In the last decade, interactive notebooks have exploded in popularity. I tried them with my students, and I loved them. The majority of my students did not.Why?I was doing all the work. The students were still just talking notes or doing worksheet style activities. Just in this thing called an "interactive notebook". The students pointed … Continue reading Lab Notebooks: the grown up interactive notebook
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Notes and the Interactive Notebook
This one's for Adam, who commented, This is fantastically helpful. I am doing a notebook for the first time this year, but only for labs, demonstrations, and some reflection. While it is helpful and the students like it, I’m recognizing that only using it sometimes is a problem. Could you elaborate on what you are … Continue reading Notes and the Interactive Notebook
My first quarter with the “Interactive Notebook”
This year, I have been doing everything with modified "interactive" science notebooks for my biology and physics classes. Everything. I even keep one myself that helps me plan, sketch things out, and use as an example. Its also handy when students complain about tedious tasks, like numbering all the pages. "You can do it! I've … Continue reading My first quarter with the “Interactive Notebook”
Evolution of the Scientific Method in the Classroom
I asked a simple question on my Facebook page: "Are there any science education topics you would like to see more blog posts about?" A IRL (in real life) friend of mine responded, "The scientific method... Is it used? What are contemporary thoughts on this? Relevancy to teaching?" We probably all know the scientific method … Continue reading Evolution of the Scientific Method in the Classroom
Quick Start Guide for Science Notebooks
Want to do interactive science notebooks? Not sure where to start? No problem! Really. really. When you want to use scientific notebooks with your students, for notetaking, assessment, recordkeeping, whatever... all your problems have been solved by someone else. That's right, as we teachers know, you don't have to reinvent the wheel. Teaching Science with Interactive … Continue reading Quick Start Guide for Science Notebooks
Famous Science Notebooks
Science Notebooks are quite the fad these days. I have to admit, I loved them as a student. However back then, before the internet was what it is now, I wondered what famous scientists had in their notebooks. How about Charles Darwin? He sailed around the world as a "Naturalist", looking at ... Nature. A … Continue reading Famous Science Notebooks
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