I've created a version of Cornell Notes for science which works as a great way to keep students engaged in class. Note-taking help students organize their thoughts and can (and should) be used to study the content learned in class.

The illustration column gives students an opportunity to picture what was learned. And if taught to label their illustration to create a diagram, it engages them much more!

Highlighting is linked to SUTW (green = topic, yellow = subtopic/concepts, red = stop/details)

Left column could be used to list key concepts or questions. If using it for questions, this is where students create questions to quiz themselves on the topic. When studying, students then fold the paper over to view only the questions, see if they can answer, then open the notes for reference. BONUS: You could even ask students to offer their questions and form a quiz. Students enjoy taking quizzes they create.