“Your Key To Successin Science”
How to use yourINTERACTIVE SCIENCE NOTEBOOK
INTERACTIVE
SCIENCE
NOTEBOOK
YOUR NAME
Conceptual Physics
Period
2015-2016
●An interactive science notebook (ISN) is yourown personalized DIARY of science learning
●It is a portfolio of your work in ONE convenientspot. This is great for studying for upcomingquizzes & tests
●It is a great ORGANIZATIONAL tool thatgives you permission to be PLAYFUL ANDCREATIVE in your responses without "messingup" your notes.
●It allows you to THINK, RECORD ANDREFLECT like a REAL SCIENTIST!
What is an interactive ScienceNotebook?
REAL Scientists Use Notebooks...
DIAN
FOSSEY
LEO
DAVINCI
REAL Scientists Use Notebooks...
●The Right SIDE is “RESTRICTED” to Inputand contains only information given by Mrs.Crain. Ex. Notes, power points, text notes,videos, POEs, lectures, foldable notes.
● The Left SIDE “LOVES” student work. This isthe side that you can use to show me yourcreativity. This is the “output” or productside. Ex. Diagrams, flow charts, vocabularycartoons, clock questions, etc.
The notebook is divided into TWO sections.
LEFT side, RIGHT side-WHICHside?
The notebook is divided into TWO sections.
LEFT side
=STUDENT OUTPUT
RIGHT side
= INFORMATION INPUT
●The RIGHT SIDE should only containinformation given or “input” from Mrs.Crain. Nothing else should be placed onthis page!
●The RIGHT SIDE contains all theTESTABLE material.
ODD pages = 1, 3, 5, 7 etc.
RIGHT side = My Side
The RIGHT sidecontains theESSENTIALinformation that willDEFINITELY be on aquiz or test. Nothingelse should go on thisside.
●Notes from:
●Teacher guided Powerpoints
●Cornell Notes
●Text Notes
●Movie/Video
●Article Readings
●Vocabulary words
●Lab procedures
●Study Guides
●Important Handouts
Examples of RIGHT side Input:
Examples of RIGHT side Input:
●The LEFT SIDE belongs to you.
●On this page you may include warm ups,diagrams, cartoons, drawings, poems,concept maps, self reflections, flow charts,mnemonic devices, foldables, etc. Let yourCREATIVITY go wild!
EVEN pages = 2, 4, 6, 8 etc.
LEFT side = Yo Side!
The day’s activity is placedon the LEFT or OUTPUTside of the notebook. Thissection acts as a REVIEWfor the RIGHT or INPUTside. This side entailshands on, tactile learning.
●Graphic Organizers
●Drawings/Illustrations
●Poems, Rap Songs
●Cartoons/Comics
●Lab Analysis
●Warm Ups
●Teach Your Parent
YOUROPPORTUNITY
TO BE
AS CREATIVEAS
YOU WANT
TO BE
Examples of LEFT sideREFLECTIONS
Examples of LEFT sideREFLECTIONS
Examples of LEFT sideREFLECTIONS
Examples of LEFT sideREFLECTIONS
Examples of LEFT sideREFLECTIONS
●“ISN's are easy to do and worth alot of points, so take time andeffort to do them well.“
●"Always update your table ofcontents so papers don't getmessed up - or in case of an ISNcheck.“
●"An ISN is a great tool, keep itorganized!“
●"You have to spend quality timeon your ISN.“
●"Don't leave your ISN until the lastday, otherwise you may be up to theearly morning hours finishingassignments.“
●"Color things. It looks so much betterthat way”
●"Keep it in order, because you neverknow when a notebook check mightcome up.“
●"Do not save your ISN until the lastminute. Remember, it counts as muchas a quarter test."
What students are saying aboutISNs...
Scissors
colored pencils
pens & pencils
NO MARKERS PLEASE!
CompositionNotebook
Glue stick
Highlighter
ISN Supplies
●No RIPPED OUT pages or torn corners
●No DOODLING that doesn’t relate to science
●Notebook should only be used for SCIENCECLASS ONLY
●DATE AND NUMBER each page
●All entries must go into the Table of Contents
●BE COLORFUL & LOVE YOUR NOTEBOOK
ISN Rules
We are Ready!
INTERACTIVE
SCIENCE
NOTEBOOK
YOUR NAME
Conceptual Physics
Period
2015-2016
The words: “Interactive ScienceNotebook”
●Your name: (self explanatory)
●Conceptual Physics
●Period
●The school year: 2015-2016
My Name
My Grade
●Number the first 50 pages. Numbers should besmall and at the top outside corner of every page.
STEP 1
2
3
1
HOW TOORGANIZEYOURNOTEBOOK
(Tape or glueon one edgeso it can flipover)
AUTHOR’SPAGE
INSIDECOVER
CLASSSYLLABUS
(First page ofsyllabus)
Set these handouts on top of the pages in yourISN.
STEP 2
5
4
CLASSSYLLABUS
(Secondpage)
6
7
TABLE OFCONTENTS
LAB SAFETYCONTRACT
(Submitsigned 2ndpage)
SCIENCECLASSSCAVENGERHUNT
Set these handouts on top of the pages in yourISN.
STEP 3
Date
Page
Title
1
Author’s Page
2
How to Organize Your Notebook
3
Syllabus pg. 1
4
Syllabus pg. 2
5
Lab Safety Contract
6
Scavenger Hunt
7-9
Table of Contents
Copy this onto page 7 of your ISN.
STEP 4
Create yourAuthor’s Page!
BIOLOGY
Nature ofScience
Biochemistry
DNA &
Cell Division
Ecology
Cells &Homeostasis
Evolution
Genetics
Draw or print picturescut them out of amagazine.
Remember:
Be Colorful and YourISN!
STEP 5
