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About this Product

This differentiated unit bundle includes 4 INB mini-units. Each unit includes:

• Interactive notebook lessons with notes and activities

• 4-5 Question quizzes and two-part reflection exercises included

• Printable and digital interactive notebooks included

• Editable input notes and quizzes (docx files) included

• Digital quizzes (Google Forms) included

Important Notes:

• Download a FREE Interactive Notebook Unit to learn more about my INB units

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The following INB units are included in this bundle:

Understanding the Nature of Science INB Unit

Chapter 1: What is science?

Chapter 2: The Scientific Method

Chapter 3: Scrutinizing Science

Chapter 4: Theory, Fact & Opinion

Chapter 5: Science in the Media (How to be an Informed Consumer)

Chapter 6: Limitations to Science

Chapter 7: Science and Ethics

Chapter 8: Types of Scientific Research

Science Practices and Scientific Method INB Unit

Chapter 1: The Scientific Method

Chapter 2: Making Observations

Chapter 3: Making Inferences

Chapter 4: Asking a Testable Question

Chapter 5: Forming a Hypothesis

Chapter 6: Planning an Investigation

Chapter 7: Identifying Variables

Chapter 8: The Experimental Method

Chapter 9: Organizing Data

Chapter 10: Analyzing Data

Chapter 11: Forming a Conclusion

Chapter 12: Reducing & Recognizing Error

Chapter 13: Recognizing Bias

Chapter 14: Communicating Scientific Ideas

Chapter 15: Arguing Scientific Ideas

Chapter 16: CER (Claim-Evidence-Reasoning)

Chapter 17: Critiquing Scientific Ideas

Lab Practices, Math Skills, Measurement & Graphing INB Unit

Chapter 1: Lab Safety

Chapter 2: Lab Safety Equipment

Chapter 3: Laboratory Tools

Chapter 4: Measuring Length

Chapter 5: Measuring Temperature

Chapter 6: Measuring Mass

Chapter 7: Measuring Volume

Chapter 8: Measurement Summary

Chapter 9: Metric Unit Prefixes and Conversions

Chapter 10: SI Units

Chapter 11: Bar Graphs

Chapter 12: Histograms

Chapter 13: Line Graphs

Chapter 14: Best-Fit Line

Chapter 15: Pie Chart

Chapter 16: Percentage, Ratios & Rate

Chapter 17: Mean, Median, Mode & Range

Chapter 18: Calculating Error

Chapter 19: Accuracy & Precision

Chapter 20: Standard Deviation

Chapter 21: Significant Figures

Chapter 22: Scientific Notation

Chapter 23: Acid and Base Safety

Chapter 24: Common Indicators

Chapter 25: Special Procedures (Gel Electrophoresis, Chromatography, Distillation, Dissection)

Engineering Design INB Unit

Chapter 1: Engineering Process

Chapter 2: Defining Problems

Chapter 3: Brainstorming

Chapter 4: Designing Solutions

Chapter 5: Developing & Using Models

Chapter 6: Types of Engineers

What is an interactive notebook lesson?

The interactive notebook is composed of lessons. Each lesson includes:

• An overview with the LO(s), NGSS/DCI alignment and supplemental videos

• One page of input notes

• At least one INB activity

• A 4-5 question mini assessment

• A two-part reflection exercise

Editable Resources

• 100% one-page EDITABLE copies of input notes and quizzes are included

• Notes are saved as a single DOCX file

• Quizzes are saved as a single DOCX file. Important images included.

• DOCX files are compatible with both Microsoft Word and Google Docs

Digital Interactive Notebook

The digital interactive notebook (pptx file) included digitalized INB lessons:

• One page of editable input notes

• At least one digital interactive notebook activity

• An entry page with areas for homework, tasks and supplemental resources

• Suggested supplemental resources

• Two-part reflection exercise

Teacher Digital Science Notebook

The Teacher Interactive Notebook (pptx file) is a completed student interactive notebook. In this way, the teacher notebook acts as the answer key for the student interactive notebook. The teacher notebook also includes links to editable quizzes made with Google Forms.

Digital Quizzes

• The Teacher Notebook includes force-copy links to digital quizzes

• Digital quizzes are 100% editable, self-grading Google Forms

• Google Classrooms are not required to use Google Forms

PRINTABLE VS DIGITAL INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS

The digital interactive notebook covers the same material as my printable interactive notebook for that same unit. The input notes are identical, INB activities require students to apply the same skills and quizzes assess the same ideas. However, interactive notebook activities are modified and optimized to work in a digital setting.

DIGITAL RESOURCES

This bundle includes modified files that facilitate online - distance learning:

• Digital interactive notebooks are made as fillable slides.

• Fillable slides work with Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Important Notes about Fillable Slides:

• Digital notebooks work seamlessly with Google Slides: WATCH ME

• Digital notebooks CANNOT be edited. Only the text boxes or forms can be manipulated.

All Digital resources can be shared via platforms that are password-protected or accessible only to students.

NGSS Alignment

The concepts and skills addressed in this product align with the NGSS Nature of Science eight major themes. This product addresses themes that extend the science and engineering practices, nature of science topics and cross-cutting concepts. These themes are outlined in Appendix F and H at http://www.nextgenscience.org/get-to-know.

TERMS OF USE

• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.

• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.

• Intended for classroom and personal use only.

• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.

• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.

• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).