PROBE notebooks
Personal
Research
On
Basically
Everything
Definition of PROBE:
“to search into; examine thoroughly;
investigate”
The AIG students that I serve will have the opportunity
to create a PROBE notebook from a composition book
or send an “ePROBE” through your edmodo account.
P-personal R-research O-on B-basically E-everything
PROBES are an authentic way for students to safely
research what they are interested in or learning in class.
Your child will be given a theme and your child will
select their own topic correlating with that theme.
Procedures
 Step 1 – Select a topic within the theme.
 Step 2 – Research your topic and write a report
using at least 10 new facts learned about your topic.
Facts may not be copied from the Internet. You
must write the facts in your own words in a report
about the topic.
 Step 3 – Add a decorative border around written
text or on slides that relates to your topic.
 Step 4 – Include illustrations related to your topic.
 Step 5 – Cite your sources from your research.
Rubric for PROBE or ePROBE
Possible points
Topic within the theme
20
Report written to include
your new facts
50
Decorative border around
text or on slides
10
Illustrations are related to
topic
10
Cite your sources from your
research
10
Earned points
Examples of PROBE notebooks
Veteran’s Day
Skeleton
PROBES examples from www.twogetherexpress.com
Rainbow
Presentations sites for ePROBES
Powerpoint
Prezi Presentations: http://prezi.com/
Zoho Show: www.zoho.com/show/
And many more online presentations found on
www.webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com