SCIENCE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

“Your LIFE in Science Class”

Interactive Notebook!

Even though we may not think it, scientists are very organized. One tool they use to keep organized is a notebook. Their notebooks contain their closely guarded secret findings, and sometimes patented solutions to problems.

YOU are a scientist! Believe it or not! So you will be required to maintain a science notebook for your 8th grade science class. Everything you receive in my class (pretty much) will become part of your notebook.

Now you will have a prized possession just like other scientists!

An interactive notebook (INB) is 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!

The Left SIDE “LOVES” YOUR work. This is the side that you can use to show me your creativity. This is your “output” or product side.

The Right side is “RESTRICTED” and contains only information given by me, Mr. Burghardt. Nothing else should be placed on the RIGHT SIDE!!

The notebook is divided into TWO sections.

The notebook is divided into TWO sections. LEFT side “loves”

YOUR work = OUTPUT

RIGHT side is “restricted” to Mr. Burghardt’s INPUT

WARMUP #1 Fill in the missing word.Decomposer Producer Consumer

Plants are ____. Lions, tigers, and bears are ____. Worms and mushrooms are____

The LEFT SIDE belongs to you. Every left side page gets used!

Always use color and organize information..it helps the brain learn.

Output exercises: One Word/One Image Summaries, Tables/Graphs, Venn Diagrams, Pictures/Drawings, Poems/Raps/Quotes/Songs/Cartoons, Mnemonic Devices, Thinking Maps, and Reflective Statements!

ODD PAGES =1, 3, 5, 7, 9…YOU GOT IT..

This is how the LEFT side of your notebook should look. INCLUDES:Output Exercises!(Listed Before)

Reflective Statements!

Any Other Personal Connection to the Information!

The day’s activity is also placed on the LEFT side of the notebook. This section acts as a reinforcement for the RIGHT side. This side will be hands on learning as you are creating pretty much everything that goes here!

Thinking Maps Drawings/Illustrations Poems, Rap Songs Cartoons/Comics Weird Thoughts/Ideas Foldables Reflections

YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BEAS CREATIVE AS YOU WANTTO BE

The RIGHT SIDE belongs to me, Mr. B., and therefore should only contain information given or “input” from me.

This is the ESSENTIAL information that will be used in class and could potentially be on a quiz or test. Nothing else should go on this side.

Even Pages = 2,4,6,8..YOU KNOW IT.

Notes from Powerpoints Movie/Video Article Readings

Scientific vocabulary exercises

All lab instructions/ directions

Study Guides

“INB'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 INB check.“

"An INB is a great tool, keep it organized!“

"You have to spend quality time on your INB.“

"Don't leave your INB 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 INB until the last minute.  Remember, it counts more than a test."

Scissors

colored pencils

Erasable pens & pencils

NO CRAYONS! NO MARKERS! They bleed through!

1- SUBJECT composition

Notebook

Glue stick(several thru the

year)

HIGHLIGHTER

For the front of your INB… White/colored paper pasted to

the front cover “Interactive Science Notebook” “Mr. Burghardt” “Period __” “Your NAME” TWO OR MORE SCIENCE

PICTURES: You can draw, get them from a

magazine or print from the Internet. TWO PERSONAL PICTURES

Interests/Likes Portrait/Actual Photos You can draw, get them from a

magazine or print from the Internet. COLOR! – 4 Color Minimum!

My Name

My Grade

Mr. Burghardt

Period ALLScience Interactive NotebookStep #1

For the Inside of the Front Cover (Author’s Page)

White / colored paper pasted to the inside the front cover

“About the Author” somewhere on the page

Pictures that represent who you are: Likes Interests Photos of you You can attach real photos, draw, get them

from a magazine, or print from the internet Descriptive words written next to each

picture “swimming” “hanging with friends” “playing ‘Call of Duty’ Etc

Color! – 4 Color Minimum!

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• Starting with the 1st page, number the first 50 pages. The 1st page is 0 – EVEN numbers will always be on the RIGHT and ODD numbers on the LEFT. Number at the TOP OUTSIDE CORNER of every page.

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AUTHORS PAGE

“ALL ABOUT YOU PAGE”

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Interactive Notebook Guidelines

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(Pages 1-14 will be REFERENCE PAGES)

• At the top of PAGES 1-4, write Table of Contents. Divide each page into 3 columns: Date, Description, Page #

1 2Table of Contents Table of Contents

DATE Description PAGE #

1 2 3 4Table of Contents Table of ContentsTable of Contents Table of Contents

• On pages 5-10, you will glue/tape class handouts.

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Interactive Notebook Guidelines 0Table of Contents 1-4Classroom Policies 5

Lab Safety Contract 6School Calendar 7

Thinking Map Reference 8Journal Guidelines 9

108/7 Straw Tower Competition Lab 12

8/14 Acid in Your Eye Lab 148/15 Safety Presentations 16GO DATE

THESE PAGES NOW!

Do not RIP OUT pages or tear corners All handouts MUST BE GLUED/TAPED IN! Please don’t DOODLE unless it relates to science Your INB should only be used for SCIENCE CLASS

and COMES TO CLASS EVERYDAY Each page should have the DATE, PAGE# and TITLE Write ALL entries in the Table of Contents BE COLORFUL & LOVE YOUR NOTEBOOK

Update your table of contents! Evens Only Go to page 16

Complete your AUTHOR’S PAGE and the COVER of your INB All are DUE MONDAY, 8/20. Use the Handout as a

reference!