Browse these lessons to learn the basics of setting up science notebooks with your students. Once routines are in place, explore our other sections to learn more strategies for deepening your students' learning.

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Decorate Your Science Notebook

Students receive their science notebooks and take the time to make them their own.

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Science Notebooks Across Time

Students peruse sample pages from the notebooks of many different scientists.

Who is a scientist
Draw a Scientist

Students draw their idea of "a scientist doing science."

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Strategies for Peer-to-Peer Notebook Sharing

What are some strategies for allowing your students to share the content in their science notebooks?

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Organizing Your Science Notebook

Students insert a Table of Contents, number the pages, and complete their first reflective entry.

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Introduction to Scientific Sketching

What makes a good scientific sketch? You can teach this lesson even if you think you can't draw!

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Kit inventory
Kit Inventory

Use "windowpanes" to take stock of materials at the beginning of an investigative unit.

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Teacher feedback in notebook
Notebooks and Assessment

What assessment strategies can you use with science notebooks?

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Scientific Sketching Practice

Lay the foundation for sketching by explicitly teaching the following techniques.