Reading Response 1 by Amy Castro by Amy Castro https://padlet.com/a_osguthorpe_castro/xg863mmoru4g Made with charm en-us 2016-06-07 16:54:06 UTC 2017-05-17 09:03:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Five Good Reasons to Use Science Notebooks a_osguthorpe_castro https://padlet.com/a_osguthorpe_castro/xg863mmoru4g/wish/113973641
  1. Notebooks are thinking tools:  Students can establish and explain their thinking.
  2. Notebooks guide teacher instruction: They give teachers access to the student's thinking.
  3. Notebooks enhance literacy skills: Students can practice descriptive, procedural, persuasive, narrative, and explanatory writing
  4. Notebooks support differentiated learning: they can be structured to support all levels of learning.
  5. Notebooks foster teacher collaboration: teachers can meet to discuss and review notebooks to see what is working and what is not. 


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  • Use a non-spiral composition notebook.
  • Keep the notebooks in class, don't send them home.
  • Skip the first few pages to save space for a table of contents.
  • Possible ways to use the notebooks: Brainstorming
    ·      KWL charts
    ·      Venn Diagrams
    ·      Concept Maps
    ·      Thinking Maps
    ·      Graphs
    ·      Charts
    ·      Diagrams
    ·      Illustrations
    ·      Maps
    ·      Foldable graphic organizers
  • Foldable graphic organizers are fun to use and provide more usable space in the notebooks.
  • It is possible to use the notebooks for more than one subject.
  • Use sticky notes as tabs for different subjects or sections.
  • Glue an envelope inside the back cover for students to store any small items they are working on.
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