Interactive Science Notebooks

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 A interactive science notebook (ISN) your own personalized DIARY of learning about science.  A portfolio of your work in ONE convenient spot. This is great for studying for upcoming quizzes & tests  A great ORGANIZATIONAL tool that gives you permission to be PLAYFUL AND CREATIVE in your responses without "messing up" your notes.  Allows you to be like a REAL SCIENTIST!

Why Use Interactive Science Notebooks?  Improve organization skills  Improve critical thinking skills  Express understanding creatively  Record data  Study for tests

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ REMEMBER, YOU ARE A SCIENTIST! You will bring your notebook to class daily. You will record all your thoughts, observations, and notes. You will keep all papers in your notebook.

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ HOW WILL THIS HAPPEN?! You will put the page number on each page daily! When needed, you will use two drops of glue, a piece of tape, or a smudge of glue from a glue stick to place papers in your notebook. You will not tear out any pages.

Science Notebook Setup

Science Notebook Supplies scissors colored pencils highlighters & pencils NO MARKERS! Composition Notebook Glue or glue stick

 Science Warm-Ups  Graphic Organizers  Drawings/Illustrations  Poems, Rap Songs  Cartoons/Comics  Lab Analysis  Teach Your Parent YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE AS CREATIVE AS YOU WANT TO BE

 Notes from Teacher guided Powerpoint notes Movie/Video Article Readings  Vocabulary words  Lab procedures  Study Guides

 “ISN's are easy to do and worth a lot of points, so take time and effort to do them well.“  "Always update your table of contents so papers don't get messed up - or in case of an ISN check.“  "An ISN is a great tool, keep it organized!“  "You have to spend quality time on your ISN.“  "Don't leave your ISN until the last day, otherwise you may be up to the early morning hours finishing assignments.“  "Colorize things. It looks so much better that way”  "Keep it in order, because you never know when a notebook check might come up.“  "Do not save your ISN until the last minute. Remember, it counts as much as a test."

Getting started - Step 1: My Name My Hour On the cover, write your name and your hour.

INTERACTIVE SCIENCE NOTEBOOK MY ADVENTURES IN SCIENCE YOUR NAME YOUR HOUR MRS. KENNY

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 Inside Cover of Notebook

Step 3:  On the inside cover of your ISN paste the “Notebook Rules” page Notebook Rules

 No RIPPED OUT pages or torn corners  No DOODLING that doesn’t relate to science  Notebook should only be used for SCIENCE CLASS ONLY  NUMBER each page  All entries must go into the Table of Contents  BE COLORFUL & LOVE YOUR NOTEBOOK

Step 4: On pages 1,2,3, and 4 paste a “Table of Contents” sheet. Table of Contents 132

DATEDESCRIPTIONPAGE # marks earned

We Are READY!