Interactive
Notebook
Objective
• Students will set up their IAN in
order to stay organized, keep all
work in one place, and have a
successful year in science
Homework
• Number pages of notebook from 1 to
150 front and back.
General Directions
• All pages must be numbered bottom outside corners.
• Use front and back of the paper.
• All Cornell Notes are written on the right hand side of
the notebook which are odd numbers.
• Your work is on the left which are the even numbered
pages.
• When illustrating must use at least 4 colors.
• Highlight all of your vocabulary words.
• Summaries must be written at the end of the notes.
• If more pages are needed, glue a 2nd sheet on the
page.
DO NOT go on to the next page.
Cover Page pg. 1
• Somewhere on the page
– Name 1st and last
– Science 7
– Room 205
• Illustrate with
– Pictures that tell something about you
– Use at least 4 colors
Example of Cover Page
Nelson Fuamenya
Science 7
Room 205
• Number page 2 and 3
Gems of Wisdom
page 2
Date
Topic
Gem
Table of Contents
page 3
• Glue the handout.
Scoring Sheet
page 4
• Used to keep track of notebook
grade and special assignment
grades
• Glue on page
Rubrics
page 5
• Glue 1st MSA rubric down
• Glue notebook rubric
Left Side Activities
page 6
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Output goes on left side.
Every Left side page gets used.
Always use color
Quizzes and tests are left side items
Clock questions may be used as
homework
• Glue left side activities handout
Right Hand Side Activities
page 7
• Used to help remember important scientific concepts
• Cornell notes go on right
• Left hand column of notes is for study questions or
vocabulary words
• Must do summary of notes at bottom
• Always goes on the right side or odd number pages
• Glue handout Right Hand Side Activities
Our 3 levels of questions
page 8
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(Divide paper into thirds below title)
Our 3 levels of questions
Output
Speculate how you will use the left side of your IAN.
(Write your own output question.)
Process
Contrast the left side with the right side of your IAN.
(Write your own process question.)
Input
What goes on the right side of your IAN (interactive
notebook)?
(Write your own input question.)
Costa’s Level of Questions
page 9
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Draw the Cornell note outline
Costa’s Level of questioning
Three levels
Glue Costa’s Levels of Thinking and
Questioning
– 1st is Steps to the Inquiry Process
– Levels of Questioning – Science
– Question starters
More Left Side Activities
page 11
• Glue 1st page (Letter to the editor)
completely down on your paper.
• 2nd page (Haiku) is glued where it will flip
up.
• 3rd page (Limerick) flips up
• 4TH page (Desiging a magazine ad)_
• 5th page (School newspaper article)
• 6th page (Levels of questions)
• 7th page (Science Wrting Assignments)
Left Hand Activity
page 10
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S earching
C ommunicating
I nferring
E valuating
N umbers
C alculating
E xperimenting
The acrostic poem tells some
of the things that is done in
Science. People search for answers &
that information is communicated after
inferring outcomes and experimenting to find
the answers.
Important information
page 13
• School notes information
• Textbook information
Short Essay
page 12
• Write a short essay 4 to 5 sentences
on how you will use the information.
IAN quiz
1. What page will you find out how to access your textbook on line?
2. Where is the gems of wisdom located?
3. What is found on page 1?
4. Where is MSA rubric found?
5. Where are “The Clock Questions?”
6. What are the right side pages for?
7. What do you do on the left side pages?
8. Where do you find the directions for writing a cinquain or haiku?
9. What page can you find out how to contact me or find out what your
homework is?
10. Why should each page be numbered?