Chemistry Interactive Notebook

Interactive Science Notebooks Interactive Science Notebooks are a tool that: strengthens student learning of curriculum (the input) through increased student participation (the output).  uses both the right and left-brain hemispheres to help sort, categorize and be creative with the newly attained knowledge.  What do they do for you? Improve organizational skills. Improve critical thinking skills. Help express understanding creatively

Interactive Science Notebooks Purposes for Interactive Notebooks: Record data Study for tests Track Progress Communication

CHEMISTRY NOTEBOOK SETUP Supplies Needed: 3-Ring Binder(Separate from other classes) Loose-leaf notebook paper Spiral Lab Notebook(Honors) Tabs/Dividers Pens, Pencils Optional but highly recommended: Colored Pencils/Pens/Highlighters

Binder Setup Your binder should be separate from other courses and divided with tabs: 1st Tab: Notes section 2nd Tab: Lab Reports (Honors-Lab Notebook) 3rd Tab: Handouts/Worksheets 4th Tab: Any non-graded worksheets or paperwork relevant to this class.(indexes, data tables, etc)

Interactive Notes Your notes will have two parts: Input & Output What is input? The notes you write down, including Fill-in Notes Summaries of Teacher lectures Book notes and video notes Data tables Any other type of INPUT you get in class. - Input always goes on the right side of your notebook

Interactive Notes What is output? Brainstorm sessions Mind maps Concept Maps Venn Diagrams Pictures Drawings Diagrams Interactive Questions Flow Charts Reflections Poems Songs - Ouput always goes on the left side of your notebook

Getting Started Write your name and class period on your 3-ring binder Or use a binder with the clear sleeve so you can slip in a sheet of paper Add pictures, drawings to the outside. Make this binder your own! Chemistry Cat jokes are awesome

Setting up the Notes Section In the note section: Page 1: Table of Contents Draw a table of Contents on a blank sheet of lined paper and label it. Divide the Table into 3 columns: Date, Unit Title, Page # as shown below Page 2 & 3: Course Syllabus Page 4: Safety Contract Page 5: Safety Equipment Map Page 6: Chemistry Lab Equipment Worksheet Page 7: Start of the first unit: Intro to Chemistry 1

At the beginning of each unit: Write the unit name in your Table of Contents, along with the page number and date Turn to the nearest blank left- and right-handed pages. On the right side, write the title of the unit at the very top Good advice: Keep everything!

RUBRIC Notebooks will be graded at every unit test. A grade of 100 for a notebook will have: Complete notes Diagrams, demonstrations, output are properly placed Bellwork questions are answered Table of Contents filled out A grade of 75 for a notebook: Some notes missing/not filled Diagrams out of place/missing Some bellwork questions not answered Table of Contents not filled A grade of 50 for a notebook: most notes missing/not filled Most bellwork questions not answered Lost/not turned in notebooks will earn a 0