How To Create An Epic Science Notebook It
How To Create An Epic Science Notebook!
It is YOUR Book! • Write YOUR name on the title page of your notebook. • That’s right… it’s YOUR notebook and you don’t want to lose it because this notebook is going to be EPIC! • This notebook is going to be a treasure trove of awesomeness… an unbelievably amazing book that contains all of the incredibly cool science stuff you will learn this year!!!
What every book needs… • So, you are going to have this EPIC book and you will probably want to show it off from time to impress other scientists, your parents, and, of course, your teacher. • What’s the easiest way to find information in an informational text? • THE TABLE OF CONTENTS… contents • (it’s an echo…get it? )
What IS a Science Notebook? • Great question! I’m so glad you asked! A science notebook is an amazing tool that allows you to: • • Ask questions • Document your work in class • Catalog your experiments • Record your observations • Share data • Have an awesome study guide for tests • Be creative!
What Does an Interactive Science Notebook Like? Interactive notebooks do have some basic requirements and we do follow a basic format. However, science notebooks are as unique as their individual owners! Each notebook is one-of-akind… just like you!
The MUST-HAVES of Your Interactive Notebook Your notebook will have: A Table of Contents Numbered Pages Vocabulary for Each Unit Labs/Experiments recorded in Table of Contents • Drawings/Diagrams recorded in Table of Contents • Data for each experiment/investigation • • • Your notebook should: • Be written neatly • Have neatly drawn pictures and diagrams • Have student generated questions
Labs Contain the following: • Title • Questions • Hypothesis • Written procedures • Conducted the experiment • Observations made during lab • Recorded data • Conclusion
Title Page • We are now going to finish our title pages. • You should already have your name on the page. • Now I want you to create an epic title page that shows your personality.
Title Page Examples
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