1. Interactive Science Notebook
Mr. Halfen

2. What is the purpose for Interactive Notebooks?
Take class notes from the teacher, textbooks, and other resources.
Make sense of the notes & readings in your own way.
Organize class information in a usable way.
Demonstrate that learning is taking place.

3. Interactive Science Notebook Supplies
You will need:
Composition notebook
Pencil
Pencil sharpener
Colored pencils
Ruler
Pocket folder with prongs

4. What are Interactive Notes?
Interactive notes help you record, organize, and process (think about) new information.
It is divided into “left-side” and “right-side” pages.

5. Left side / Right side Left side “output” pages:
Pages are numbered even (2,4,6,8,etc.)
Reorganize new information in creative ways
Student opinions/ feelings
Explore new ideas
Right side “input” pages:
Pages are numbered odd (1,3,5,7,etc.)
Class notes
Discussion notes
Reading notes
Any teacher given information

6. Right Side Pages Testable information Teacher provided
Required information

7. Left Side Pages
Express what the notes mean to you and create ways to remember them:
Drawings
Diagrams
Graphic organizers (webs, T-charts, Venn diagrams, etc.)
Poetry/ rap
Colors
Cartoons/ comic
Thoughts/ opinions
Abbreviations
New questions

8. How should I set it up? Cover: Name, class, title, decorated
Table of Contents:
Numbered A-N in upper corner of each page

9. How do I make a cover? Get a 4 x 6 index card.
Decorate it as you like, with your first and last name, class and title for notebook.
Glue it down to the front of the composition notebook.

10. Where do I put the Table of Contents?
Start the T.O.C. on the very first page
Write Table of Contents on the top line
Letter it A in the upper right corner
Letter the next left page B in the upper left corner
Continue this until you reach the letter F (left page)
Using a ruler, divide each T.O.C. page in half

11. What goes on Page 1?
Page 1 is the first right page after the Table of Contents.
This is the Author’s Page:
Write Author’s Page on the top line
Draw or paste a small picture of yourself
Write about your age, height, favorites, family, pets, hobbies, etc.
Use pictures and words; decorate
Use the entire page

12. What do I do next? The Author’s Page is page 1 (right side)
Number the next page 2 (left)
Continue numbering all of your pages
All right pages should be odd numbers
All left pages should be even numbers
TAKE YOUR TIME! Use pencil.

13. What is the pocket folder for?
All worksheets/handouts will be kept in the folder.
Hole punch each sheet and put them in order by date inside the prongs
Use notebook paper to make a Table of Contents for the folder
Make a folder cover with name, class, and title
Covers will change after each unit

14. Remember, I only want your BEST work!
Science is organized knowledge.
~Herbert Spencer,
English philosopher