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Introduction to

Introduction to. INTERACTIVE Science Notebooks. Better than a Notebook. INTERACTIVE your notebook is more than a place to cram handouts. Left side/Right side helps students remember information. LEFT side vs RIGHT Side. Teacher Input on the RIGHT. Student output on the LEFT.

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  1. Introduction to INTERACTIVE Science Notebooks

  2. Better than a Notebook • INTERACTIVE • your notebook is more than a place to cram handouts. • Left side/Right side • helps students remember information

  3. LEFT side vs RIGHT Side • Teacher Input on the RIGHT. • Student output on the LEFT.

  4. What Do You Need? • 2 composition books • A pencil • Highlighters • Colored pencils • Glue stick • Tape

  5. Right Side • Teacher Provides New Info • Class Notes • Handouts • Book notes • Video notes • Labs • Vocabulary

  6. Left Side • Student Processes New Info • Reorganize new info • Drawings • Concept maps • Poems • Reflective writing • Questions • Make connections

  7. Remember • Title and Date Every Page • Every left side page gets used. • Always use color – it helps the brain learn. • Organize information – it helps the brain learn.

  8. 8 Page Numbering • Number EVERY page. • Odd numbers in upper left • Even numbers in upper right.

  9. For the LEFT side. • Before learning, students can ask questions. • Ask “What’s my purpose for learning this?” • What do I already know about this topic?

  10. For the LEFT side. • After learning, students can summarize. • What’s the BIG picture here? • What are the “expert” questions?

  11. For the LEFT side. • How can I draw this information? • What information is important here?

  12. For the LEFT side. • How can I organize this information? • How can I paraphrase and summarize this information?

  13. For the LEFT side. • What’s my “hook” for remembering this information? • What questions does this information raise for me?

  14. For the LEFT side. • How does this information fit in with what I already know? • What’s going to happen next? • What more do I need to know?

  15. Why Keep anINTERACTIVE Notebook? • Just writing down notes does not guarantee students have learned the information.

  16. Why Keep anINTERACTIVE Notebook? • Students must do something with the information before they really understand it.

  17. Why Keep anINTERACTIVE Notebook? • Note taking becomes an active process. • Students will organize as they learn.

  18. Why Keep anINTERACTIVE Notebook? • When students are creative, they remember more.

  19. Why Keep anINTERACTIVE Notebook? • It reminds the teacher to give students time to absorb ideas. • If the LEFT side is blank, students need more time.

  20. Notebook Grading • Notebooks will be graded on: • Thoroughness • Quality • Organization, • Visual appearance, and • Making connections to other subjects.

  21. Visual Appearance • Very Important • BE NEAT! • Key ideas should be in color or highlighted. • EVERY LEFT side must be used. • Your artistic talent should be visible throughout the notebook.

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