-+Science+Notebooks

= THE SCIENCE NOTEBOOK WILL BE A TREMENDOUS TOOL THAT WILL GIVE THE STUDENT A FEEL FOR WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE A SCIENTIST IF USED PROPERLY! =

QUESTION: What is a science notebook?
ANSWER:
 * A science notebook is a “live-record” of what is going on in the classroom.
 * Students get to FEEL like a scientist, using a science notebook as a scientist would use it.
 * Students work through activities in it.
 * In it, students will note observations and thoughts as they come up
 * They reflect on the activities and labs and answer post-lab questions or reflect on the day in science class as a whole!


 * It is the type of document that is usually...
 * A little bit wet, maybe has a grass stain or two, because it is out and students are writing in it during the activity.
 * It will not have the best grammar and spelling (you could work this a bit, but we want them to be more focused on their ideas and thoughts about science..

QUESTION: When does a student use a science notebook?

ANSWER:
 * It is a “during” document, but also a “post” document, with a lil’ “pre” if you want them to do pre-lab work. During labs they take data, make graphs, draw lab setups or make other pictures and label them, and record their thoughts.

QUESTION: What should be on every entry?

ANSWER:
 * Each entry a student makes should have the day's date (maybe even the time)
 * Each page should have a number and should be linked to the table of contents which should be on the first page of the science notebook.

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__**USEFUL FILES**__:

This is a good link. Check out the middle school section for ideas. []