledge. In the construction process, the individual attempts to construct meaning in his/her mind regarding knowledge and attributes the constructed meaning to her/himself. Individuals form knowledge in a manner they construct in their minds and not in the form it is presented to them. Within the framework of the constructivist approach, it is possible to employ various learning cycle models. One of these models is the 5E model. The 5E model was suggested by Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) at the end of the 1980s. Each E in the 5E model symbolizes a stage in the model. This model consists of the following stages: Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, and Evaluation. This study covers the fundamental characteristics of the constructivist approach and the 5E model and attempts to share a sample activity unique to the Social Studies course

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