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Science Notebooks: An Instructional/ Assessment Tool. NHCS. What should a science notebook contain?. Title Page. Table of Contents. Make columns for: Date Entry Page. Table of Contents for Younger Students. Organizational Features.
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Table of Contents • Make columns for: • Date • Entry • Page
Organizational Features • These features also assist teachers in assessing student understanding. Common organizational features include: • Page numbers • Date • Activity title • Headings • Time • Appendix
Components of Notebook • Question/Problem • Prediction • Planning/Procedures (WID) • Data/Observation • What have you learned? (LOL) • Next steps/Next Questions
1. Question/Problem • Student generated • Relates to the purpose (Big Idea) • Clear and concise • Investigable
Possible Questions How many…? How long…? How often…? How are ___and ___ the same (different)? Which object is ____? What would happen if? What happens to ___ if we change __? How can we ___?
2. Prediction/Hypothesis • Connects to prior experiences • Is clear and reasonable • Relates to the question • Gives an explanation/reason
3. Planning • Relates to investigable question • Has a clear sequence (Verbal or nonlinguistic) • Identifies variables and control (3-5) • Includes a data organizer • States materials needed
4. Data/Observations • Relates to the question and plan • Includes student generated narrative, drawings, charts, and graphs • Organized • Accurate
5. What have you learned? (Line of Learning) • Student generated, in own words • Clear statement of what was learned • Based upon question/planning/evidence • Reflective • Revised based on group discussions and/or additional “content blasts.” • Shows rigor in thinking
6. Next Steps/Next Questions • Student generated • Extensions of original question or new application of question • Researchable or investigable • WOW factor • Can be recorded throughout notebook
Sentence Stems My question: _________________ (Question) Today I (or we) want to find out_______ (Problem) I think ________will happen because (Prediction) I noticed (or observed) ___________ (Observation) Today I learned ____________ (Conclusion) I wonder ________________ (Reflection) Questions I have now are _______________ (Next Steps/New Questions)
Process Q P WID LOL Materials, Procedure, Data Conclusion & New Questions Question Prediction Line of Learning