How to use your
INTERACTIVE SCIENCE NOTEBOOK
“Your Key To Success in
Science”
INTERACTIVE
SCIENCE
NOTEBOOK
YOUR NAME
YOUR Period
BIOLOGY
2012-2013
• An interactive science notebook (ISN) is
your own personalized DIARY of science
learning
• It is a portfolio of your work in ONE
convenient spot. This is great for studying
for upcoming quizzes & tests
• It is a great ORGANIZATIONAL tool that
gives you permission to be PLAYFUL AND
CREATIVE in your responses without
"messing up" your notes.
• It allows you to THINK, RECORD AND
REFLECT like a REAL SCIENTIST!
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The notebook is divided into TWO sections.
• The Left SIDE is for “LEARNING” and
contains information given by Mrs. Kovatch.
Ex. power points, text notes, videos, lectures,
foldable notes.
• The Right side is for your “REFLECTION,
REVIEW AND RETENTION.” This is the side
that you can use to show me your creativity.
This is the “output” or product side. Ex.
Diagrams, flow charts, vocabulary cartoons,
clock questions, etc.
The notebook is divided into TWO sections.
LEFT side “learning”
RIGHT side is “reflection, review,
INFORMATION = INPUT
retention” = STUDENT OUTPUT
Examples of Input
Notes from:
Teacher guided Powerpoints
Text Notes
Movie/Video
Article Readings
Vocabulary words
Lab procedures
Study Guides
Important Handouts
• The RIGHT SIDE belongs to you.
• On this page you may include clock
questions, diagrams, cartoons, drawings,
poems, foldables, etc. Let your
CREATIVITY go wild!
Odd pages = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, etc.
The day’s activity is placed
on the RIGHT or OUTPUT
side of the notebook. This
section acts as a REVIEW
for the LEFT or INPUT
side. This side entails
hands on, tactile
learning.
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Graphic Organizers
Drawings/Illustrations
Poems, Rap Songs
Cartoons/Comics
Lab Analysis
Clock ?s
Teach Your Parent
YOUR
OPPORTUNITY
TO BE
AS CREATIVE
AS
YOU WANT
TO BE
MORE Output Explanation
A) What is a Clock Question?
• A Clock Question is a way to
review left side material-what we
learned in previous lessons.
• There are 12 clock questions to
chose from. See “The RIGHT
SIDE” in your ISN for instructions.
• “ISN's are easy to do and
worth a lot of points, so take
time and effort to do them
well.“
• "Always update your table of
contents so papers don't get
messed up - or in case of an
ISN check.“
• "An ISN is a great tool, keep
it organized!“
• "You have to spend quality
time on your ISN.“
• "Don't leave your ISN until the
last day, otherwise you may be
up to the early morning hours
finishing assignments.“
• "Color things. It looks so much
better that way”
• "Keep it in order, because you
never know when a notebook
check might come up.“
• "Do not save your ISN until the
last minute. Remember, it
counts as much as a quarter
test."
Scissors
Glue stick
Spiral Notebook
HIGHLIGHTER
Erasable pens & pencils
colored pencils
NO MARKERS!
• No RIPPED OUT pages or torn corners
• No DOODLING that doesn’t relate to science
• Notebook should only be used for SCIENCE
CLASS ONLY
• DATE AND NUMBER each page
• All entries must go into the Table of Contents
• BE COLORFUL & LOVE YOUR NOTEBOOK
INTERACTIVE
SCIENCE
NOTEBOOK
YOUR NAME
YOUR Period
BIOLOGY
2012-2013
The words: “Interactive Science
Notebook”
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Your name: (self explanatory)
Class period
Biology
The school year: 2012 – 2013
My Name
My Grade
• Starting with the 1st page, number the first 50
pages. The 1st page is 1. Numbers should be small
and at the top outside corner of every page.
0 ISN GRADING
1
RUBRIC
Multiple
Intelligences
Survey
2
CLASS
SYLLABUS
(Fold & Tape
in sideways
so it folds out)
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
3
4
THE LEFT
SIDE
THE RIGHT
SIDE
5
6
REFELCTION
INSTRUCTIONS
7
TEAM ROLES
8
9
LAB REPORT
FORMAT
LAB SAFETY
CONTRACT
(Fold & Tape in
sideways so it
folds out)
10
RACE TO THE
FUTURE
ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION
SUMMARY:11
How Is Technology
Important to Your
Learning? How will
you use it?
GROUP WORK
EXPERIENCE
(Trials and
Tribulations)
Unit 1: Nature of Science
LEFT SIDE ITEMS
PAGE
RIGHT SIDE ITEMS
PAGE
1. The Left Side
4
1. The Right Side
5
2. Reflection
6
2. Team Roles
7
3. Lab Report Format
Instructions
8
3. Lab Safety Contract
Instructions
9
4. Race to the Future
10
4. Summary of the Race
11
Instructions
Activity
to the Future Activity