1. Your Key to Success in Mrs. Walker’s Science Class
I.A.N.
Your Key to Success
in Mrs. Walker’s Science Class

2. Have you ever heard yourself say . . .
I can't find my . . .
notes, homework, old quizzes . . .
I can't remember what
we did in class yesterday.
I'm sure its in . . .
my locker . . .
my book bag . . .
my room . . .
I was absent last week, did I miss anything?

3. Does this look like your room???

4. Get it together with your
Interactive
Notebook

5. What is an Interactive Notebook?
A personalized textbook
A working portfolio – all of your notes, classwork, foldables– in one convenient spot.

6. Let’s Set-up our Interactive Notebooks!
Number ALL pages (front and back)
Title Page 1 “Table of Contents”
Time to add our first topic!

7. Bellwork 8/19/15 Materials: -Pencil/Pen -IAN -Planner
Why do we use an interactive notebook in science?
IAN is a personalized textbook
IAN is a working portfolio
IAN keeps us ORGANIZED!!
2. Are all your pages numbered??

8. Table of Contents Date Activity Page # 8/19/15
Interactive Notebook Template ??

9. Rules  No ripped out pages or torn corners
No doodling that doesn’t relate to notes
Notebook should only be used in Science (No other classes!!)
Keep your “Table of Contents” up to date and number all pages

10. Right Side Input Left Side Output
Open up to a blank left and right page!
The Right side is “Restricted” and contains teacher guided notes. Nothing else should be placed on the Right side!!
The Left side is “left” for you. This is the side that you can use to show me your creativity.

11. Left Side
The left side belongs to you. It contains your Bellwork and the day’s activity.

12. Examples of Left Side Assignments
Bell Work
Thinking Maps
Diagrams
Poems
Reflections
Comics

13. Thinking Map

14. Comic Strips

15. Right Side
The right side belongs to me and should only contain teacher directed guided notes. These pages will contain all the testable material.

16. Examples of Right Side Assignments
Notes
Vocabulary
Unit Exam Reviews

17. Learning Targets
Glue them into IAN!