Click to add text Setting Up The Interactive Notebook!! Step by Step…

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What is the IAN (Interactive Notebook)?  Definition - IAN is an organized collection of thoughts, ideas, sketches, data, and equations – a running record of the scientist’s thoughts.

Why The IAN??  Note-taking becomes an active process  Students will organize as they learn  Uses both visual and linguistic intelligences  Reinforces reading, writing, & research skills  Forces teachers to balance between giving information and letting the students process it  Forces students to process information  Reminds teachers to give time to absorb  It gives students permission to be creative  Is a portfolio of learning students can keep

Setting Up The Notebook  Number ALL The Pages In Your Notebook Begin With The First Page Use a Marker or Pen Put Numbers in Bottom Corner of Each Page Remember – Odd Numbers are Right Side Pages and Even Numbers are Left Side Pages!!!!

Front Cover   The name of the course: Research 7/Life Science  The words: Interactive Research/Science Notebook  The class period that you have science: 3 rd period, for example  The school year:  Your “awesome” teacher: Ms. Mutchnick/Mr. Hanna  Your name: (self explanatory)

Front Cover and Page 1 Your Name Subject 1 st Semester Class Period 1 YOU MUST USE AT LEAST 4 COLORS!!! UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

Inside The Back Cover Glue in grade sheet for IAN HERE

Back Cover  Create a personalized warning label  Giving teacher info about: * your good days * your bad days * your pet peeves (school related) 

Pages 2 and 3 23 At the top in CAPS: “Keeping Interactive Notebooks In Science/Research: The Left Side” At the top in CAPS: “Keeping Interactive Notebooks In Science/Research : The Right Side”

Left Vs. Right – What’s The Difference?  Turn to pages 2 and 3 of the notebook.  In order for people to “learn” a concept, they must not only be introduced to it and practice it, but they must be able to take that information and use it to create something else – they must implement it!

Left Vs. Right continued…  This is the foundation for the left vs. right pages Right pages are where the information is coming in to the brain Cornell Notes, definitions, etc… Left pages are where the students show that they have processed information Graphic organizers, pictures THERE CAN NEVER BE A LEFT WITHOUT A RIGHT OR VICE VERSA…THEY GO TOGETHER LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY!!

2 3 Draw a Picture Illustrating the Difference Between Left and Right Sides! You MUST use at least 4 colors! DRAW PICTURE HERE!!

Pages 4 and Teacher Commentary TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Pages

Update Your Table of Contents! 4 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Pages 1. Cover Page 1 2. Left vs. Right 2-3 Teacher Commentary

Basic Rules of the IAN  Some Basic IAN Rules Are As Follows: Pages May NEVER be removed!!! If it doesn’t fit, flap it in! You may NEVER touch another student's IAN without permission.

Basic Rules of the IAN Continued Use Color and Creativity!!! No Blank Pages!!! Update Your Table of Contents Daily!!! It may be graded at any time, so be prepared!