Interactive NotebookInteractive NotebookInteractive NotebookInteractive NotebookBetsy SanfordBetsy Sanford

Lost Mountain Middle SchoolLost Mountain Middle School2015-20162015-2016

Have you ever heard yourself say . . .

Get it together with your

Your key to success in science

What is an Interactive Notebook?

• A personalized textbook• A study guide• A working portfolio – all of your

notes, class work, labs• Convenient – all in one spot

Left Side – Right Side Orientation

• The right side is input– It contains notes and information– It contains procedures and directions– It is what the teacher or text has given you

• The left side is output– This side is to show what you know; your work– You will create something here – You are processing the knowledge in some way

Right Side

• Reserved for the teacher• Nothing should be placed on this

page except notes and handouts• Odd-numbered pages

Examples of Right Side Assignments

• Notes• Study Guides• Procedures• Directions• Articles

Left Side• The left side belongs to you• It contains your all of your work• Even-numbered pages

Examples of Left Side Assignments

• Summaries• Compare/Contrast• Illustrations• Webs, Diagrams• Reflections• Foldables

Student Materials• Mead, 5-Star, 5-Subject COLLEGE-

RULED (8.5” X 11”) notebook• Glue sticks (large)• Pencils and/or erasable pens• Colored pencils• Highlighters

Maintaining the Interactive Notebook

• Use for science class only• Write your name on the cover in

permanent marker• Number all pages now• Leave the first 15 pages blank• If a page falls out, glue it back in

What if I miss a day?

• Obtain the right side materials from the teacher

• Complete the left side materials as soon as possible

• Place all work on the correct page

What if I forget my interactive notebook?

• During class, complete all work on notebook paper

• For homework, glue your work and the right side information into the interactive notebook on the correct page

What if I lose my interactive notebook?

• Stay before or after school to re-create the interactive notebook from the master copy

• Table of contents poster in classroom and on blog

Grading

• Every 2 weeks• Warm up check• Organization check

The Left Side• What goes on

the left side?• Output – the

ideas and information that come from your brain

• Use color

• Examples:– Brainstorming– Concept

Maps– Quick Writes– Graphic

Organizers– Data and

Graphs– Homework– Class Work– Anything You

Create

The Right Side• What goes on

the right side?• Input – the

information that is given to you by an instructor or others

• Use highlighters

• Examples:– Cornell notes– Vocabulary

words and meanings

– Lab or activity instructions

– Handouts