Your New Best Friend!

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Your New Best Friend!

• The Interactive Science Notebook

Unlocking Science Success
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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?
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Interactive Science Notebook
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• Interactive Science 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
  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 work like a REAL SCIENTIST!

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What are InteractiveScience Notebooks?

• A student thinking tool
• An organizer for inquiry questions and what I
  learned
• A way to access and process the learning
  utilizing various modalities (writing, drawing,
  and discussion)
• A place for writing rough drafts based on
  hands-on learning
• A formative assessment tool for teachers

TUSD Science Resource Center
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Interactive Science Notebook( ISN)
GuidelinesSCIENCE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK will
increase your understanding of science by

• using writing as a process for discovery and
  synthesis of inquiry.
• modeling many enduring functions of scientists
  recording information, data, and experimental
  diagrams.
• improving your ability to organize ideas and
  information to provide a study reference for each
  unit, as well as a resource to consult for review
  for tests, and even in high school as you
  sequence into Earth Science, Chemistry, Ecology,
  Biology, and Physics
• demonstrating to your teacher and parents your
  developing organizational skills, understanding
  of science concepts and ability to express
  thoughts and feelings in a variety of ways
• deepening the science skills acquired in prior
  years by application to 8th grade science

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In a nutshell... What is the
rationale for using interactive science
notebooks?

• Improve organization skills
• Improve critical thinking skills
• Express understanding creatively

• Record data
• Study for tests
• Record progress
• Communication

Notebooks help us learn!
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Impact of Hands-on Science Science Notebooks on
Student Achievement

• Research shows that student understanding and
  literacy skills improve when students do hands-on
  minds-on science and use science notebooks to
  make sense of their science investigations.

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The Interactive science notebook is an effective
teaching strategy because it turns student
notebooks into meaningful and personalized
records of learning. Think as a scientist
record as a scientist and reflect as a scientist!
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Required

• One 8 ½ x 11-inch Mead 5-Star spiral notebook of
  at least 100 pages and 3 subjects or a similar
  generic brand with this criteria (This spiral
  should not be used for other subjects.) An
  alternative to this 100 page notebook would be to
  use one 50 page spiral notebook each trimester.
• Handouts and other teacher provided pages may be
  glued or clear taped in place so that both sides
  of each sheet are visible at all times. It is
  important for you to have your own glue stick at
  all times. Only certain pages will be glued in
  and the teacher will instruct the student of
  which ones.
• Organized in the same manner right side for
  input (lecture notes, worksheets and informal
  labs) and the left side for output (drawings and
  reflections) Each student will have the same
  thing on the right side pages of their notebooks

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Left Side? Right Side? What Goes Where?

• Left Side
• Student Output
• Lots of Color
• The brain remembers things in color better.
• Concept Maps
• Drawings
• Reflective Writing
• Questions
• Data and Graphs
• Songs
• Poems
• Data from Experiments
• Cartoons or cartoon strips
• Foldables

• Right Side
• Teacher Input/Content
• Blue or Black Ink/pencil
• Information given in class
• Lecture Notes
• Informal Lab Activities
• Video Notes
• Summaries
• Textbook Notes
• Procedures for experiments
• Classroom Specific Information

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To reviewthe notebook is divided into TWO
sections.

• . The Right Side is for input This is the side
  that holds information that I give you.
• The Left Side is for output and contains only
  your reflections about what you have learned. It
  should be full of color, and its the side where
  you can get creative.

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• A running list of the work completed in the ISN
  will be posted in class regularly and on my
  website one week before a unit test so that you
  can cross-reference your record keeping. The
  list will start over after each check of the
  notebook.
• If you are absent, it is your responsibility to
  copy missed notes into your ISN and be sure that
  they do the proper reflection for that assignment
• There will be collection of notebooks at the end
  of each unit (when we take a test). Grades will
  be assigned based on the same rubric criteria all
  year.
• If for some reason you lose your ISN or have to
  get a new one due to wear and tear, you must see
  Ms. Abrams to get the handouts that should be
  glued in the ISN. Please try to replace your ISN
  after we check so you can start with a new
  section. Also, if you plan on keeping one ISN
  per trimester, keep the old ISNs at home so you
  can use them to review for our trimester finals
  and STAR testing. Lost ISNs will receive a grade
  of O unless work is redone.

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Step 1
Notebook pages should be numbered consecutively
with L and R used for each number each page
titled and dated.
Date Title
Date Title
Date Title
Date Title
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R1
L1
L2
R2
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• The notebook is divided into TWO sections.

LEFT side loves STUDENT work OUTPUT
RIGHT side is restricted to TEACHER INPUT
WARMUP 1 Fill in the missing
word. Decomposer Producer Consumer Plants are
____. Lions, tigers, and bears are ____. Worms
and mushrooms are____
OUTPUT (your interpretation)
INPUT (notes from teacher)
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• The RIGHT SIDE should contain information given
  from Ms. Abrams while we are learning new
  material. Nothing else should be placed on this
  page!
• The RIGHT SIDE contains all the TESTABLE material.

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• Teacher guided PowerPoint notes
• Movie/Video
• Article Readings
• Textbook
• Handouts

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• The LEFT SIDE belongs to you.
• Let your CREATIVITY go wild!
• The LEFT side loves color.

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The days activity is placed on the LEFT or
OUTPUT side of the notebook. This section acts as
a reinforcement and processing for the RIGHT or
LEARNING side.
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• Graphic Organizers Diagrams/Visual
  Illustrations
• Poems, Song Lyrics Cartoons/Comics
• Lab Analysis Advertisements
• Brainstorming Mind maps
• Concept maps Venn diagrams
• Pictures Drawings
• Diagrams Writing prompts
• Flow charts Homework Songs
• Open ended worksheets Self reflections
• Labs Quizzes, tests
• Mnemonic device Foldables
• Vocab. Cartoons Charts graphs
• Write a newspaper article about notes
• Write a letter or postcard from a famous
  scientist

YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE AS CREATIVE AS YOU
WANT TO BE
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What are graphic organizers?

• Graphic organizers are one way for visual
  thinkers to arrange their ideas. There are
  unlimited ways to express these visual ideas.
• Graphic organizers have many names including
  visual maps, mind mapping, and visual organizers.
  
• Although many students plan with paper and
  pencil, technology tools can be very helpful
  because they allow easy editing.
• Graphic organizers can be used as a nice planning
  tool from information identification to product
  development. Finally, they are great for visual
  thinkers or those that need to practice their
  visual thinking.
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• Why use graphic organizers?
• Organizers are a way to encourage students to
  think about information. With graphic organizers,
  you remove the words and focus on the connections

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Examples of Graphic organizers
Fishbone
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How the fishbone might be used
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Venn Diagram
Alike
different
different
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T-Chart
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7-Circle Diagram
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Wheel Diagram
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TicTac Toe
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Tree Diagram
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A Bit More On The LeftGetting You to Think
About Your Learning

• For REFLECTION you can use guiding prompts
• What are you curious about?
• What would you like to test?
• What was the main idea?
• What are the important details to remember?
• How does this relate to your life?
• What dont you understand?

REFLECTION can guide your communication with
others which will deepen your understanding!
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Example of Video Response
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How will my notebook be graded?

• GRADING
• Notebooks are collected and graded at the end of
  each unit or when we take a test.
• Notebooks will be graded on organization,
  accuracy, pride in presentation, and the
  appropriate CVUSD Middle School Inexcusables.
• An important part of your notebook is its visual
  appearance. Your notebook should be neat! Your
  personal learning style should be visible
  throughout.
• Note Grading will not be all or nothing, but if
  you only partially complete an assignment or its
  of poor quality, you wont be given full credit.

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Grading Rubric
Organization UNIT TITLE AND TABLE OF
CONTENTS WORK IN IN ORDER Accuracy RIGHT SIDE
is ACCURATE LEFT SIDE REFLECTION contributes
to a better understanding WRITING is in PEN with
DRAWINGS in PENCIL Pride in Presentation COMPLETE
LEGIBLE CVUSD Middle School Inexcusables Pages
are NUMBERED and include DATES COMPLETE
SENTENCES/PUNCTUATION WHEN APPROPRIATE PROPER
PRONOUN USAGE
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Science Notebook Setup
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Scissors
Tape
Pens pencils
3-subject Spiral Notebook
colored pencils
Highlighters
NO MARKERS!
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• The name of the course
• 8th Grade Physical Science
• The words Interactive Science Notebook
• The class period that you have science
• 3A, for example
• The school year 2012-2013
• Your teacher Ms. Abrams
• Your name (self explanatory)

8th Grade Physical Science
Period ____ 2012-2013 Ms Abrams My Namee
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8th Grade Physical Science
INTERACTIVE SCIENCE NOTEBOOK
Period ______ 2012-2013 Ms. Abrams YOUR NAME
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We Are READY!
Science Notebook
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Unit Title
Page Left-Side Items Right-Side Items





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What do I do if I am absent?

• If you are absent, it is your responsibility to
  obtain the assignments from a homework partner or
  Ms. Abrams. Find at least one buddy from this
  class and exchange phone numbers and/or e-mail
  addresses so that you can help each other stay
  current!
• Staying current with all entries is vital to your
  success this year in science.

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• Make sure your LEFT SIDE page entries are
  helping you to understand the concepts presented
  in class
• Follow the other RUBRIC guidelines
• BE COLORFUL LOVE YOUR NOTEBOOK

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• Many thanks to these wonderful teachers for
  creating wonderful POWERPOINT slides from which I
  worked from
• Barbara Zimmerman, adapted from her original
  presentation
• Annette Holder, rockin Science
• Doug Saunders, bringing History Alive!