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Interactive Science Notebooks

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What are InteractiveScience Notebooks?

A student thinking tool An organizer for inquiry questions and

what you 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

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Why Use Interactive Science Notebooks?

Improve organization skills Improve critical thinking skills Express understanding creatively

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Why are we using Interactive Science Notebooks?

Record data Study for tests Record progress Communication

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DIAN

F OSSEY

LEO

DAVINCI

Real Scientists Use INBs

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.

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Science Notebook Setup

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Science Notebook Supplies

scissors

colored pencils

pens & pencils

NO MARKERS!

Spiral Notebook

Glue or glue stick

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Right Side? Left Side?What Goes Where?

Left SideStudent OutputLots of Color

The brain remembers things in color better.

Concept Maps Drawings Reflective Writing Questions Data and Graphs Songs Poems Data from Experiments Cartoons or cartoon strips

Right SideTeacher 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

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“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?

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Getting started -Step 1:

My Name

My Grade

On the cover, write your name and period #. Draw a picture of something that reminds you of science.

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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 32

Cover of

Notebook

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Step 3:At the top of pages 3,4,5, write Table of

Contents. Divide each page into 4 columns, date, description, page #, Grade.

Table of Contents

3 54Table of Contents

Table of Contents

(Skip pages 1 and 2)

Date Description Page # Grade

Date Description Page # Grade

Date Description Page # Grade

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Step 4:

2•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?

Add the following reflection questions on page 2. You will use these as open response questions.

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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?

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OUTPUT(your interpretation)

INPUT(notes from teacher)

Example page:

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Graphic Organizers

Help organize thoughts Assist with answering open

response questions

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Fish Bones

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Venn Diagram

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T-chart

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Net

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Tree

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Graphic Organizers

•There are 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.

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We Are READY!