Interactive Science Notebook

Why are we using an Interactive Notebook?• To play around with your thinking and ideas about

science

• To organize your scientific thinking and ideas to help your remember them better

• Record data

• Record science facts, concepts, & vocabulary

• Communicate with others…

• Allows you to be like a REAL SCIENTIST!

Real scientists use notebooks!

Dian Fossey

Leonardo DaVinci

Leonardo de Vinci’s notes & sketches

What was Leonardo writing about?

How can you tell?

Lewis & Clark’s

data, and sketches

Right Side

Teacher Input/Content

We will do all of our writing on the right side of our notebook. This includes;

• Date• Information given in class• Vocabulary• Notes• Investigation Directions• Guiding Questions• Materials List• Hypothesis• Summaries• Data from Experiments

Left Side

Student Output

Creative, colorful, and imaginative!

We will reserve the left side of our notebook for:

Drawing with labels:Petals

Leaves

Stem

Pollinators

Diagrams . & .Graphs

How Our Notebooks Will be Used

Date

Objective(s):Key Term(s):

This section includes but is not limited to notes (from direct instruction, hands on experiences, videos, readings, research, demonstrations or responses to guided questions), investigative planning as well as to reflect on and discuss your findings and ideas. “I smelled… I felt… I observed…”,“ My results show…”, “The variable I will change is…”, or “I think that because…”.

Notes:

What else can go on the left

side?

Pg. #

How Our Notebooks Will be Used

Science Notebook Supplies

scissors

colored pencilscomposition notebook

NO MARKERS!

pens & pencils

glue or

glue stick

Notebook Rules

• No RIPPED OUT pages or torn corners

• No DOODLING that doesn’t relate to science

• Notebook should be used for SCIENCE CLASS ONLY

• All entries must go into the Table of Contents

• BE COLORFUL & LOVE YOUR NOTEBOOK

• An important of part of your notebook is its visual appearance.

• The notebook serves as a demonstration of your learning throughout the six weeks.

• Your notebook should be neat, every entry should be titled, and every entry must have a date and page number.

• Your artistic touch should be visible through out the notebook.

Notebook Rules

Notebook Grading

Notebooks will be graded after the end of each lab investigation and will count as a TEST GRADE!!!

Getting Started: The Cover Page

• The name of the course: 4th Grade

• The words: Interactive Science Notebook

• The school year: 2013 – 2014

• Your name: (self explanatory)

Example:4th Grade Science Notebook2013-2014Shay McDonald

Getting Started: The Title Page

Your title page should have the following:

• A cool title for the notebook: ex. Science Rocks!!

• Your name: (self-explanatory)

• The year: 2013 – 2014

• At least 4 Pictures of Sciency type stuff

Getting Started: Table of Contents

At the top of page 3, write:

Table of Contents

Title your three columns:

• Date• Title• Page #

Start your first entry on PAGE 3 (yours should look like my example)

DATE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE #

Getting Started: Table of Contents

We Are Now Ready!!