Interactive Science Notebooks
- 1. Presented by Annette Holder Portions adopted from M. Wells, E. Dubose, and T. Burleigh Interactive Science Notebooks Science Notebook
- 7. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ YOU ARE A SCIENTIST! You will use your notebook daily. You will record all your thoughts, observations, and notes. You will keep all papers in your notebook. You will turn your notebooks in at the end of each chapter/unit.
- 8. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HOW WILL THIS HAPPEN?! You will put the date and page number on each page daily! When needed, you will use two drops of glue, a piece of tape, or a smudge of glue from a glue stick to place papers in your notebook. You will not tear out any pages.
- 9. Soan Interactive Science Notebook is. A student thinking tool An organizer for inquiry questions and what I learned A way to access and process the learning utilizing various modalities (writing, drawing, and discussion) A place for writing rough drafts based on hands-on learning A formative assessment tool for teachers TUSD Science Resource Center
- 10. Why Use Interactive Science Notebooks? Improve organization skills Improve critical thinking skills Express understanding creatively
- 11. Why are we using Interactive Science Notebooks? Record data Study for tests Record progress Communication
- 12. Impact of Hands-on Science & Science Notebooks on Student Achievement Research shows that student understanding and literacy skills improve when students do hands-on minds-on science and use science notebooks to make sense of their science investigations.
- 13. Science Notebook Setup Science Notebook
- 14. Science Notebook Supplies scissors colored pencils pens & pencils NO MARKERS! Spiral Notebook Glue or glue stick
- 15. Right Side? Left Side? What Goes Where? Left Side = Loves Student Output Lots of Color The brain remembers things in color better. BOCA=beginning of class assignment Concept Maps Drawings Reflective Writing Questions Data and Graphs Songs Poems Data from Experiments Cartoons or cartoon strips Right Side Teacher Input/Content Blue or Black Ink/pencil Information given in class Lecture Notes Lab Activities Video Notes Summaries Textbook Notes Procedures for experiments Classroom Specific Information
- 16. A Bit More On The Left Getting Students to Think About Their Learning REFLECTION: Use Guiding Prompts: What are you curious about? What would you like to test? What was the main idea? What are the important details to remember? How does this relate to your life? What dont you understand? Even More coming up!
- 17. Getting started - Step 1: Science Notebook My Name My Grade On the cover, write your name and period #. Draw a diagram of something that reminds you of physical science.
- 18. Annette Holder 1 st period
- 19. Step 2: Starting with the first page, number the first 50 pages. Numbers should be small and at the top outside corner of every page. 1 3 2 Cover of Notebook
- 20. Step 3: At the top of pages 5,6,7 write Table of Contents. Divide each page into 3 columns, date, description, page #. Table of Contents 5 7 6 Table of Contents Table of Contents (Skip pages 1 through 4) These will receive reference pages Date Description Page # Date Description Page # Date Description Page #
- 21. Step 4: Add the following reflection questions on page 1. You will use these as open response questions. When you cant think of something else to do for your left side entry, use one of these. Remember open response means a paragraph and a paragraph has multiple sentences. 1 What are you curious about? What would you like to test? What was the main idea? What are the important details to remember? How does this relate to your life? What dont you understand ?
- 22. The RIGHT side of the notebook contains information given to you by Mrs. Holder. This is the ESSENTIAL information that will DEFINITELY be on a quiz or test. Nothing else should go on this side. RIGHT SIDE
- 23. The DAYS ACTIVITY is placed on the LEFT side of the notebook. INCLUDES: BOCA DAYS ACTIVITY May be a graphic organizer, a song, a drawing etc. BOCA: Complete the following: consumer, producer, decomposer Plants, mice, and other mammals are .
- 24. OUTPUT Left=Loves (your interpretation) INPUT (notes from teacher) BOCA: Complete the following: consumer, producer, decomposer Plants, mice, and other mammals are .
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- 27. Graphic Organizers Help organize thoughts Assist with answering open response questions
- 28. Fish Bones
- 29. Venn Diagram
- 30. T-chart
- 31. Net
- 32. Wheel
- 33. Tree
- 34. Graphic Organizers There are 10 graphic organizers posted on the wall above the board. At times you will be allowed to choose one or I will direct you which to use. These are all acceptable .
- 35. Comments: 油 油 油 Effort & quality of work are exceptional 油 油 油 Obvious evidence of learning 油 油 Obvious evidence of time invested 油 油 Extras (10) 油 油 No missing work (even if you were absent) 油 油 Includes graphic representations of thought. 油 油 Evidence of following instructions. 油 油 Left side work is complete & shows processings of the work done on the right side. 油 油 Notes & right side work is complete & high quality 油 油 Quality & Completeness (10) 油 油 Effective Use of Color 油 油 Headings & Dates on all pages 油 油 Work is Neat & Organized 油 油 Table of Contents 油 油 Cover reflects Physical Science content 油 油 Visual Apperarance/Organization (10) Teacher Evaluation Student Evaluation First INB Check
- 36. We Are READY! Science Notebook