Sample our easy-to-implement strategies and lessons to bring science notebooking into your classroom or home!
Setting Up Your Science Notebooks
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Explore this section to learn the basics of setting up science notebooks with your students.
Strategies for Reflection
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Setting aside time for reflection allows your students to recognize their own learning.
Strategies for Investigations
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Learn how science notebooks can help your students plan and carry out hands-on investigations.
Strategies for Notetaking
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Taking notes in science doesn't mean just copying what's on the board.
Introductory Science Notebooking Activities
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Browse these lessons to learn the basics of setting up science notebooks with your students.
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A Science Notebook Story: Investigating Compost
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Anoushka Takla's fourth graders seek to answer the question: "What happens to our trash over time?"
A Science Notebook Story: Investigating Moon Phases
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Erica Katz's fifth graders seek to answer the question: "Why does the moon look different on different days?"
Watch: Science Notebooks in Action
How I Use My Science Notebook
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Compare the science notebooks of elementary school students and scientists. What do they have in common?
Developing Notebook Routines
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Using the table of contents and page headers, students will understand how a notebook is an organizational tool.
Notebooks for Scientific Thinking
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Notebooks can be a tool for scientific thinking. Start with scientific observation through sketching!