Interactive Science Notebook

Why are we using an Interactive Notebook? To play around with your thinking and ideas about science To organize your scientific thinking and ideas to help your remember them better Record data Record science facts, concepts, & vocabulary Communicate with others… Allows you to be like a REAL SCIENTIST!

Real scientists use notebooks!

Dian Fossey Leonardo DaVinci

Leonardo de Vinci’s notes & sketches What was Leonardo writing about? How can you tell?

Lewis & Clark’s data, and sketches

Right Side Teacher Input/Content We will do all of our writing on the right side of our notebook. This includes; Date Information given in class Vocabulary Notes Investigation Directions Guiding Questions Materials List Hypothesis Summaries Data from Experiments Left Side Student Output Creative, colorful, and imaginative! We will reserve the left side of our notebook for: Drawing with labels: Petals Leaves Stem Pollinators Diagrams. &.Graphs How Our Notebooks Will be Used

Date Objective(s): Key Term(s): This section includes but is not limited to notes (from direct instruction, hands on experiences, videos, readings, research, demonstrations or responses to guided questions), investigative planning as well as to reflect on and discuss your findings and ideas. “I smelled… I felt… I observed…”,“ My results show…”, “The variable I will change is…”, or “I think that because…”. Notes: What else can go on the left side? Pg. # How Our Notebooks Will be Used

Science Notebook Supplies scissors colored pencils composition notebook NO MARKERS! pens & pencils glue or glue stick

Notebook Rules No RIPPED OUT pages or torn corners No DOODLING that doesn’t relate to science Notebook should be used for SCIENCE CLASS ONLY All entries must go into the Table of Contents BE COLORFUL & LOVE YOUR NOTEBOOK

An important of part of your notebook is its visual appearance. The notebook serves as a demonstration of your learning throughout the six weeks. Your notebook should be neat, every entry should be titled, and every entry must have a date and page number. Your artistic touch should be visible through out the notebook. Notebook Rules

Notebook Grading Notebooks will be graded after the end of each lab investigation and will count as a TEST GRADE!!!

Getting Started: The Cover Page The name of the course: 4th Grade Science The words: Interactive Science Notebook The school year: 2012 – 2013 Your “awesome” teacher: Mrs. Jacobs or Mrs. Slye Your name:

Example: 4 th Grade Science Science Notebook Mrs. Jacobs Class Name________

Getting Started: The Title Page Your title page should have the following: A cool title for the notebook: ex. Science Rocks!! Your name: The year: 2012 – 2013 At least 4 Pictures of Science type stuff

Getting Started: Table of Contents 54 3 At the top of page 3, write: Table of Contents Title your three columns: Date Title Page # Start your first entry on PAGE 3 (yours should look like my example)

DATE TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLEPAGE # Getting Started: Table of Contents

We Are Now Ready!!