1. Scientific Journal

2. What are you going to use it for?
EVERYTHING!
Bellringers
Current Events
Notes
Reflections
Vocabulary
Classroom Assignments (ex. review questions)

3. Setting it up First thing you do using a marker…
Write on inner or outer front cover;
name (first and last)
Subject
block
PLUS put your name along the bottom of journal
1 journal/class
Now open your journal to the first page.

4. Table of Contents
You will log all the material that you put in your journal in this section
Write “Table of Contents” across the top of this page.
Then write “Date” “Title” “Page # ” under the Table of Contents heading.

5. Should look like this Table of Contents Date Title Page #
Now do this for 2 sheet front and back……..(total of 4 times)
Use a ruler and create columns for each heading

6. Skip a page then on the next page, (Right side of Journal)
Write Bellringers across the top of this page
These pages are for Bellringers ONLY.
Take the Yellow Tab and write “Bellringers”
Put it on the edge of this page; marking this section
Now number 8 sheets (front and back), starting with #1.

7. Next, on the right side of your Journal
Take a Pink Tab and write “Current Events”, this tab will go on this page.
Take the current event handout and glue it on this page

8. Still working on Current Events
Starting from the number you left off from Bellringers, continue numbering 15 sheets (30 times) front and back.
1 page/current event
For each current event you need to write out your headings (Leave space between headings for entries)
Article Title
Source and date
Summary
Response

9. Each page should have these headings
Article Title
Source and date
Summary (10-15 sentences)
Response (10 – 15 sentences)

10. Each page should have these headings
Article Title
Source and date (not google.com, more specific)
Summary (10 – 15 sentences, description)
Response (10 – 15 sentences, reflection)

11. Current Events Classroom Calendar, webpage, your planner
Due every two weeks in journal
they are PRE - assigned assignments
being absent does not excuse your from having them done when you return to school
First one is due A day 31st, B day 30th
Science based

12. Current Events continued
Magazines, internet, news papers, etc.
Do not need a copy of article
Separate article for each class
Must be within one year
You will use ONE page for each current event

13. Now, on the right side of your journal
Take another Blue Tab and write “Assignments”.
You will use this as a tab on this page for your assignments.
To start off number 6 sheets front and back. You will continue numbering pages for this section as you use them.

14. Notes Go to the back of your journal/Appendix
Write “Notes” on the Orange tab
Use number 1a, 2a, 3a for this section

15. Create a pocket
Inside the front cover of your journal

16. To get full credit Journals, approximately 4 times a semester
Checked frequently for BRs and biweekly for CE for daily grade
You will get a check sheet before journals are due. If you don’t have assignment get it!
Journals need to be neat and organized, if they are hard to read or navigate, points will be deducted.
Late journals will be deducted 10% each day late, after 7 days you will receive a zero. *
If you lose your journal see me asap!!!!

17. Questions?