1. The Interactive Science Notebook
Your New Best Friend!
Chesnee High School
Spring 2018
Mrs. Ezell
Science Notebook
Unlocking
Science
Success

2. I can’t find my homework, my notes, old quizzes…..
Have you ever heard yourself say .
I can't find my notes, homework, old quizzes . . .
I can't remember what we did in class yesterday..
I can’t find my homework, my notes, old quizzes…..
I'm sure it’s in my locker my book bag my room . . .
I was absent last week, did I miss anything?

3. Well Here's Your Answer..
Interactive Science Notebook
Science Notebook

4. Interactive Science Notebook (ISN)
What Is an Interactive Notebook ?
Interactive Science Notebook (ISN)
- Your own personalized DIARY of learning about science
-A portfolio of your work in ONE convenient spot. This is great for studying for upcoming quizzes & tests
-A great ORGANIZATIONAL tool that gives you permission to be PLAYFUL AND CREATIVE in your responses without "messing up" your notes.
-Allows you to work like a REAL SCIENTIST!
Science Notebook

5. A student thinking tool
An organizer for inquiry questions and what I learned…
A way to access and process the learning utilizing various modalities (writing, drawing, and discussion)
A place for writing rough drafts based on hands-on learning
A formative assessment tool for teachers

6. Interactive Science Notebook( ISN) Guidelines ISN’s will increase your understanding of science by:
using writing as a process for discovery and synthesis of inquiry.
modeling many enduring functions of scientists – recording information, data, and experimental diagrams.
improving your ability to organize ideas and information to provide a study reference for each unit, as well as a resource to consult for review for tests, and even in high school as you sequence into Earth Science, Chemistry, Ecology, Biology, and Physics
demonstrating to your teacher and parents your developing organizational skills, understanding of science concepts and ability to express thoughts and feelings in a variety of ways
deepening the science skills acquired in prior years by application to 9th grade science

7. Notebooks help us learn!
“In a nutshell” What is the rationale for using interactive science notebooks?
Improve organization skills
Improve critical thinking skills
Express understanding creatively
Record data
Study for tests
Record progress
Communication
Notebooks help us learn!

8. Impact of Hands-on Science & Science Notebooks on Student Achievement
Research shows that student understanding and literacy skills improve when students do hands-on minds-on science and use science notebooks to make sense of their science investigations.

9. Real Scientist Use Notebooks
The Interactive science notebook is an effective teaching strategy because it turns student notebooks into meaningful and personalized records of learning.
Think as a scientist… record as a scientist… and reflect as a scientist!

10. DIAN
F O S S E Y
LEO
D A V I N C I

11. Required Materials : 1 composition notebook
Handouts and other teacher provided pages may be glued or clear taped in place so that both sides of each sheet are visible at all times. It is important for you to have your own glue stick at all times. Only certain pages will be glued in and the teacher will instruct the student of which ones.
Organized in the same manner: right side for input (guided questions) and the left side for output (labs notes, reflections, gizmos) Each student will have the same thing on the right side pages of their notebooks

12. Both sides of page should be used.
Teacher Input/Content
Blue or Black Ink/pencil
Information given in class
Guided questions
Lecture Notes
Video Notes
Summaries
Textbook Notes
Classroom Specific Information
Both sides of page should be used.
Student Output
Lots of Color
The brain remembers things in color better.
Concept Maps
Drawings
Reflective Writing
Questions
Data and Graphs
Songs
Poems
Data from Experiments
Cartoons or cartoon strips
Foldables

13. Instead of typical note taking, all information for this class will be in the form of guided questions.
These are probing questions which will help guide your research about a topic.
These are your notes for the entire class!
Guided Questions

14. Guided questions must be answered thoroughly, but do not have to be in complete sentences
Paraphrase!
When you are done with a section (or when I come by to check) you will be required to answer the questions IN YOUR OWN WORDS!
You may use your notes to help, but you must defend your answer to be checked off for mastery!
Guided Questions

15. In order to be check off for mastery, you must be able to answer the question in your own words
If you are unable to fully answer the question, I will send you back to do more research
Once you have mastered the question, I will initial on each student’s notebook next to the question
You will be graded on the number of questions that you have mastered
Mastery

16. A running list of the work completed in the ISN will be posted on my website
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to copy missed notes into your ISN and be sure that they do the proper reflection for that assignment
Notebooks will be checked every Friday
Bring your ISN with you EVERY SINGLE DAY!

17. Notebook pages should be numbered consecutively; each page titled, dated and learning goal added.
Step 1:
Date
Title
Date/ LG
Title
Date Title
Date/LG
Title 11 1 2 3 4

18. Example
Date
Title
(your guided question answers)
(notes from teacher)

19. CREATIVE AS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE AS YOU WANT Examples of Assignments
Graphic Organizers Diagrams/Visual Illustrations
Poems, Song Lyrics Cartoons/Comics
Lab Analysis Advertisements
Brainstorming Mind maps
Concept maps Venn diagrams
Pictures Drawings
Diagrams Writing prompts
Flow charts Homework Songs
Open ended worksheets Self reflections
Labs Quizzes, tests
Mnemonic device Foldables
Vocab. Cartoons Charts & graphs
Write a newspaper article about notes
Write a letter or postcard from a famous scientist
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
TO BE AS
CREATIVE AS
YOU WANT 19

20. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

21. DRAWINGS/ILLUSTRATIONS

22. DRAWINGS/ILLUSTRATIONS22

23. Example of Left Side Learning

24. FOLDABLES

25. FOLDABLES

26. Example of Learning

27. Example of Learning

28. Example of Left Side Learning

29. Example of Left and Right Side Learning
Example of Video Response

30. How will my notebook be graded?
GRADING
Notebooks will be collected and graded each Friday
Notebooks will be graded on organization, accuracy, creativity and presentation.
An important part of your notebook is its visual appearance. Your notebook should be neat! Your personal learning style should be visible throughout.
Note: Grading will not be all or nothing, but if you only partially complete an assignment or it’s of poor quality, you won’t be given full credit.

31. Grading Rubric Organization UNIT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS Accuracy
WORK IN IN ORDER
Accuracy
Notes are accurate ACCURATE
REFLECTION contributes to a better understanding WRITING is in PEN/PENCIL with DRAWINGS in COLOR
Pride in Presentation
COMPLETE
LEGIBLE
Pages are NUMBERED and include DATES
Learning Goal is posted

32. Science Notebook Setup
WE ARE READY!
Science Notebook Setup
Science Notebook 32

33. NO MARKERS! Scissors Tape Composition Notebook Pens & pencils
Science Notebook Supplies
Scissors
Tape
Composition Notebook
Pens & pencils
colored pencils
Highlighters
NO MARKERS!

34. Environmental Science
Getting Started: Step 1
Interactive Science Notebook
The name of the course:
Earth Science
The words: Interactive Science Notebook
The class period that you have science:
1st Period (for example)
The school year: Spring 2018
Your teacher: Mrs. Ezell
Your name: (self explanatory)
Environmental Science
Period ____
Fall 2017
Mrs. Daniels
My Name

35. Earth Science
INTERACTIVE
SCIENCE
NOTEBOOK
Period ______
Fall 2017
Mrs. Ezell
YOUR NAME

36. We Are READY!
Science Notebook

37. Let’s get started! Get our your ISN.
Number ALL Pages in your ISN

38. Create a Cover Page
On Page 1 of your ISN, you will create a cover page.
A new cover page will be completed for each unit.
Cover Page Title:
Unit 1: Introduction to Interactive Scientific Notebooks
You may CREATE and COLOR your cover page now.
You have 10 minutes.

39. Unit Title Make a TOC on Pages 1-4 Unit Topic Page #
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit
Topic
Page #
1-Intro to Noteooks
ISNs and About Me
5-6
Make a TOC on Pages 1-4

40. What do I do if I am absent?
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to obtain the assignments from the website
Staying current with all entries is vital to your success this year in science.
What do I do if I am absent?