Teaching science with interactive notebooks

"Easy to read, with good examples and illustrations. The rationale is spelled out for every step, the setup for the interactive notebook is clearly explained, and you can hear the enthusiasm of the author, which makes the reader enthusiastic about trying the strategy."--Maria Mesires, Seventh-Grade Science Teacher Case Middle School, Watertown, NY.

"In an era when science teachers are being asked more and more to teach writing skills and build science literacy, this book presents an engaging and creative way to answer that challenge and encourage the use of higher-order thinking skills."--Michael Baker, Eighth-Grade Science Teacher Memorial Middle School, Albany, OR.

Interactive notebooks allow students to record and analyze observations, reflect on their learning, and self-assess their work. Teaching Science With Interactive Notebooks gives educators a step-by-step process for introducing notebooks and using them to develop students' communication skills, cognitive organization skills, and sense of responsibility for their own learning.

Packed with examples from actual student notebooks, this detailed guide explains the unique features that make interactive notebooks more effective tools than conventional notebooks for science classrooms.

By implementing interactive notebooks in your classroom, you can gain deeper insight into each student's understanding, learning progress, and thinking! --Book Jacket.

Introduction -- Organizing notebooks for learning -- Gaining student buy in and ownership -- Using notebooks during investigations -- Getting started: the first three days -- Using the notebooks: days four to seven -- Learning through writing -- Learning through discussion -- Conclusion.