1. SCIENCE INTERACTIVE
NOTEBOOK
“Your Key To Success
in Science”

4.  An interactive science notebook (ISN) is 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 & test
 A great ORGANIZATIONAL tool that gives
you permission to be PLAYFUL AND
CREATIVE in your responses without "messing
up" your notes.
 Allows you to be like a REAL SCIENTIST!

5. Why Use Interactive
Science Notebooks?
 Improve organization skills
 Improve critical thinking skills
 Express understanding creatively

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LEWIS and
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CLARK
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9. THEY RECORD THEIR OBSERVATIONS!
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LEONARDO
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DaVINCI
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10. YOU ARE A SCIENTIST!
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•You will use your notebook daily.
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•You will record all your thoughts,
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observations, and notes.
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•You will keep all papers in your
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notebook.
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•You will turn your notebooks in at the
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end of each chapter/unit.
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11. The notebook is divided into TWO sections.
 The Left SIDE “LOVES” student work.
This is the side that you can use to show me
your creativity. This is the “output” or
product side. We call this is “WIO” or
“Work It Out” Section.
 The Right side is “RESTRICTED” and
contains only information given by Ms.
Tinder. We call this the “WOW” or
“Words of Wisdom” Section.

12. The notebook is divided into TWO sections.
LEFT side “loves” RIGHT side is “restricted” to
STUDENT work = OUTPUT TEACHER INPUT

13.  The LEFT SIDE belongs to you.
 On this page you may include any diagrams,
cartoons, questions, drawings, poems,
foldables, etc. that is assigned for homework
or reflection after a lesson. Let your
CREATIVITY go wild!

14.  Science Warm-Ups
 Graphic Organizers
 Drawings/Illustrations YOUR
OPPO
RTUNI
TO BE TY
 Poems, Rap Songs AS CR
EATIV
 Cartoons/Comics YOU E AS
WANT
 Lab Analysis TO BE
 Teach Your Parent

19.  TheRIGHT SIDE is for notes, labs,
diagrams or anything else given during
teacher instruction time.

20. The RIGHT side of
the notebook contains
information given to
you by Mrs. Rollin or
obtained during class
time.

21.  Notes from
– Teacher guided instruction
– Movie/Video
– Article or textbook readings
 Vocabulary words
 Lab reports
 Study Guides

23. We’re Not Finished Yet…
 On the top left side of your notebook:
– You will complete your daily bellwork
– We call this the “RAP”: “Review and
Process”
– These are usually a short activity to help you
“review” what we learned the day before or
“process” new ideas to help introduce a new
topic

24. Review and Process
 RAP’s are a good things to study
quickly before a test or quiz because
they are snap shots of what we’ve been
learning

25. Scissors Glue or glue
sticks
TWO Composition Erasable pens & pencils
Books
(1 per semester)
colored
HIGHLIGHTER
pencils
NO MARKERS!

26.  On the front cover of
your composition book Na
me
write your NAME and the My
My
Gra
de
subject (SCIENCE) and
the PERIOD you have
science

27. Author’s Page
 On the first page of your notebook you will
create an “author’s page”.
 You are the author of your science notebook,
so this page is all about you.
 The page should include your name, a
picture of yourself (drawn or photo), and
drawings of things that describe you (things
you like to do, your favorite things, etc.)

28. Sample
Author
Page

29.  Be neat! Try not to have RIPPED OUT pages or
torn corners
 Notebook should only be used for SCIENCE
CLASS ONLY
 DATE AND TITLE each entry
 BE COLORFUL & LOVE YOUR NOTEBOOK
 Know where your notebook is at all times

31.  Many thanks to these wonderful teachers for
creating wonderful POWERPOINT slides
from
– Annette Holder, rockin’ Science
– Doug Saunders, bringing History Alive!
– ScienceNotebook.com, great resource
– Mr. Taft, student quotes
– Mrs. DuBose