“Your Key To Success in Science”
Presented by
Mrs. Donaldson
Portions adopted from E. DuBose, A. Holder & D. Saunders
A interactive notebook (INB) your own
personalized DIARY of learning about science
 A portfolio of your work in ONE convenient
spot. This is great for studying for upcoming
quizzes & test
 A great ORGANIZATIONAL tool that gives
you permission to be PLAYFUL AND
CREATIVE in your responses without "messing
up" your notes.
 Allows you to be like a REAL SCIENTIST!
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The notebook is divided into TWO sections.
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The Left SIDE “LOVES” student work. This is
the side that you can use to show me your
creativity. This is the “output” or product
side.
The Right side is “RESTRICTED” and contains
only information given by Mrs. Donaldson.
Nothing else should be placed on the RIGHT
SIDE!!
The notebook is divided into TWO sections.
LEFT side “loves”
RIGHT side is “restricted” to
TEACHER INPUT
STUDENT work = OUTPUT
WARMUP #1 Fill in the missing word.
Decomposer Producer Consumer
Plants are ____. Lions, tigers, and bears are
____. Worms and mushrooms are____
 The
LEFT SIDE belongs to you.
 It contains your warm-up (QUESTION MARK) and
the day’s activity (LIGHTBULB). On this page
you may include diagrams, cartoons, drawings,
poems, foldables, etc. Let your CREATIVITY go
wild!
ODD PAGES =1, 3, 5, 7, 9…YOU GOT IT..
WARMUP #1 Fill in the missing word.
Decomposers Producers Consumers
Plants are _________. Lions, tigers, and
bears are ________. Worms and
mushrooms are_________
The DAY’S ACTIVITY
is placed on the LEFT
side of the notebook.
INCLUDES:
INSTRUCTIONAL
FOCUS LESSON
 DAY’S ACTIVITY
Fill in the missing word.
Decomposer Producers Consumers
Plants are _________. Lions, tigers, and bears are
________. Worms and mushrooms are_________
The TOP of the left side of the has a question mark and is
referred to as the Instructional Focus Lesson. This “IFL” is
either on the whiteboard or on PowerPoint. It acts as a review
before the start of class and should be completed within the first
FIVE minutes of class
The day’s activity is placed
on the LEFT or OUTPUT
side of the notebook. This is
indicated with a yellow light
bulb icon. This section acts
as a reinforcement for the
RIGHT or INPUT side side
and is referred to as the
SCIENCE ACTIVITY.
This side entails hands on,
tactile learning.
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Science IFL’s
Graphic Organizers
Drawings/Illustrations
Poems, Rap Songs
Cartoons/Comics
Lab Analysis
Teach Your Parent
 The
RIGHT SIDE belongs to me and should
only contain information given or “input”
from Mrs. Donaldson. Nothing else should
be placed on this page!
 The RIGHT SIDE contains the notepad icon
and will contain all the TESTABLE material.
Even Pages = 2,4,6,8..YOU KNOW IT.
The RIGHT side of
the notebook contains
information given to
you by Mrs. Reese. It
has a purple notepad
in the corner. This is
the ESSENTIAL
information that will
DEFINITELY be on a
quiz or test. Nothing
else should go on this
side.
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Notes from
– Teacher guided PowerPoint notes
– Movie/Video
– Article Readings
Vocabulary words
Lab procedures
Study Guides
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“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
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contents so papers don't get
messed up - or in case of an ISN
check.“
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"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.“
"Colorize 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 test."
Scissors
Five 1- SUBJECT
Spiral NotebookS
Glue or glue
stick
(2 PER MONTH)
Erasable pens & pencils
“MEAD works BEST”
HIGHLIGHTER
colored pencils
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The name of the course:
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The words: Interactive Science Notebook
The class period that you have science:
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My Adventures in 8th Grade Physical Science
Period 1, for example
The school year: 2011 – 2012
Your “awesome” teacher: Mrs. Donaldson
Your name: (self explanatory)
TWO OR MORE SCIENCE PICTURES:
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You can draw, get from magazine or Internet.
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Starting with the 1st page, number the first 50
pages. The 1st page is 0. Numbers should be
small and at the top outside corner of every page.
0
1
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
AUTHORS
PAGE
“ALL ABOUT
YOU PAGE”
(Skip pages 0-9..These will be REFERENCE PAGES)
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DATE
DESCRIPTION
PAGE #
Grade/
Stamp
• At the top of page 1, write:
•Table of Contents
• Title your three
columns:
• Date
• Title/unit
• Page #
• Start your
first entry on
PAGE 5 (yours
should look like
my example)
Table of Contents
Date
Title /Unit
Pg #
8/26
author page
0
8/26
ISN guidelines
5
8/26
ISN rubric
6
8/27
Safety contract
7
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At the top of PAGES 1,2 & 3, write Table of
Contents. Divide each page into 4
columns: Date, Description, Page #
Pages 4-5 are for class policies.
Page 6 is for computer guidelines.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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On page 5-8, you will glue class handouts.
On page 9, you will create your Unit Page
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Unit Title Page
BECOMING A
SCIENTIST
•Create a colorful
drawing or get
pictures that
relate to the unit
we are studying
•Be Colorful
Your author page should have the
following:
Creating
your
Author
page
- a picture of you
- your birthday
- hobbies, sports, activities you like to
do
- pictures of things that describe YOU
(photos, magazine cut outs, clip art,
drawings)
Sample
Author
Page
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No RIPPED OUT pages or torn corners
No DOODLING that doesn’t relate to science
Notebook should 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
 Many
thanks to these wonderful teachers for
creating wonderful POWERPOINT slides from
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Annette Holder, rockin’ Science
Doug Saunders, bringing History Alive!
ScienceNotebook.com, great resource
Mr. Taft, student quotes