Interactive Science

Notebooks

Materials You Need

• Composition notebook or spiral notebook. (Hard cover books are waayyy preferred)

• Glue Sticks• Scissors

• Pencil/Pens

• Colored Pencils

• Make a table of contents page like the one shown here.

• You will create a table of contents on the next four pages.

Table of Contents

Table of ContentsDate Activity Page# Done

Skip the next four pages. These will be used for the table of contents.

• Next, glue in the Scoring Guides and Rubrics

• Label the Bottom outside corners of your notebook. Front to Back.

• For now STOP at 50

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You will create a front cover for your Interactive notebook. Your notebook must include the following:

A.Course nameB.Instructor Name (Mr. Giacobbe)C.Class period D.Student’s nameE.Decorate as you desire

• Be creative, detailed, and colorful! Or Not…

INTERACTIVE

SCIENCE

NOTEBOOK

SCIENCE ADVENTURE TIME

YOUR NAME

YOUR PERIOD

Mr. Giacobbe

2015-2016

A interactive science notebook is your own personalized DIARY of learning about science

A portfolio of your work in ONE convenient spot. This is great for studying for upcoming quizzes & tests

A great ORGANIZATIONAL tool that gives you permission to be PLAYFUL AND CREATIVE in your responses without "messing up" your notes.

Allows you to be like a REAL SCIENTIST!

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They Take Notes About The Environment!

LEWIS and CLARK

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They Record Their Observations!

LEONARDO

DaVINCI

DIAN

F OSSEY

LEO

DAVINCI

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They record their thoughts!

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So, in this class, You Are A Scientist!

•You will use your notebook daily.

•You will record your thoughts, observations, and notes.

•You will keep many of your papers in your notebook.

•You will turn your notebooks periodically for grading.

The RIGHT side of the notebook is the “input” side. It is the information side.

•Handouts

•Class Notes

•Reading Notes

•Vocabulary

•Concept/Thinking Maps

•Data from activities

•Diagrams/Sketches of activities

•Articles

•Homework

Copy or glue in “Guide to the Interactive Notebooks

The LEFT side is the “output side”. It is your side for you to think and respond.

•Quick Writes

•Predictions

•Review questions

•Reflections

•Summaries

•Brainstorming

•Data analysis

Interactive Notebook Guide : Left Side Interactive Notebook Guide : Right Side

• Science Warm-Ups• Graphic Organizers• Drawings/Illustrations• Poems, Rap Songs• Cartoons/Comics• Lab Analysis • Teach Your Parent

YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BEAS CREATIVE AS YOU WANTTO BE

Lab Data

The day’s activity is placed on the LEFT or OUTPUT side of the notebook. This section acts as a reinforcement and processing for the RIGHT or LEARNING side.

• The RIGHT SIDE comes from me and should only contain information given or “input” from Mr. Giacobbe. Nothing else should be placed on this page!

• The RIGHT SIDE will contain all the TESTABLE material.

• The RIGHT side of the notebook contains information given to you by me. This is the ESSENTIAL information that will DEFINITELY, TOTALLY, ABSOLUTELY be on a quiz or test. Nothing else should go on this side.

Notes

What do I do if I am absent?

• If you are absent, it is your responsibility to obtain the assignments from a homework partner, study-buddy, or the instructor.

• Find a buddy from this class and exchange phone numbers and/or e-mail addresses so that you can help each other stay current!

• Staying current with all entries is vital to your success this year in science.

• No RIPPED OUT pages or torn corners• No DOODLING that doesn’t relate to science• Notebook should only be used for SCIENCE CLASS

ONLY • DATE AND NUMBER each page• All entries must go into the Table of Contents• BE COLORFUL & LOVE YOUR NOTEBOOK

Your notebooks are all set-

up and ready for

interaction!

Rock on, science

dudes and dudettes..