Agenda
Welcome Interactive Notebooks
Why? How?
Set Up Right Side / Left Side
Vocabulary Briefcase Science Sacks Other Useful Ideas
What are InteractiveScience Notebooks?
A student thinking tool And organizer for inquiry question and what I
learned… A way to access and process the learning
utilizing various modalities (writing, drawing, and discussion)
A means for all students to work at their level A place for writing rough drafts based on
hands-on learning A formative assessment tool for teachers
TUSD Science Resource Center
5 Good Reasons to UseInteractive Science Notebooks
1. Notebooks Are Thinking Tools2. Notebooks Guide Teacher Instruction3. Notebooks Enhance Literacy Skills4. Notebooks Support Differentiated Learning5. Notebooks Foster Teacher Collaboration
Science and ChildrenNov/Dec 2005, p.28-32
Purpose for Interactive Science Notebooks for Teachers:
To identify evidence of student learning To identify students’ misconceptions To collect evidence of student growth over
time To develop next steps for planning and
teaching
TUSD Science Resource Center
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.
Additional Helpful Hints
Provide immediate feedback early on by checking a few notebooks daily
Have occasional open notebook quizzes to inspire great notebooks
Perfect Resource for PLC discussions
Why are we using science notebooks?
Record data To study for tests Record progress Communicate with
others…
Notebooks help us learn!
Example of communicating with others:
REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
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 don’t you understand?
Right Side? Left Side?What Goes Where?
Left SideStudent Output
Lots of Color
Concept Maps Warm Ups Drawings Reflective Writing Questions Data and Graphs Other
Right SideTeacher Input/ContentBlue or Black Ink only!
Information given in class Lecture Notes Lab Activities Video Notes Summaries Textbook Notes Data from
Experiments/Field Classroom Specific
Information
Customize to Your Students’ Needs
“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 don’t you understand?
Science Notebook Supplies
glue sticksscissors
colored pencils
pens & pencils
composition notebook
(No staples or white glue)
NO MARKERS!
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.
12
32
Step 3:
At the top of pages 3,4,5, write Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
(Skip pages 1 and 2)
A Vocabulary Briefcase
A place where a student’s vocabulary words are ALL together
After activity In their OWN words Pictures, Pictures! Vocabulary
Battleship
Step 3:
Inside,glue pockets as shown.
Nam
e, G
rade
NatureOf
Science
PhysicalScience
PhysicalScience
LifeScience
LifeScience
EarthScience
EarthScience
NatureOf
Science
Definition Card Set-up:
(front) (back)
Hypothesis
If....Then….
What I think will happen in the investigation.
Draw a pictureto help youremember
In your“own words”
First 5 Nature of Science cards for your Vocabulary Briefcase.
Problem Conclusion
Data
variables
Hypothesis
Get Organized with Sci-sacks
Handy organization tool Students come to lab
prepared Notebook, supplies,
vocabulary briefcase, etc.
Supplies stay at school!