This activity can be used as part of a unit on Immigration. Students take on the role of an immigrant and reflect on what they would be to their new country if they had a limited amount of space. It's a good activity to promote multiple perspectives.
This is the rubric I use with my 8th grade science students. It's standards based on a three point scale. The learning targets for this notebook are below:
-I can maintain an organized notebook.
-I can maintain a science notebook that shows evidence of learning.