Science Notebook, Log or Journal The purpose of science is to answer our questions about the nature...
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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
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
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
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
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
No “correct” format Adjust to your style and needs
Basics: Table of Contents Numbered Pages Dated Entries
Organizational Elements
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
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
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
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
Allows for Differentiation
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.
Resources