Download - Interactive Science Notebooks
Interactive Science
Notebooks
What is an Interactive Science Notebook (ISN)?
• A student thinking tool – one that allows you to organize your thoughts & reflections in a fun and creative way
• A way to access and process the information using different parts of your brain (done through writing, drawing and discussion)
• A means for all students to work at their level• A formative assessment tool for teachers
KEY TO SCIENCE SUCCESS!!
Why use an ISN?To be like a REAL scientist!
To record our thoughts, observations, questions and ideas
How does it work?• Your ISN will be only used for science class
and a new one will be created for each unit
• It will be divided into 2 parts – a left side and a right side
• It will contain a detailed table of contents
• Every page will be numbered and dated
• It will be the key to your success in 7th grade science
Left Side-Right Side: Which Side?
The left side of your ISN LOVESLOVES student work
This side allows you
to ccrreeaattiivveellyy interact with what we are learning
The right side of
your ISN is RESTRICTED
This side contains ONLY information given to you by your
teacher – nothing else
The Right Side
• This is the information given to you by your teacher during class
• Examples may include:– Lecture, video or textbook Notes
– Lab Activities
– Summaries
– Data from Experiments
– Classroom Specific Information
– Vocabulary
• Information on this side is TESTABLE material
The Left SideLet your
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Left Side Options• This is youryour side to
show you understand the material
• This ccoolloorrffuull and creative interaction helps your brain to process and remember the information better
• The result is greater success in science!!
Left side choices• Concept Maps
• Drawings/illustrations• Poems/raps/songs
• Flow Charts• Graphs
• Teach your parent
Left Side Example
Left Side Example
Left Side Example
Left and Ride Side Sample
Materials Needed
• 3 Composition Books
• Colored Pencils (collected by teacher)
• Glue Sticks (collected by teacher)
Setting up the ISN
Be sure to follow along CAREFULLY
1st Page• In the top right hand corner of the page
– Your name
– Your class period
• The name of the unit centered on the page: Populations & Ecosystems
• A colored illustration (or two) representing your ideas of the unit topic
Back of 1st Page
Neatly center and glue the page titled
Left-Side Options
Page Numbering• Starting with the number “1”, neatly number
EVERY page in the very top corner
1 2
Table of Contents• Title pages 1, 2 and 3 “Table of Contents”
• Create table as shown
1 2Table of Contents Table of Contents
Date Item Page Date Item Page
Page 4• Glue on Unit Wordle – center neatly on page
Pages 6 & 7
Center and Glue
Safety Information
Page 8
Center and Glue
Notebook Guidelines
Page 9 & Beyond• Each page from this point on needs to have a
date below the page number
• Odd numbered pages (right side) are for information from your ODD teacher
• Even numbered pages (left side) are for you to interact and creatively/colorfully respond to the information we’re discussing