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Why Science notebooks?
►Important tools for practicing scientists►Provide practice writing
Everyday language Scientific language
►Students communicate with themselves Students re-read their own writing
►Enhance organization skills
Science notebooks enhance Science skills
Figure 1. Results of the Valle Imperial Project in science on science proficiency. From Klentschy et al. 2000.
Science notebooks enhance language skills
Figure 2. Results of the Valle Imperial Project in science on English proficiency. From Klentschy et al. 2000.
Components of Notebook
►Before investigation Describe/plan investigation State question being addressed Make prediction before investigation
►Explain reasoning (i.e. hypothesis) behind prediction
►Please note: Often, stating the hypothesis is easier after
making a prediction►But distinction should still be made.
Components of Notebook
►During Investigation Record Methods – What did you do? Record Data in organized format
►Make tables►Produce Graphs
Record observations Answer Questions Explain thoughts, ideas, new concepts
that arise during investigation
Components of Notebook
►After Investigation Compare results to prediction
►basic stats?
Hypothesis supported or falsified?►explain why or why not►use evidence from investigation
How could investigation be improved? How could you learn more? New questions, hypotheses, or investigations
Using the notebook
►Notebook is not the end product►Use notebook to produce other products
Posters, drawings Summary Paper
►Using the notebook is key Makes students re-read Notebook Relies on Communication/organizational
skills►Communication with “Future self”
Assessment
► Notebook is PRACTICE: De-emphasize right vs. wrong
►Focus on how to improve
Requires teacher feedback Focus assessment on:
►Language use►Organization►Overall process of following, recording and analyzing
investigation.
Open Notebook quizzes can:►target specific content goals
Content Assessment
►Content knowledge and understanding best assessed using products of journal use. A good notebook will lead to good products
►summaries, posters, papers etc. Content knowledge and understanding
should be built into these activities►Use resources►explain concepts►etc.
Flexibility
►Basic notebook can be easily modified to accomplish specific goals
►Add specific questions. What did you measure and how?
►Add sections to focus on specific areas process skills Language development
►Graphic organizers►Vocab review etc.
The lab report
►The lab report is used at higher levels Fill-in-the-blank for lower levels more freeform as term/class progresses Notebook follows structure of lab report
►Scientific papers are used at even higher levels College, Grad school Scientific paper follows same basic
structure