Description
Increase student learning in the inquiry-based science classroom!
Interactive notebooks allow students to record observations, reflect on learning, and self-assess their work. Packed with student examples, this detailed guide explains the unique features that make interactive notebooks more effective tools than conventional notebooks for science classrooms. This resource:
- Describes the nuts and bolts of implementing interactive notebooks, including execution, time management, and grading
- Uses the 5E Learning Cycle as the framework for science instruction
- Emphasizes the importance of writing in science and provides strategies for modeling effective writing
- Explores strategies to encourage collaborative student inquiry and foster whole-class discussions
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction
2. Organizing Notebooks for Learning
3. Gaining Student Buy In and Ownership
4. Using Notebooks During Investigations
5. Getting Started: The First Three Days
6. Using the Notebooks: Days Four to Seven
7. Learning Through Writing
8. Learning Through Discussion
9. Conclusion
Resource A: Reproducibles
Resource B: Crosscurricular Connections
References and Further Reading
Index
