Science Notebooks This presentation shares information about notebook strategies and lessons learned from school districts in the Washington State LASER Alliances as well as those districts in El Centro and Pasadena, California and Gilbert, Arizona..

LET’S GET STARTED… Cover or Title Page Give your science notebook a title. This should give the reader an idea of what this notebook will be about.

THEN… Don’t forget to let your notebook reflect your…

SCIENTIST’S NOTEBOOKS The following slides show real notebooks from scientists who work at Battelle – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington. Watch carefully as important parts to a scientist’s notebook are shared.

Computational Chemist “Something wrong with this”

Computational Chemist “will have all of these checked for instability and optimize”

Materials Scientist Reference graphs and tables pasted into notebook

Materials Scientist Sample sketch

Materials Scientist Results (crossed out)

ECOLOGIST Describing the problem – the purpose of the study

ECOLOGIST Identifying the site including selection criteria

ECOLOGIST Specifications regarding the Elk Enclosures

THINKING ABOUT YOUR SCIENCE NOTEBOOK… What are some of the things you saw happening in the scientists’ notebooks? When you have finished your response, draw a

THINKING ABOUT NOTEBOOKS… Share out with your table group…

REFLECT… Which of those things do you think you could incorporate in YOUR notebook?

TABLE OF CONTENTS Use the first 1-2 pages for the Table of Contents… DATE ACTIVITY PAGE #

NUMBER YOUR PAGES 1

NUMBER YOUR PAGES THROUGH

NOW ADD TODAY’S DATE 1 October 12

SKETCH THE PENCIL Model first – describing what you are doing… Outside shape Split object into parts

Move from Sketch to Scientific Illustration Label the parts Add color and dimension Drawing now is detailed, accurate, and labeled

This organizer or writing frame is one part of a comprehensive, research-based approach to teaching students how to think, talk and write like scientists. (See Writing in Science by Betsy Rupp Fulwiler, © 2007, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.)

ANATOMY OF A PENCIL

The Anatomy Of A Pencil Body: Most often made of wood, however it can be made of other materials including cotton scraps from blue jeans. Wooden bodied pencils are often made from incense cedar slats. A second grooved slat is glued on top of the graphite core filled slat; the slats are then cut and shaped into individual pencils. According to the Dixon Ticonderoga Company, the reason why pencils are often painted yellow is because, during the 1800’s, the best graphite came from China, and because yellow was the color of the Imperial Chinese Emperor and stood for royalty and respect; by painting the pencil yellow, people would recognize that their pencil contained the finest graphite available. Eraser: The eraser is also known as the rubber, (it used to be made from rubber), it is actually a plastic or sometimes vinyl compound. Ferrule: The ferrule is the metal band that's located at the end of the pencil body and holds a eraser which has been glued into it. Graphite: Also known as the writing core. The writing cores are glued into grooves that have been cut into the wooden slats. The writing core is made from graphite and clay. The more graphite in a pencil - the darker the mark. The more clay in a pencil - the lighter the mark.

Now add a colored marker…

THE BOX & T-CHART PENCIL MARKER Similarities Differences

THE BOX & T-CHART PENCIL MARKER Similarities Differences This organizer or writing frame is one part of a comprehensive, research-based approach to teaching students how to think, talk and write like scientists. (See Writing in Science by Betsy Rupp Fulwiler, © 2007, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.)

Update Your Table of Contents Turn back to your Table of Contents. Add the Pencil and Marker Activity with the corresponding page numbers. Now that you have had a basic experience in using your science notebook you are ready to record your experiences while at work in your science class!