In the current teaching trend, teachers should design learning activities for students to help them discover new knowledge independently. The 5E model, based on the constructivist theory of learning, is an exploratory teaching model with the philosophy that learners must build their own knowledge, through which their competencies will form and develop. This article presents the 5E model and how to use it to teach “The formula for calculating the distance from a point to a plane”- Geometry 12.