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Science Notebooks

Science Notebooks. Writing About Inquiry. ISBN 978-0-352-00568-3 www.heinemann.com List Price: $21.25 Web Price: $17.00 Grade Levels 2-6. Science Notebooks Writing About Inquiry. Brian Campbell and Lori Fulton. ISBN 978-1-93353-103-8 www.nsta.org NSTA Science Store

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Science Notebooks

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  1. Science Notebooks Writing About Inquiry

  2. ISBN 978-0-352-00568-3 www.heinemann.com List Price: $21.25 Web Price: $17.00 Grade Levels 2-6 Science NotebooksWriting About Inquiry Brian Campbell and Lori Fulton

  3. ISBN 978-1-93353-103-8 www.nsta.org NSTA Science Store Member Price: $19.96 Nonmember: $24.95 Grade Levels K-5 Using Science Notebooksin the Elementary Classroom Michael P. Klentschy

  4. Writing Tools JOURNAL – A book where students write reflections about their learning. Normally used after an activity or investigation is done and materials are put away. LOG– A book where students record data over time. Normally used during the procedure of an investigation but not during class discussion. NOTEBOOK – A book where students record notes, technical drawings, observations, data, what they think and what they have learned as they do science. Used before, during, and after science investigations and is an authentic reflection of their knowledge and skills.

  5. Purpose of aScience Notebook • To build science content and process skills. • To increase student participation and practice in science, math, writing and communicating. • To assess student achievement formatively.

  6. What can I use? • Composition books • Spiral notebooks • Three ring binders • Three-prong paper folders • Folded stapled paper

  7. Where to begin? • What will students regularly write about in their notebook? • What should be included with every student entry? • What organizational tools and learning strategies should students use? • What experiences will provide students with meaningful experiences? Use the “Science Notebook Thinking Points” to insure your notebooks stay authentic to learning science

  8. Develop a Regular Routine Teacher Role :Student Participation • Introduction : Record your prior knowledge/KWL/OWL • Hypothesis : Write your prediction • Materials : Identify your science tools • Procedure: Do the activity and record your data • Observations: Draw and label what happens • Question/Analysis: Write what you are thinking • Conclusion: Write what you learned • Communication: Share team results with class • Reflection: Expository writing/poem/song-rap Have students critique their own knowledge and skills

  9. What should a Science Notebook look like ?

  10. DRAWINGS Kindergarten Grade 2

  11. DIAGRAMS Grade 5 Grade 4

  12. TECHNICAL VS. DRAWINGS Labels No Labels

  13. CLASS NOTES Grade 5 Grade 5

  14. CONCEPT MAPS Grade 4

  15. EXPERIMENTS Grade 1 Grade 3 Grade 5 Grade 2

  16. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS Grade 2 Grade 4 ENERGY PYRAMIDS FOOD WEBS

  17. DATA TABLES Grade 3 Grade 5

  18. GRAPHS Grade 4 Grade 2 Grade 5 Grade 1

  19. WRITING Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 4

  20. REFLECTION Grade 5

  21. My Science Notebook Hand outs

  22. Work With Students On • Drawing and recording observations • Measuring and recording data • Calculations and graphs • Reflecting and writing about what they learned

  23. Practice • Making Predictions • Making Technical Observations • Recording Data • Measuring and Doing Calculations • Graphing Data • Making Inferences • Expository Writing

  24. Review with Students Self Reflection Peer to Peer Review Summative Assessments State Assessments Year to Year

  25. Authentic Learning Tool Real scientists use science notebooks all the time. For this reason, using science notebooks to teach is a very “authentic learning experience.” Here are some real examples of some incredible science notebook pages.

  26. Einstein’s Notebook Theory of Relativity

  27. Galileo’s Notebook Drawings of the moons of Jupiter

  28. Observing Phases of the Moon Water Color by Galileo Photograph

  29. Wilber Wright’s Notebook 1903 Flyer

  30. Darwin’s Notebook Elementary Illustrations of Darwin’s Ideas

  31. Leonardo’s Notebook Vitruvian Man

  32. Any Questions?

  33. Hosted by November 12-14, 2009. DIVE INTO SCIENCE! www.fastscience.org

  34. Diving Into the “Next Generation” of Science STRANDS INCLUDE Enhancing Science Teaching and Learning with Instructional Technology. Teaching Ecosystems, Climate, and Climate Change. Keys for Student Success: Curriculum Integration and Student Inclusion.

  35. Members Save $74 on Conference Registration Go to www.fastscience.org/membership.aspx

  36. GRANTS AVAILABLE • TRAVEL GRANTS to Ft. Lauderdale to attend the NSTA Area Conference . Both FAST & BaP Opportunities up to $500 www.FastScience.Org • TEACHER CLASSROOM GRANTS for projects and hands-on activities up to $1000 www.FastScience.Org • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS to the NSTA Learning Centerfor teachers for annual subscriptions (full year)www.FastScience.Org

  37. Thank You! Thomas Medcalf 2009, FAST President

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