Interactive Science Notebooks

What is an Interactive Science Notebook (ISN)? A student thinking tool – one that allows you to organize your thoughts & reflections in a fun and creative way A way to access and process the information using different parts of your brain (done through writing, drawing and discussion) A means for all students to work at their level A formative assessment tool for teachers KEY TO SCIENCE SUCCESS!!

A student thinking tool – one that allows you to organize your thoughts & reflections in a fun and creative way

A way to access and process the information using different parts of your brain (done through writing, drawing and discussion)

A means for all students to work at their level

A formative assessment tool for teachers

KEY TO SCIENCE SUCCESS!!

Why use an ISN? To be like a REAL scientist! To record our thoughts, observations, questions and ideas

To be like a REAL scientist!

How does it work? Your ISN will be only used for science class and a new one will be created for each unit It will be divided into 2 parts – a left side and a right side It will contain a detailed table of contents Every page will be numbered and dated It will be the key to your success in 7 th grade science

Your ISN will be only used for science class and a new one will be created for each unit

It will be divided into 2 parts – a left side and a right side

It will contain a detailed table of contents

Every page will be numbered and dated

It will be the key to your success in 7 th grade science

Left Side-Right Side: Which Side? The left side of your ISN LOVES student work This side allows you to c r e a t i v e l y interact with what we are learning The right side of your ISN is RESTRICTED This side contains ONLY information given to you by your teacher – nothing else

The left side of your ISN LOVES student work

This side allows you to c r e a t i v e l y interact with what we are learning

The right side of

your ISN is RESTRICTED

This side contains ONLY information given to you by your teacher – nothing else

The Right Side This is the information given to you by your teacher during class Examples may include: Lecture, video or textbook Notes Lab Activities Summaries Data from Experiments Classroom Specific Information Vocabulary Information on this side is TESTABLE material

This is the information given to you by your teacher during class

Examples may include:

Lecture, video or textbook Notes

Lab Activities

Summaries

Data from Experiments

Classroom Specific Information

Vocabulary

Information on this side is TESTABLE material

The Left Side Let your c r e a t i v i t y shine

Left Side Options This is your side to show you understand the material This c o l o r f u l and creative interaction helps your brain to process and remember the information better The result is greater success in science!! Left side choices Concept Maps Drawings/illustrations Poems/raps/songs Flow Charts Graphs Teach your parent

This is your side to show you understand the material

This c o l o r f u l and creative interaction helps your brain to process and remember the information better

The result is greater success in science!!

Left side choices

Concept Maps

Drawings/illustrations

Poems/raps/songs

Flow Charts

Graphs

Teach your parent

Left Side Example

Left Side Example

Left Side Example

Left and Ride Side Sample

Materials Needed 3 Composition Books Colored Pencils (collected by teacher) Glue Sticks (collected by teacher)

3 Composition Books

Colored Pencils (collected by teacher)

Glue Sticks (collected by teacher)

Setting up the ISN Be sure to follow along CAREFULLY

1 st Page In the top right hand corner of the page Your name Your class period The name of the unit centered on the page: Populations & Ecosystems A colored illustration (or two) representing your ideas of the unit topic

In the top right hand corner of the page

Your name

Your class period

The name of the unit centered on the page: Populations & Ecosystems

A colored illustration (or two) representing your ideas of the unit topic

Back of 1 st Page Neatly center and glue the page titled Left-Side Options

Neatly center and glue the page titled

Left-Side Options

Page Numbering Starting with the number “1”, neatly number EVERY page in the very top corner 1 2

Starting with the number “1”, neatly number EVERY page in the very top corner

Table of Contents Title pages 1, 2 and 3 “Table of Contents” Create table as shown Table of Contents Table of Contents Date Item Page Date Item Page 1 2

Title pages 1, 2 and 3 “Table of Contents”

Create table as shown

Page 4 Glue on Unit Wordle – center neatly on page

Glue on Unit Wordle – center neatly on page

Pages 6 & 7 Center and Glue Safety Information

Page 8 Center and Glue Notebook Guidelines

Page 9 & Beyond Each page from this point on needs to have a date below the page number Odd numbered pages (right side) are for information from your ODD teacher Even numbered pages (left side) are for you to interact and creatively/colorfully respond to the information we’re discussing

Each page from this point on needs to have a date below the page number

Odd numbered pages (right side) are for information from your ODD teacher

Even numbered pages (left side) are for you to interact and creatively/colorfully respond to the information we’re discussing