Chemistry Interactive
Notebook
Interactive Science Notebooks
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Interactive Science Notebooks are a tool that:
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strengthens student learning of curriculum (the
input) through increased student participation
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uses both the right and left-brain hemispheres to
help sort, categorize and be creative with the
newly attained knowledge.
What do they do for you?
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Improve organizational skills.
Improve critical thinking skills.
Help express understanding creatively
Interactive Science Notebooks
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Purposes for Interactive Notebooks:
Record data
 Study for tests
 Track Progress
 Communication
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CHEMISTRY NOTEBOOK SETUP
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Supplies Needed:
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3-Ring Binder(Separate from other classes)
Loose-leaf notebook paper
Spiral Lab Notebook(Honors)
Tabs/Dividers
Pens, Pencils
Optional but highly recommended:
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Colored Pencils/Pens/Highlighters
Binder Setup
Your binder should be separate from other
courses and divided with tabs:
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1st Tab: Notes section
2nd Tab: Lab Reports (Honors-Lab Notebook)
3rd Tab: Handouts/Worksheets
4th Tab: Any non-graded worksheets or
paperwork relevant to this class.(indexes,
data tables, etc)
Interactive Notes
Your notes will have two parts: Input & Output
What is input?
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The notes you write down, including
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Fill-in Notes
Summaries of Teacher lectures
Book notes and video notes
Data tables
Any other type of INPUT you get in class.
- Input always goes on the right side of your
notebook
Interactive Notes
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What is output?
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Brainstorm sessions
Mind maps
Concept Maps
Venn Diagrams
Pictures
Drawings
Diagrams
Interactive Questions
Flow Charts
Reflections
Poems
Songs
- Ouput always goes on the left side of your
notebook
Getting Started
1. Write your name and class period
on your 3-ring binder
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Or use a binder with the clear
sleeve so you can slip in a sheet
of paper
2. Add pictures, drawings to the
outside. Make this binder your
own!
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Chemistry Cat jokes are awesome
Setting up the Notes Section
1. In the note section:
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Page 1: Table of Contents
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Draw a table of Contents on a blank sheet of
lined paper and label it. Divide the Table into
3 columns: Date, Unit Title, Page # as shown
below
Page 2 & 3: Course Syllabus
Page 4: Safety Contract
Page 5: Safety Equipment Map
Page 6: Chemistry Lab Equipment
Worksheet
Page 7: Start of the first unit: Intro to
Chemistry
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• At the beginning of each unit:
• Write the unit name in your Table of Contents,
along with the page number and date
• Turn to the nearest blank left- and right-handed
pages.
• On the right side, write the title of the unit at the
very top
• Good advice: Keep everything!
RUBRIC
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Notebooks will be graded at every unit test.
– A grade of 100 for a notebook will have:
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Complete notes
Diagrams, demonstrations, output are properly placed
Bellwork questions are answered
Table of Contents filled out
– A grade of 75 for a notebook:
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Some notes missing/not filled
Diagrams out of place/missing
Some bellwork questions not answered
Table of Contents not filled
– A grade of 50 for a notebook:
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most notes missing/not filled
Diagrams out of place/missing
Most bellwork questions not answered
Table of Contents not filled
– Lost/not turned in notebooks will earn a 0