Science Notebooks

Using Notebooks Connect Students to Science and Make Their Thinking Visible

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Goals of Notebooks
Making student thinking visible Moving from Hands-on to Minds-on Develop students voice and personal ownership of learning Organized record of student work (portfolio and reference)

Scientists and mathematicians communicate in more than just words

Strategies for Recording and Making Sense

Lists, notes, bullets Tables, charts Graphs Drawings, Sketches, Diagrams Writing - observations, inferences, conjectures, thoughts, reflections, free-writes, questions, responses to prompts.

Sketches and Observations

Collecting

Predicting, Data-Gathering, & Sense-Making

Explaining and Using Diagrams

Questions and Wondering

Graphs

Comparing Notebook Use

Using Science Notebooks For Differentiation

KWL: The Universe Uncovering Prior Ideas

Turbidity Exploration: Making Meaning from Experiences

Sewage Process Map Assessing Understanding

Surprises

What stands out for you about notebooks what are you thinking?

Questions?