1. Presented by Lisa L. Hansen Interactive Science Notebooks

2. Agenda  Welcome  Interactive Notebooks Why? How?  Set Up  Right Side / Left Side  Vocabulary Briefcase  Science Sacks  Other Useful Ideas

3. What are Interactive Science Notebooks?  A student thinking tool  And organizer for inquiry question and what I learned…  A way to access and process the learning utilizing various modalities (writing, drawing, and discussion)  A means for all students to work at their level  A place for writing rough drafts based on hands- on learning  A formative assessment tool for teachers TUSD Science Resource Center

4. 5 Good Reasons to Use Interactive Science Notebooks 1. Notebooks Are Thinking Tools 2. Notebooks Guide Teacher Instruction 3. Notebooks Enhance Literacy Skills 4. Notebooks Support Differentiated Learning 5. Notebooks Foster Teacher Collaboration Science and Children Nov/Dec 2005, p.28-32

5. Purpose for Interactive Science Notebooks for Teachers:  To identify evidence of student learning  To identify students’ misconceptions  To collect evidence of student growth over time  To develop next steps for planning and teaching TUSD Science Resource Center

6. 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.

7. Additional Helpful Hints  Provide immediate feedback early on by checking a few notebooks daily  Have occasional open notebook quizzes to inspire great notebooks  Perfect Resource for PLC discussions

8. Science Notebook Setup

9. Why are we using science notebooks?  Record data  To study for tests  Record progress  Communicate with others… Notebooks help us learn!

10. Example of communicating with others: REFLECTION QUESTIONS: What are you curious about? What would you like to test? What was the main idea? What are the important details to remember? How does this relate to your life? What don’t you understand?

11. Right Side? Left Side? What Goes Where? Left Side Student Output Lots of Color  Concept Maps  Warm Ups  Drawings  Reflective Writing  Questions  Data and Graphs  Other Right Side Teacher Input/Content Blue or Black Ink only!  Information given in class  Lecture Notes  Lab Activities  Video Notes  Summaries  Textbook Notes  Data from Experiments/Field  Classroom Specific Information Customize to Your Students’ Needs

12. “A Bit More On The Left” Getting Students to Think About Their Learning  REFLECTION: Use Guiding Prompts: What are you curious about? What would you like to test? What was the main idea? What are the important details to remember? How does this relate to your life? What don’t you understand?

13. Science Notebook Supplies glue sticks scissors colored pencils pens & pencils composition notebook (No staples or white glue) NO MARKERS!

14. Getting started - Step 1: My Name My Grade On the cover, write your name and grade.

15. Step 2:  Starting with the first page, number the first 50 pages. Numbers should be small and at the top outside corner of every page. 1 2 32

16. Step 3: At the top of pages 3,4,5, write Table of Contents 354 (Skip pages 1 and 2)

17. Vocabulary Briefcase

18. A Vocabulary Briefcase  A place where a student’s vocabulary words are ALL together  After activity  In their OWN words  Pictures, Pictures!  Vocabulary Battleship

19. Vocabulary Briefcase Setup

20. Getting Started – Step 1: Name, Grade On the flap write your name and grade.

21. Step 2: Name, Grade On the cover write Vocabulary Briefcase.

22. Step 3: Inside, glue pockets as shown. Name, Grade Nature Of Science Physical Science Physical Science Life Science Life Science Earth Science Earth Science Nature Of Science

23. Definition Card Set-up: (front)(back) Hypothesis If....Then…. What I think will happen in the investigation. Draw a picture to help you remember In your “own words”

24. First 5 Nature of Science cards for your Vocabulary Briefcase. ProblemConclusion Data variables Hypothesis

25. You may decorate your Vocabulary Briefcase! Name, Grade Vocabulary Briefcase

26. Get Organized with Sci-sacks  Handy organization tool  Students come to lab prepared  Notebook, supplies, vocabulary briefcase, etc.  Supplies stay at school!

27. We Are READY!