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Using Science NotebooksUsing Science Notebooksin the Elementary Classroomin the Elementary Classroom

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Writing ToolsWriting ToolsJOURNALJOURNAL – A book where students write – A book where students write reflections about their learning. Normally reflections about their learning. Normally used after an activity or investigation is done used after an activity or investigation is done and materials are put away.and materials are put away.

LOGLOG – A book where students record data – A book where students record data over time. Normally used during the over time. Normally used during the procedure of an investigation but not during procedure of an investigation but not during class discussion.class discussion.

NOTEBOOKNOTEBOOK – A book where students record – A book where students record notes, technical drawings, observations, data, notes, technical drawings, observations, data, what they think and what they have learned what they think and what they have learned as they do science. Used before, during, and as they do science. Used before, during, and after science investigations and is an after science investigations and is an authentic reflection of their knowledge and authentic reflection of their knowledge and skills.skills.

Purpose of aPurpose of aScience NotebookScience Notebook

1.1.To build science content and To build science content and process skills.process skills.

2.2.To increase student participation To increase student participation and practice in science, math, and practice in science, math, writing and communicating.writing and communicating.

3.3.To assess student achievement To assess student achievement formatively.formatively.

What can I use?What can I use?Composition booksComposition books

Spiral notebooksSpiral notebooks

Three ring bindersThree ring binders

Three-prong paper foldersThree-prong paper folders

Folded stapled paperFolded stapled paper

Where to begin?Where to begin?What will students regularly write about What will students regularly write about

in their notebook?in their notebook?What should be included with every What should be included with every

student entry?student entry?What organizational tools and learning What organizational tools and learning

strategies should students use?strategies should students use?What experiences will provide students What experiences will provide students

with meaningful experiences? with meaningful experiences?

Use the “Science Notebook Thinking Points” to Use the “Science Notebook Thinking Points” to insure your notebooks stay authentic to learning insure your notebooks stay authentic to learning

science science

Develop a Regular Develop a Regular Routine Routine

Introduction : Introduction : Record your prior knowledge/KWL/OWLRecord your prior knowledge/KWL/OWL Hypothesis : Hypothesis : Write your predictionWrite your prediction Materials : Materials : Identify your science toolsIdentify your science tools Procedure: Procedure: Do the activity and record your dataDo the activity and record your data Observations: Observations: Draw and label what happensDraw and label what happens Question/Analysis: Question/Analysis: Write what you are thinkingWrite what you are thinking Conclusion: Conclusion: Write what you learnedWrite what you learned Communication: Communication: Share team results with classShare team results with class Reflection: Reflection: Expository writing/poem/song-rapExpository writing/poem/song-rap

Teacher RoleTeacher Role : : Student ParticipationStudent Participation

Have students critique their own knowledge Have students critique their own knowledge and skillsand skills

What should a What should a Science Notebook Science Notebook

look like ?look like ?

DRAWINGSDRAWINGS

DIAGRAMSDIAGRAMS

TECHNICALTECHNICAL VS. VS.

DRAWINGSDRAWINGS

LabelsLabels No LabelsNo Labels

CLASS NOTESCLASS NOTES

CONCEPT MAPSCONCEPT MAPS

EXPERIMENTSEXPERIMENTS

FOOD WEBSFOOD WEBSENERGY PYRAMIDSENERGY PYRAMIDS

GRAPHIC GRAPHIC ORGANIZERSORGANIZERS

DATA TABLESDATA TABLES

GRAPHSGRAPHS

WRITINGWRITING

REFLECTIONREFLECTION

Grade 5

My Science Notebook

Hand outsHand outs

Work With Students OnWork With Students On•Drawing and recording Drawing and recording

observationsobservations•Measuring and recording dataMeasuring and recording data•Calculations and graphsCalculations and graphs•Reflecting and writing about Reflecting and writing about

what they learnedwhat they learned

PracticePractice• Making PredictionsMaking Predictions• Making Technical ObservationsMaking Technical Observations• Recording DataRecording Data• Measuring and Doing CalculationsMeasuring and Doing Calculations• Graphing DataGraphing Data• Making InferencesMaking Inferences• Expository WritingExpository Writing

Review with Review with StudentsStudents

Self ReflectionSelf Reflection

Peer to Peer ReviewPeer to Peer Review

Summative AssessmentsSummative Assessments

State AssessmentsState Assessments

Year to YearYear to Year

Is my Science Notebook helping me learn?

Use your science notebook to answer these questions.

Do my notes help me understand the Yes No lesson?

Should I spend more or less time on my

More Less drawings?

Do I write enough labels (words) on my Yes No drawings?

Do the questions and answers Yes No I write in my notebook help me learn?

Do I record more pictures or words Pictures Words in my notebook?

Do my observations include Numbers Words more numbers or words?

What type of data recording can I List Table do best on my own?

What type of data analysis can I Explain Graph do best on my own?

Will my notebook help me Yes No study for science tests?

Science Notebook Thinking Points As you begin co-construct of the content with your students in their science notebooks over the first six weeks, take some time to reflect on and answer the following questions about how you’ve tried improved the “authentic purpose” of your student’s Science Notebook.

WEEK 1

1. What type of notebook will you use? 2. What do you expect your students to accomplish with their science notebook? 3. What organizational tools do you want your students to use in their notebooks? (i.e., Will

students make use of expository text features like table of contents, glossary, index, etc. in their notebooks?)

4. What information will you expect students to include in all entries?

WEEK 2 5. What opportunities will you provide for students to connect their notebooks to reading? 6. What will you use to determine prior knowledge before each lesson? 7. How will you promote writing in the science notebooks after an investigation? 8. What student benefits and limitations have you observed regarding various degrees of

structure you have added to the notebooks?

WEEK 3 9. To what extent do modeling science process skills seem necessary for your students? 10. How will you use data form the science notebooks to formatively assess your students? 11. What organizational expectations will you have for your students as they record

information in their notebooks? How will your expectations change over time? 12. How do your instructional decisions impact what your students view as important?

WEEK 4 13. How do technical drawings fit in with how you teach science? 14. What opportunities within your curriculum allow students to use technical drawings? 15. What are reasonable expectations for your students in terms of developing and recording

their own questions to be investigated (i.e., Inquiry Place Think Sheet)? 16. How and when will you provide time for students to reflect in writing on their science

lesson experiences?

WEEK 5 17. How will you gather evidence of how your students are learning information from each

strand in their science notebooks? 18. What opportunities will your provide to allow students to improve their learning in each

strand and how will it be reflect in their science notebooks? 19. How will you look for evidence of content and or process understanding when your

students use their notebooks? 20. How will you look for evidence of science as inquiry when your students use their

notebooks?

WEEK 6 21. How will you look for evidence that your students are using unifying concepts: system,

order, and organization; evidence, model, explanation; consistency, change, and measurement and/or are using the science process skills: predict, observe, identify, experiment, measure, collect and analyze data, infer; when they record in their science notebooks?

22. How will you incorporate science talk in your classroom? 23. How will your students formalize the information in their science notebooks to share it

with a broader community (other classes, other schools, in their community)? 24. What role have science notebooks played in literacy development in your classroom?

Authentic Authentic Learning ToolLearning Tool

Real scientists use science notebooks Real scientists use science notebooks all the time. For this reason, using all the time. For this reason, using science notebooks to teach is a very science notebooks to teach is a very “authentic learning experience.”“authentic learning experience.”

Here are some real examples of Here are some real examples of some incredible science notebook some incredible science notebook pages.pages.

Einstein’s NotebookEinstein’s Notebook

Theory of Theory of

RelativityRelativity

Galileo’s NotebookGalileo’s Notebook

Drawings of the moons of Jupiter

Observing Phases of the Observing Phases of the MoonMoon

PhotographPhotographWater Color Water Color by Galileo by Galileo

Wilber Wright’s Wilber Wright’s NotebookNotebook

1903 1903 FlyerFlyer

Darwin’s NotebookDarwin’s Notebook

Elementary Elementary Illustrations of Illustrations of Darwin’s IdeasDarwin’s Ideas

Leonardo’s Notebook Leonardo’s Notebook

Vitruvian ManVitruvian Man

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