Notebooks

3 – 2 – 1 Blast Off!

Write down:• 3 reasons why math/science

notebooks are important, • 2 issues you face in implementing

them,• 1 question you have about their use.

Now let’s BLAST OFF!

Engage! Think! Communicate!

Link professional world & student applications

Links professional world and classroom

• Inquiry-based lab notebook

Notebook links classroom and professional world

“Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own.”William Zinsser, author of Writing to Learn

Goals

• Science– Design and conduct scientific inquiry

• Math– Solve relevant, authentic problems

21st Century Skills

• LITERACY!• Global awareness• Problem solving• Collaboration• Creativity• Communication

Ways to set it upTYPE ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

ELECTRONIC • Can be “backed up”• Easy to cut and paste• Easy to share data

and documents

• Hard to “draw” diagrams• Loss of nostalgic “art”• Loses some authenticity• Can be tampered with• Side notes may be “lost”

PAPER(BOUND)

• Easy to make notes & technical drawings

• Easy to flip through• Tangible• More “secure” &

authentic

• Can’t easily be reproduced or shared

Ways to set it up

• Entry– Title & date– Purpose– Materials– Procedure– Results– Conclusion

• Notebook– Instructions– Table of contents– Numbered pages– Chronological

*Consider a school-wide format?

Interactive format

Purpose: focus on today’s activity

Examples: pre-test, quick-write, demonstration, T-chart Purpose: information from today’s

activity (learning)

Examples: textbook or lecture notes, vocabulary, lab procedure & data, worksheet, concept mapPurpose: reflect or apply today’s activity

Examples: content or lab questions, quick-write, 3-2-1 summary, diagram, graph

Using notebooksSo much to consider . . .

• Teacher driven• Student driven• Journal• Portfolio• Individual• Collaborative

And more to consider . . .

• Type of notebook– Composition book– Loose-leaf notebook– Lined paper/graph paper

• Writing tools– Pencils/pens/highlighters/markers

• Stay at school or take home• Feedback

So now what?

• Select one of the following questions and respond:1. What do I need to get notebooks started in

my classroom?2. What support do I need to make notebooks

in my classroom a success?3. What would be a good addition or change in

using notebooks in my classroom?

Available Resources

• Professional resource books available to borrow from GAMSP:

Additional resources• Children’s literature available at local libraries:

And more resources

Remember. . .

• You may ask GAMSP staff for help with getting notebooks started.

• You may borrow actual scientists’ notebooks to share with students.

• You may choose to include notebooks in your PLC topics.

Now think about your notebook for this workshop . . .

• SET UP: How will you set up your notebook for maximum effectiveness?

• PLANNING AHEAD: Would you consider leaving space for a table of contents, glossary, tabbed sections

• TAKING RISKS: Would you consider trying the Interactive Notebook model?

Turn and Talk!

Thank you!