1. Science Notebook Setup

2. Science Notebook Supplies
Glue or glue stick
pens & pencils
Notebook
scissors
colored pencils
NO MARKERS! 2

3. Why Use Interactive Science Notebooks?
Improve organization skills
Improve critical thinking skills
Express understanding creatively 3

4. Getting started - Step 1
My Name
My Grade
On the cover, write your name and subject area in large letters
Science
Notebook

5. Setting Up Personal Interactive Science Notebooks
Students create and illustrate a cover/title page
Number the pages:
Odd numbers on the right side
Even numbers on the left side
NO BLANK PAGES
Handouts are glued/taped into notebook at appropriate location
Pages are NEVER torn out!!!!!!!!! 5

6. Inside Cover of Notebook
Step 2
Starting with the first page, number AND circle the first 30 pages of your journal in the upper corners in small print 1 2 3
Inside Cover of Notebook

7. Students’ journals should be easily recognizable to each student
THE NOTEBOOK’S COVER
Students’ journals should be easily recognizable to each student
My Book 7

8. Personalized Cover
Use photos, clippings, markers, glue, paper, and scissors to decorate the cover of your Interactive Student Notebook
It will look like the cover of a book that describes what the student loves about science  and their world

9. COURSE EXPECTATIONS (taped in place)#1
AUTHOR’S PAGE
COURSE EXPECTATIONS (taped in place)
Name
Hour
Decorate the page
Inside cover

10. Step 3 Getting Students to Think About Their Learning
Guiding Prompts on Page 2:
1. What was today’s main idea?
2. What are some questions you still have?
3. What are you curious about?
4. What are the important details to remember?
5. How does this relate to your life?
6. How does this relate to the “Challenge”? 10

11. Step 4
At the top of pages 3,4,5, write Table of Contents, divide each page into 3 columns:
Date, Description, Page # 3 4 5
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Date Description Page #
Date Description Page #
Date Description Page #
(Skip pages 1 and 2)

12. Table of Contents Example
3 Columns:
Date
Description
Page 12

13. Table of Contents
It is the student’s organization page that outlines their daily work in progress
It will help the teacher evaluate the student’s work and comprehension
Make sure students leave enough room… especially for big chapters 13

14. Right Side? Left Side? What Goes Where?
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
Right Side
Teacher Input/Content
Blue or Black Ink/pencil
Information given in class
Lecture Notes
Lab Activities
Video Notes
Summaries
Textbook Notes
Procedures for experiments
Classroom Specific Information

15. Student Responses RIGHT PAGE LEFT PAGE Teacher Information Pg #
Date Title
Teacher Information 15

16. REMEMBER Step 3 Getting Students to Think About Their Learning
Guiding Prompts on Page 2:
1. What was today’s main idea?
2. What are some questions you still have?
3. What are you curious about?
4. What are the important details to remember?
5. How does this relate to your life?
6. How does this relate to the “Challenge”? 16

17. We Are Ready!!! Interactive Science Notebooks

18. What are Interactive Science Notebooks?
A note taking process
A student thinking tool
And organizer for inquiry questions
A way to access and process the learning utilizing various modalities
A place for writing rough drafts based on hands-on learning
A personalized textbook
A working portfolio – all of notes, class work, quizzes – in one convenient spot.
A formative assessment tool for teachers

19. Interactive Notebooks …
Can be in pencil, crayon, or colored pencils
Are personal and unique to each student
Allow students to doodle or draw in their notebook and still be on task!

20. In an Interactive Notebook…
Key ideas are underlined in color or highlighted
Arrows are used to show relationships between graphics and notes
Diagrams, sketches, cartoons, charts, graphic organizers, songs, really anything can be included

21. Student Example

22. OUTPUT (your interpretation) INPUT (notes from teacher)
Example page:
OUTPUT (your interpretation)
INPUT (notes from teacher)

25. Region 10 ESC Presented by: Deborah Brendel
Key Ideas
Journaling will make a difference!
Students are actively engaged in thinking and communicating.
Students feel “ownership” because they are creating meaningful knowledge for themselves.
There’s no “right” or “wrong” way.
Modify to find ways that work best for you and your students.