INTERACTIVE STUDENT NOTEBOOKS

AP Biology/Pre-AP Biology

Science

Notebook

What is an Interactive Notebook?

A student created and student maintained collection of notes, activities and commentary from your AP/Pre-AP Biology class.

It creates a system of organization and reflection.

It is where you will keep practically everything from your AP/Pre-AP Biology class.

Benefits

You will learn a collegiate system of organization.

All of your notes, labs, work, and information will be in one place.

You will have a chance to interact with the content of the course by reflecting, reacting, questioning and commenting on your work and lab investigations.

You will develop a study system to help prepare you for quizzes and tests.

Real Scientists Use Notebooks

Charles Darwin

Leonardo Da Vinci

Albert Michelson

Elements Required in Your Interactive Notebook:

Cover Scoring Rubrics Author Page Notebook Guidelines Highlighting System Class/Notebook Policies Page Numbers Inputs and Outputs Sketches Summaries

Notebook Guidelines

Bring notebook to class every day. Keep track of assignments, notes, etc. in

chronological order and in Table of Contents NO staples; Use glue or tape only Each page has page #, Date, Title Right Side Pages have Inputs (mostly

teacher-given) Left Side Pages have Outputs (mostly

student-given)

Examples of Inputs—Always on Right-side Pages

Lecture notes Discussion notes Video clips summaries Writing Prompts Reading Notes from Textbook/Articles Free-Response Questions

Examples of Outputs—Always on Left-side Pages

Analyzing the content Argue for or against Asking a question Graphs Lab Conclusions Thinking Maps Write your reaction or opinion to the

reading or content

Creating a Cover for Your Interactive Notebook

Your cover should have the following basic elements in writing somewhere on the cover and easy to read: Name of Course The words: Interactive Science Notebook Class Period School Year Teacher’s Name Your Name

Creating a Cover for Your Interactive Notebook

Visual Content Thumb through your textbook to identify

two topics in which you are interested Use the table of contents in the textbook to

find the chapters related to these topics Draw, or use magazines or images printed

from the internet to show the two topics within the design of your cover. You can label the topics if it helps your design.

YOUR Name

YOUR Period

Mrs. Jones

2014-2015

Interactive Science

Notebook

Pre-AP Biology (or AP Biology)

Scoring Rubrics & Author Page Scoring and Lab Report Rubrics will be

taped on inside front cover. Author Page (1st Page in Your Notebook):

Write a short information paragraph about yourself: where you were born, what are your hobbies and interests and other interesting things about yourself. Include why you are taking this course and how it relates to your future career goals.

Notebook Guidelines/Table of Content

Notebook Guidelines (On Back of Author Page) Examples of Inputs (Right Side)/Outputs (Left

Side) Highlighting:

Green=Vocabulary Words; Purple=Names of People/Scientists; Pink=Big Idea (AP); Blue=Essential Knowledge (AP)

Bring to class every day. Keep track of assignments in chronological order No Staples; Glue or tape only

Table of Contents

Table of Contents: On Page Following Notebook GuidelinesTable of Contents has four columns: (USE Ruler!) PageActivity Date Grade/Score

Notebook Guidelines and Table of Contents

Inputs and Outputs

Questions?