Jenny Gammill Director of 21 St Century Learning, FPS CMASE, U of A July 13, /13/09J Gammill

Today’s Objectives Identify need for science notebooks Examine examples of notebooks Consider ways in which the teacher can provide structure to enhance student- centered science notebooks Consider ways in the science notebook may be used in classrooms 7/13/09J Gammill

"To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science." — Albert Einstein 7/13/09J Gammill

Zach Hill Comic Strip Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, /13/09J Gammill

Why use science notebooks?

“People don’t learn from their experiences; they learn from processing their experiences.” -Bob Garmston 7/13/09J Gammill

Early Efforts to Keep a Science Notebook 7/13/09J Gammill

Da Vinci’s Notebook Entry 7/13/09J Gammill

Alexander Graham Bell’s Notebook Entries 7/13/09J Gammill

Thomas Edison’s Notebook Entry 7/13/09J Gammill

John Muir’s Notebook Entry 7/13/09J Gammill

Science notebooks are… “…tools for STUDENTS to grapple with and make sense of THEIR understandings using recording and organizing strategies that are PERSONALLY meaningful.” -Fulton and Campbell, 2004 NOT strictly a journal NOT strictly a logbook 7/13/09J Gammill

Purpose Build conceptual knowledge and understanding Enhance literacy skills Support differentiated learning Tool for formative assessment Foster teacher collaboration Science and Children, Nov/Dec /13/09J Gammill

“Science Notebook Essentials” By Michael Klentschy Read Introduction and assigned component Summarize important points on chart paper in small groups Share out with whole group 7/13/09J Gammill

My question: _________________ (Question) Today I (or we) want to find out_______ (Problem) I think ________will happen because (Prediction) I noticed (or observed) ___________ (Observation) Today I learned ____________ (Conclusion) I wonder ________________ (Reflection) Questions I have now are _______________ (Next Steps/New Questions) Sentence Stems 7/13/09J Gammill

Formatting Notebooks * Useful elements: Date, Time, Subject “Codes” (see handout- “Science Notebooking Components”)Science Notebooking Components Front/Back of each sheet Glossary (tabbed) Tabs for strands of science Remember…this is the student’s notebook! *(see handout- “Notebook Organization”)Notebook Organization 7/13/09J Gammill

Notebook Entry Types* Drawings Tables, Charts, Graphs Graphic Organizer Notes and Practice Problems Reflective and Analytical Entries Inserts Investigation Writing Frames * (See handout-“Notebook Entry Types”)Notebook Entry Types 7/13/09J Gammill

Examine Notebook Entries What type of entry is it? What details do you notice? Appoint a reporter to share observations 7/13/09J Gammill

Assessing Notebooks Acquiring knowledge related to student’s level of understanding Sticky notes versus writing in student’s notebook Use a rubricrubric Self-assessment 7/13/09J Gammill

Potential Problems of Notebooks Motivating students Special Needs students Absent students Lost notebooks Contracts 7/13/09J Gammill

Reflect How will I use science notebooks in my classroom? 7/13/09J Gammill

Resources Using Science Notebooks in the Elementary Classroom by Michael Klentschy Science Notebooks: Writing About Inquiry by Brian Campbell & Lori Fulton 7/13/09J Gammill

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