Nine Chapters of instruction, one year's worth of activities (36!), and pages of printables to use in the notebooks! Improve classroom engagement and inspire active learning!

Thorough, 60-page resource to answer all of your questions about
implementing the use of Interactive Notebooks in your science curriculum.

Interactive Notebooks are a terrific way to get students engaged in the classroom. The activities are fun and allow for the expression of multiple intelligences; all students are able to feel like they are accomplishing something and tend to put their best foot forward!

This guide includes 9, very thorough Chapters:

1. Why an Interactive Science Notebook? . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Notebook organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. How to put together a notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4. Printable page inserts for notebooks . . . . . . . . . 14
5. Activities for Interactive Notebooks . . . . . . . . . . 28
6. Using the notebooks for labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7. Using the notebooks for projects . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8. Using the notebooks for homework . . . . . . . . . . 54
9. Using the notebooks for Early Finishers . . . . . . . 57

It gives many tips and thorough instruction on how to begin using interactive notebooks in your classroom, as well as many different ways to implement those notebooks. There is an entire chapter of printables for your students to use with their notebooks as well, as well as blank foldable templates, a fan book template, and a couple of classroom signs!

There is also an entire chapter devoted to a year's worth of Interactive Notebook activities for Life Science - there are instructions for 36 activities total which ends up being 1-2 activities per week! The activities are all very fun and promote active, constructivist learning. Although this chapter is mainly for Life Science, the book applies to Interactive Notebooks in general. I will soon be working on Interactive Notebook Activity Packs for other subjects as well so stay tuned, and follow me for updates!

Please check out the preview to see the some of the pages and photos of the printables in action. Also visit this page to download the entire first chapter:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Science-Notebook-Coming-Soon-943441

I had a lot of fun creating this resource and I hope that you have even more fun using it in your classroom!

As always I greatly appreciate your ratings and comments, so please don't forget to take a minute to rate this product!

Thanks!

Allie


P.S. - Here is a list of the notebook activity prompts included with the purchase:

Introduction to the Lab and the Scientific Method
“Silent Item Race”
“Safety Symbol Creation”
3. “Mapping the Scientific Method”

Characteristics of Life + Classification
1. “Creating an Animal Classification Chart”
2. “Imagination Classification”
3. “Investigating Taxonomy”
4. “Classifying Leaves”

Human Body Systems
1. “Human body vs. Plant and Animal Cells”
2. “Creating a Monster!”
3. “Road trip: Mapping the Body Systems”
4. “Comparing Body Systems”
5. “Testing Reaction Times: Math Inclusion”
6. “How does our body interact with the environment?”

Transport in Multi-Cellular Organisms
1. “Mammals vs. Fish: Digestion”
2. “Transport in a Creature”
3. “Transport Board Game”

Ecosystems, Photosynthesis, and Respiration
1. “Carbon Cycle Comic”
2. “Food Chains vs. Food Webs”
3. “Drawing and Understanding Photosynthesis”
4. “Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration: Interactions”
5. “Inferring and Creating an Energy Pyramid”

Structure and Function in Cells
1. “Giant Cells!”
2. “Writing a life story: Single-celled organisms”
3. “Real Comparisons: The Building Blocks of Life”

Genetics
1. “Picture it: Dominant vs. Recessive Genes”
2. “Mitosis vs. Meiosis: Comparing and Contrasting”
3. “Mendel’s Laws”
4. “Researching Mutational Mysteries”
5. “Genotypes vs. Phenotypes”

Interactions within Ecosystems
1. “Abiotic vs. Biotic Scavenger Hunt”
2. “Saving Habitats - Make a Plan!”
3. “Examining Human-Environment Interactions”

Adaptation + Evolution
1. “Evolutionary Mystery”
2. “Analyzing Adaptations”
3. “Symbiotic Comparisons”
4. “If I Could Turn Back Time (to Evolve)”