Science Notebooks Writing About Inquiry

Science Notebooks Writing About Inquiry ISBN List Price: $21.25 Web Price: $17.00 Grade Levels 2-6 Grade Levels 2-6 Brian Campbell and Brian Campbell and Lori Fulton

Using Science Notebooks in the Elementary Classroom ISBN NSTA Science Store Member Price: $19.96 Nonmember: $24.95 Grade Levels K-5 Grade Levels K-5 Michael P. Klentschy Michael P. Klentschy

Writing Tools JOURNAL – A book where students write reflections about their learning. Normally used after an activity or investigation is done and materials are put away. LOG – A book where students record data over time. Normally used during the procedure of an investigation but not during class discussion. NOTEBOOK – A book where students record notes, technical drawings, observations, data, what they think and what they have learned as they do science. Used before, during, and after science investigations and is an authentic reflection of their knowledge and skills.

Purpose of a Science Notebook 1.To build science content and process skills. 2.To increase student participation and practice in science, math, writing and communicating. 3.To assess student achievement formatively.

What can I use?  Composition books  Spiral notebooks  Three ring binders  Three-prong paper folders  Folded stapled paper

Where to begin? What will students regularly write about in their notebook? What will students regularly write about in their notebook? What should be included with every student entry? What should be included with every student entry? What organizational tools and learning strategies should students use? What organizational tools and learning strategies should students use? What experiences will provide students with meaningful experiences? What experiences will provide students with meaningful experiences? Use the “Science Notebook Thinking Points” to insure your notebooks stay authentic to learning science

Develop a Regular Routine  Introduction : Record your prior knowledge/KWL/OWL  Hypothesis : Write your prediction  Materials : Identify your science tools  Procedure: Do the activity and record your data  Observations: Draw and label what happens  Question/Analysis: Write what you are thinking  Conclusion: Write what you learned  Communication: Share team results with class  Reflection: Expository writing/poem/song-rap Teacher Role : Student Participation Have students critique their own knowledge and skills

What should a Science Notebook look like ?

DRAWINGS KindergartenGrade 2

DIAGRAMS Grade 5 Grade 4

TECHNICAL VS. DRAWINGS Labels No Labels

CLASS NOTES Grade 5

CONCEPT MAPS Grade 4

EXPERIMENTS Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 5

FOOD WEBS ENERGY PYRAMIDS Grade 2 Grade 4 GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

DATA TABLES Grade 3 Grade 5

GRAPHS Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 4 Grade 5

WRITING Grade 4 Grade 1 Grade 2

REFLECTION Grade 5

My Science Notebook Hand outs

Work With Students On Drawing and recording observationsDrawing and recording observations Measuring and recording dataMeasuring and recording data Calculations and graphsCalculations and graphs Reflecting and writing about what they learnedReflecting and writing about what they learned

Practice 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 Students Self Reflection Peer to Peer Review Summative Assessments State Assessments Year to Year

Authentic Learning Tool Real scientists use science notebooks all the time. For this reason, using science notebooks to teach is a very “authentic learning experience.” Here are some real examples of some incredible science notebook pages.

Einstein’s Notebook Theory of Relativity

Galileo’s Notebook Drawings of the moons of Jupiter

Observing Phases of the Moon Photograph Water Color by Galileo

Wilber Wright’s Notebook 1903 Flyer

Darwin’s Notebook Elementary Illustrations of Darwin’s Ideas

Leonardo’s Notebook Vitruvian Man

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