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Science Notebook, Log or Journal
“The purpose of science is to answer our
questions about the nature of the world –
whether we like the answers or not.”
Alan Leshner
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Field notes: observations and
experiences while in the field
Species Accounts: information of each species observed; a new page per species
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Basic Styles
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Drawings Sketches Scientific Illustrations
Tables, Charts, and Graphs Graphic Organizers Notes Reflective and Analytical Entries Conclusions Investigation Formats Writing Frame/ expository and creative
writings
Types of Entries
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Scientists and their Journals
The first telephone Drawing by Alexander Graham Bell, 1876
(Series: Subject File, Folder: The Telephone, Drawing of the Telephone, Bell's Original, 1881 - 1966)
used for patent – proved he was first.
(you don’t need to be an artist!)
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Leonardo DaVinci
A design for a flying machine, (c. 1488) Institut de France,
Paris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci
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Excerpt from Journals of Lewis & Clark
http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/read
White Salmon Trout(coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch),
March 16, 1806, Codex J, p. 133r
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No “correct” format Adjust to your style and needs
Basics: Table of Contents Numbered Pages Dated Entries
Organizational Elements
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Date, including the year Time of day Specific Location and habitat Description of weather: temperature,
cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction
Activity title Headings (Predictions, Observations,
Results, Conclusions, Reflections)
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Suggested Elements for Field Studies
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To organize thoughts and information To reflect To refer to later for recall, use in reporting
and discussions, future study To self-assess To work on expository writing To create a final product
To develop a scientific habit of mind
Uses by Students
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Keep the notebooks in one place in class Maintain a master copy of everything in
the notebook Model on overhead, model in the field, model
on a poster board Use post-it notes to assist in finding a page Have students use a rubric to evaluate Use a document camera to display examples
of acceptable work Have students check a partner’s work for
specific items
Tips for ease of use
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To identify evidence of student learning To identify conceptual understanding To identify students’ misconceptions To collect evidence of student growth
over time To guide instruction To differentiate curriculum
Uses by Teachers
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Allows for Differentiation
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ASCD, (Dec. 2006, Jan. 2007) Educational Leadership: Science in the
Spotlight Calhoun, J. & Mintz, E. (2004). Project Notebook. Science and
Children, Nov-Dec, 30-34. Campbell, B. & Fulton, L. (2003). Science notebooks. Portsmouth,
NH: Heinemann Gilbert, J. & Kotelman, M. (2005). Five good reasons to use science
notebooks. Science and Children, 43 (3), 28-32. Klentschy, M. NSTA, (2008). Using Science Notebooks in
Elementary Classrooms. Marcarelli, K. (2010). Teaching Science with Interactive
Notebooks. Corwin Press. Shepardson, D. P., Britsch, S. J. (1997) Children's Science Journals:
Tools for Teaching, Learning, and Assessing.
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