Science Notebooking Find out how YOU as a classroom teacher can spend less time at the copy machine, less time grading worksheets and more time teaching your students on a one to one basis. Find out how YOUr students can take ownership for their learning and grow as a writer.

Research: NAEP Why notebook in science classes?

Common Core State Standards Follow NAEP's requirement that reading and writing take place outside the ELA block. Page 5: Reading for Information by grade 4 = 50% grade 8 = 55% grade 12 = 70% Writing to persuade, to explain, to convey experience grade 4 30% 35% 35% grade 8 35% 35% 30% grade 12 40% 40% 20%

Writing Standards W.2.1 W.3.1 W.4.1 W.5.1 W.6.1 Teacher Centered Student Centered worksheets copy machine lost work parent conferences past learning experiences? notebook ownership ownership of learning progressive learning rubric grading rewards

Notebooks: ? The choice is yours... as a K-4 team we chose comp books because...

Now that you have a notebook... how to organize it... 2nd, 3rd, 4th grades 5th, 6th, 7th grades Tabs, sticky notes Duck Tape Binding Table of Contents Book Marks, binder clips, rubber bands, paperclips...

Beginning of the year set up: pencils with erasers pink pearl recommended scissors glue sticks color pencils crayons highlighters tape in tape dispensers masking tape suggested set up in a tote No markers* No glue* * up to you as a teacher...

Let's Set Up a Notebook 2-4th grade 5-7th grade 1.Lab format 2.Tabs: separate book into 4 sections, follow pacing guide as how to place strand of science. 3. SLE's 4.Lab Notebook Rubric 5.Science Rewards* *Science Lab will set up all 2-4th grade notebooks 1.Lab Format 2.Tabs: separate book into 4 sections, 1 for each 9 weeks... label 3.SLE's 4.Lab Notebook Rubric 5.Science rewards

Worksheets, Tests, Grades, Grading, and IEP Students Plan ahead, choose important information Use document camera, as well as make a FEW master copies. 3x5 Card Quarterly Score Card Stamps, simple check marks, stickers Notebooking template for IEP Lost Notebook? Use a page and tape it in your notebook when you find it.... if you can not find it... replace it and copy mine!

Daily Lab Format Study the Michael Klentschy article: Science Notebook Essentials Date Time Purpose Question Data Observations Conclusion

Sample Lab Smart Board Template

Fun Stuff Notebooking/Scrapbooking Foldables Color Drawings Digital Pictures Specimens Bookmarks Stickers, Stamps

4th grade sample notebook page

2nd grade sample notebook page

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