1. Chemistry Interactive Notebook

2. 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

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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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!

12. 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