Next Generation Science Guy

An epic trove of ISN resources used by author of NSTA article on note-booking https://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=51882. Trove includes: Setup documents, a variety of rubrics, samples of student work, blank graphic organizers, instructions for how to make concepts graphics and student work examples. Enjoy!

Students "personalize" information on motion given in note form onto a graph organizer. Students are encouraged to "show not tell," and include color to enhance motion concepts. Activity asks students to show in their own unique way an understanding of position change, time change, and rate.

Use this personalized and creative activity to allow students to demonstrate any learning objective or topic. All these need is a blank graphic organizer, informational text, and a creative spark. Give the student the topic or set of topics, and let them show that they understand it by creating a concept graphic. Serves as an excellent review study tool, and the process helps cement the link between emotion and memory. Engages students in meta-cognition, and can be neatly taped into an interact

Students construct a creative graphic organizer showing their understanding of the 3 states of matter. Student work samples: https://goo.gl/5BTU2l