science notebooking in the oc
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Science Notebooking In the OC. Presented by Beckman@Science District Coordinators &Lead Teacher. Science Notebooking. Characteristics of a scientist’s notebook Using science notebooks in the classroom How to evaluate science notebooks What does the research say?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Science Notebooking In the OC
Presented byBeckman@Science
District Coordinators &Lead Teacher
Science Notebooking
• Characteristics of a scientist’s notebook
• Using science notebooks in the classroom
• How to evaluate science notebooks
• What does the research say?
Characteristics of a Scientist’s Notebook
• Is individual in nature• Includes what works and what does not
work• Includes text, data, drawings, charts,
graphs• Gives information and asks questions• Entries are a record of thoughts at the
time, and are not “corrected” later• Newer ideas are added as another entry
How Scientists Use Their Notebooks
• Scientists record the time as well as the date• Scientists read the notebooks of other scientists• Scientists encourage investigation partners to
read their notebooks• Scientists only write in their own notebooks• Scientists record ideas that they get from others,
but they give credit
Science Notebooks As Legal Documents
• Patents are awarded to the first person to invent, not the first person to file
• To protect against claims of prior invention, good lab notebooks include these qualities:– Dates when an idea was formed, work was begun,
and work that was completed– Initial statements of objectives prior to experiments– Full citations of standard protocols– Every page signed and dated by inventor and a
witness
Notebook samples: Leonardo DaVinci
Galileo
John Muir
Alexander Graham Bell
Important Consideration of the Science Notebook
• Should be students own work
• Is viewed as a record of progress and observation
• Should be thought of as a “rough draft” by the teacher. Selected labs or entries can be rewritten as “final draft” if desired
• Students should create own tables and charts
Student Science Notebook Samples
• Grades 2 to 6
4th Grade
6th Grade
4th Grade
2nd Grade
4th Grade
Science Notebook Components
• Purpose
• Procedure
• Conclusion
Purpose
• Lesson Title
• Date and Time
• Question or Focus Statement
• Prediction (if appropriate)
Procedure
• All steps and observations
• Data is organized on tables or charts
• Labeled pictures or diagrams
• Materials list (if needed)
Conclusion
• What I learned
• Clear, relates to lesson and main objective
• Reflection on data
• Ideas for future research
• May include “Line of Learning”
Evaluating Notebooks
• Rubrics/Scoring
• What to look for in entry – Science Concepts– Scientific Communications– Science Drawings
Main Category Points Possible
Purpose:•Date•Time•Lesson #•Question•Prediction
3 Points
Procedure which includes all necessary:•Procedural Steps•Data•Tables•Diagrams•Charts
3 Points
Conclusion which includes:•Reflection on Question•Interpretation of Data•Future Question
3 Points
Neatness 1 Point
Total Possible Points Per Lesson 10 Points
Rubric 1
2 Points
.5 = Date & Time
1.5 = Question & Prediction
3 Points
1 = Procedure
1 = Data, Chart, Graph
1 = Notes and Summaries
5 Points
Conclusion
Rubric 2 P
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Science Concepts
4 3 2 1 0
The written response
demonstrates an understanding of the science unit
concepts and accurately uses
vocabulary specific to the
unit.
The written response
demonstrates an understanding of
most of the science unit concepts and
accurately uses some vocabulary
specific to the unit.
The written response
demonstrates and
understanding of 2 or more major
parts of the science unit concepts and
accurately uses few of the vocabulary
specific to the unit.
The written response
demonstrates an understanding of
one of the science unit concepts and
accurately uses little or none of the vocabulary specific to the
unit.
The written response
demonstrates no understanding of the science unit
concepts and uses little or no
vocabulary specific to the
unit.
Scientific Communication4 3 2 1 0
The written response
provides a thorough, complete
explanation to the question,
includes accurate detail and correctly
uses the appropriate forms and
conventions of science writing.
The written response
provides a partial
explanation to the question, most of the
detail is accurate and uses some appropriate forms and
conventions of science writing
The written response
provides a fragmentary
explanation to the question, there is little
accurate detail, and few
appropriate forms and
conventions of science writing
are used.
The written response does not answer the question, there is no accurate detail and no appropriate forms and
conventions of science writing
are used.
There is no written
response.
Scientific Drawing
4 3 2 1 0
The drawing is completely and scientifically
labeled, is realistic, not
artistic, and has relevant detail.
Most of the drawing is
scientifically labeled, is
realistic, not artistic, and has some relevant
detail.
The drawing has incorrect labels
or is missing labels, is not
wholly realistic, or partially artistic, and
little detail or extraneous
details.
The drawing is not labeled or the labels are incorrect, is more artistic than realistic,
and has no details.
There is no drawing.
Research SAYS…..
• Formative forms of assessment help to improve student learning if– Effective Feedback is given to students– Active Involvement of students in their
learning– Adjust teaching to take account of results
learned from formative assessment– Self-assess for students to understand how to
improveAdapted from Classroom Instruction that Works-R. Marzano
Five Good Reasons to Use Science Notebooks
1. Notebooks Are Thinking Tools
2. Notebooks Guide Teacher Instruction
3. Notebooks Enhance Literacy Skills
4. Notebooks Support Differentiated Learning
5. Notebooks Foster Teacher CollaborationTaken from Joan Gilbert & Marleen Kotelman
Thank You
Will NeddersenTustin Unified School District
Nita WalkerSanta Ana Unified School District
Becky D’ArrigoFullerton School District
Linda BarkerLaguna Beach
Unified School District
Sandee WilburCapistrano Unified
School [email protected]