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Chemistry Interactive Chemistry Interactive NotebookNotebook

Interactive Science Interactive Science NotebooksNotebooksInteractive Science Notebooks are a Interactive Science Notebooks are a

tool that:tool that:strengthens student learning of curriculum (the

input) through increased student participation (the output). 

uses both the right and left-brain hemispheres to help sort, categorize and be creative with the newly attained knowledge. 

What do they do for you?What do they do for you?Improve organizational skills.Improve critical thinking skills.Help express understanding creatively

Interactive Science Interactive Science NotebooksNotebooksPurposes for Interactive

Notebooks:Record dataStudy for testsTrack ProgressCommunication

CHEMISTRY NOTEBOOK CHEMISTRY NOTEBOOK SETUPSETUP

Supplies Needed: 3-Ring Binder(Separate from other classes) Loose-leaf notebook paper Spiral Lab Notebook(Honors) Tabs/Dividers Pens, Pencils

Optional but highly recommended: Colored Pencils/Pens/Highlighters

Binder Setup

Your binder should be separate from other courses and divided with tabs:

• 1st Tab: Notes section• 2nd Tab: Lab Reports (Honors-Lab Notebook)• 3rd Tab: Handouts/Worksheets• 4th Tab: Any non-graded worksheets or

paperwork relevant to this class.(indexes, data tables, etc)

Your notes will have two parts: Input & Output

What is input?The notes you write down, including

• Fill-in Notes• Summaries of Teacher lectures• Book notes and video notes• Data tables

Any other type of INPUT you get in class.

- Input always goes on the right side of your notebook

Interactive Interactive NotesNotes

Interactive Interactive NotesNotesWhat is output?

Brainstorm sessions Mind maps Concept Maps Venn Diagrams Pictures Drawings Diagrams Interactive Questions Flow Charts Reflections Poems Songs

- Ouput always goes on the left side of your notebook

1. Write your name and class period on your 3-ring binder

• Or use a binder with the clear sleeve so you can slip in a sheet of paper

2. Add pictures, drawings to the outside. Make this binder your own!

• Chemistry Cat jokes are awesome

Getting Getting StartedStarted

1. In the note section:• Page 1: Table of Contents

• Draw a table of Contents on a blank sheet of lined paper and label it. Divide the Table into 3 columns: Date, Unit Title, Page # as shown below

• Page 2 & 3: Course Syllabus• Page 4: Safety Contract• Page 5: Safety Equipment Map• Page 6: Chemistry Lab Equipment Worksheet• Page 7: Start of the first unit: Intro to

Chemistry

Setting up the Notes Setting up the Notes SectionSection

1

• At the beginning of each unit:• Write the unit name in your Table of Contents,

along with the page number and date• Turn to the nearest blank left- and right-handed

pages.• On the right side, write the title of the unit at the

very top• Good advice: Keep everything!

RUBRICRUBRICNotebooks will be graded at every unit test.– A grade of 100 for a notebook will have:

– Complete notes– Diagrams, demonstrations, output are properly placed– Bellwork questions are answered– Table of Contents filled out

– A grade of 75 for a notebook:– Some notes missing/not filled– Diagrams out of place/missing– Some bellwork questions not answered– Table of Contents not filled

– A grade of 50 for a notebook:– most notes missing/not filled– Diagrams out of place/missing– Most bellwork questions not answered– Table of Contents not filled

– Lost/not turned in notebooks will earn a 0