Science Notebook Science Journal Setup

Getting started Step 1 My Name My Grade On the cover, write your name and subject area in large letters Science Notebook

Students’ journals should be easily recognizable to each student THE NOTEBOOK’S COVER Students’ journals should be easily recognizable to each student My Book 3

Personalized Cover Use photos, clippings, markers, glue, paper, and scissors to decorate the cover of your Journal It will look like the cover of a book that describes what the student loves about science  and their world

Inside Cover of Notebook Step 2 Starting with the first page, number AND circle the first 100 pages of your journal in the upper corners in small print 1 2 3 Inside Cover of Notebook

Setting Up Science Journals Students create and illustrate a cover/title page Number the pages: Odd numbers on the right side Even numbers on the left side NO BLANK PAGES Pages are NEVER torn out!!!!!!!!! 6

Student’s Page www.theexceptionalmind.wordpress.com 1 spalmer@oakparkschools.org www.theexceptionalmind.wordpress.com Student’s Page Name Hour Decorate the page Inside cover

(Table of Contents on pages 1, 2 and 3) Step 3 At the top of pages 1-3, write “Table of Contents” and divide into 3 columns: 1.Date 2.Description 3.Page # 1-3 Table of Contents Date Entry Page # (Table of Contents on pages 1, 2 and 3)

Table of Contents Example 3 Columns: Date Description Page 9

We Are Ready!!! Science Journal