Science Notebooking

Find out how YOU as a classroom teacher can spend less time at the copy machine, less time grading

worksheets and more time teaching your students on a one to one

basis.  Find out how YOUr students can take ownership for their learning

and grow as a writer.

Research:NAEP Why notebook in

science classes?

Common Core State Standards Follow NAEP's requirement that reading and writing take place outside the ELA block.

Page 5: Reading for Information by grade 4   = 50%                                                            grade 8   = 55%                                                            grade 12 = 70%    

Writing to persuade, to explain, to convey experiencegrade 4    30%                35%            35%grade 8    35%                35%            30%grade 12  40%                40%            20%

                                                            

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Teacher Centered                                Student Centered• worksheets• copy machine• lost work• parent conferences• past learning experiences?

• notebook ownership• ownership of learning• progressive learning• rubric• grading• rewards

Notebooks:

?

The choice is yours... as a K-4 team we chose comp books because...

Now that you have a notebook... how to organize it...

2nd, 3rd, 4th grades

5th, 6th, 7th grades 

Tabs, sticky notes

Duck Tape Binding

Table of Contents

Book Marks, binder clips, rubber bands, paperclips...

Beginning of the year set up:

• pencils with erasers• pink pearl recommended • scissors• glue sticks• color pencils• crayons• highlighters • tape in tape dispensers• masking tape• suggested set up in a tote • No markers*• No glue*

* up to you as a teacher...

Let's Set Up a Notebook2-4th grade                                        5-7th grade

1. Lab format2. Tabs: separate book

into 4 sections, follow pacing guide as how to place strand of science.

3.  SLE's4. Lab Notebook Rubric 5. Science Rewards*

  *Science Lab will set up all 2-4th grade notebooks

1. Lab Format2. Tabs: separate book

into 4 sections, 1 for each 9 weeks... label

3. SLE's4. Lab Notebook Rubric5. Science rewards

Worksheets, Tests, Grades, Grading, and IEP Students

• Plan ahead, choose important information• Use document camera, as well as make a

FEW master copies.•  3x5 Card• Quarterly Score Card• Stamps, simple check marks, stickers• Notebooking template for IEP• Lost Notebook? Use a page and tape it in your

notebook when you find it.... if you can not find it... replace it and copy mine!

Daily Lab Format

Study the Michael Klentschy article: Science Notebook Essentials DateTimePurposeQuestionDataObservationsConclusion 

Sample LabSmart Board Template

Fun Stuff• Notebooking/Scrapbooking

 • Foldables

 • Color

 • Drawings

 • Digital Pictures

 • Specimens

 • Bookmarks

 • Stickers, Stamps

4th grade sample notebook page

2nd grade sample notebook page

Additional Resources

https://mrsegg.wikispaces.com/

http://www.sciencenotebooks.org/