Unlocking Science Success INTERACTIVE SCIENCE NOTEBOOK

 A interactive 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 & test  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 !

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Create a cover. You will need: Create a strip of paper with your last name and hour for the spine too. 1. Pictures reminding you of Life Science 2. Your Name 3. Hour

How should we set up our ISN? Your Cover (already done) Title Page Table of Contents Your work!

PageWhat’s on it?Date 1Types of variables flip book9/1/15 2Science definitions9/1/15 3Identify variables activity9/18/15 4Lab vs. Field Venn Diagram9/18/15 5Sci. Method Flow Map9/21/15

After the Table of Contents is glued in, glue the Thinking Maps insert onto the next page in your notebook. On this same page, glue in the Ask Yourself questions. Refer to this page at any time.

Now we will enter the page numbers. Begin with the number 1 in the upper corner of the left side page on the thinking maps page. Then write the number 2 on the upper corner of the right hand side page Continue numbering 1- 50… Be sure that every left side page should be an odd number, every even number should be on the right hand side of the paper.

How to use our notebook…. The notebook is to be used to write class notes, and any notes you need to add on your own. We will be using foldable graphic organizers, these will all fit in the book. Some quizzes will be placed on these pages. You will also be drawing and labeling diagrams on these pages.

Science Warm-Ups Graphic Organizers Thinking Maps Diagrams/Illustrations Poems, Song Lyrics Cartoons/Comics Lab Analysis Advertisements Etc. YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE AS CREATIVE AS YOU WANT TO BE

colored pencils Pens & pencils NO MARKERS! 100 page Composition Book HIGHLIGHTER Glue Sticks

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

Many thanks to these wonderful teachers for creating wonderful POWERPOINT slides from – Barbara Zimmerman and Mrs. Wilson, adapted from their original presentation Barbara Zimmerman – Annette Holder, rockin’ Science Annette Holder – Doug Saunders, bringing History Alive! Doug Saunders – Amanda Levine, for sharing with me! – Ms. Wills for creating this and sharing