Interactive Science Notebooks and Journals
Kick off your school's professional development journey with the foundational bedrock of the Science With Depth series! This workshop focuses on establishing interactive science notebooks and journals as the central hub where students document, discover, and reflect on the world around them.
Key Takeaways:
Universal Application: Gain adaptable strategies that work across all science topics, units, and grade-level standards.
NGSS Practice Mastery: Elevate student confidence in the Science & Engineering Practices through consistent, hands-on recording of every step of the scientific process.
Enhanced Critical Thinking: Use Crosscutting Concepts within journal prompts to deepen analytical reasoning.
Series Connection: Establishes the core daily habits needed to maximize learning in our upcoming PD sessions on Guiding Questions, Science Tools, Mastery Learning, and Arts Integration.
Equip your teachers with a lifelong instructional tool that brings the dynamic process of science to light!
Tools that help you unlock the patterns of the world
Composition notebooks are portable, durable, and have sewn-in pages, making them ideal for recording information. Rulers and protractors are standard instruments that give precision to observations. By coupling a notetaking system that clearly separates raw observations from scientific conclusions with a technical tool for collecting, organizing, and presenting data, students get a curated archive of the scientific process.