Get it together with your Interactive Notebook

Getting Organized A personalized textbook All of your notes, graphic organizers and vocabulary sheets go in the science journal (interactive notebook) - Homework section- home work assignments only -Class-work- place class-work/ graded assignments under the daily work section of your binder. -Quizzes and Tests (also pretest and post test)- place quizzes and test under test section of the binder.

Maintaining the Interactive Notebook No ripped out pages or torn corners No doodling that doesn’t relate to notes Notebook should only be used in Science. (No other classes!!) Date and number each page

A+ Organization Table of Contents My entry is organized. My entry is complete. The page numbers are written. My handwriting is neat. Notes I have a title. I have a date. I have the pages numbered. My notes are specific!! Drawings/ Diagrams/Charts I used a ruler for straight lines. This is my best, neatest work. Everything is labeled. My diagrams/drawings are specific! Glossary Each word is underlined. I skipped a line between each word.

Guidelines Use the following guideline when organizing your scientist’s notebook: Number every page (upper right or left corner) of the notebook except your table of contents Use pencil only on both sides of page. Date each page at the start notes/ graphic organizer. Keep a neat and organized notebook at all times.

Page- 3 Extra Credit Sheet Page - 4 Current Event Guidelines Read and follow the set-up directions: Put your name and class period on the front of your spiral – on the right corner of your interactive notebook. Page – 1 Title page Page – 2 Classroom Rules Page- 3 Extra Credit Sheet Page - 4 Current Event Guidelines Page - 5 Safety Rules Page – 6 Create a K-W-L chart about safety/scientificmethod/metrics/graphing Page – 7 Table of contents fosr scientific method Page – 8 & 9 Notes on Experimental Design Page – 10 CER Notes Page – 11 Observation and Inference Cartoon Page – 12 Graphing Notes Page – 13 Graphing Video Notes