Science Notebooks : Writing about Inquiry

by Campbell, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780325005683
• ISBN10: 0325005680
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-02
• Publisher: Greenwood-Heineman

Summary

Use science notebooks and watch as your students write as scientists do, share their thinking, support their ideas with evidence, and improve their literacy through reading, writing, and speaking.

Author Biography

BRIAN CAMPBELL is a teacher in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is interested in the process of professional development and teacher change. He has had extensive involvement in the National Science Foundation-funded Local Systemic Change, Mathematics and Science Enhancement (MASE) Project.LORI FULTON is a teacher in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is interested in the process of professional development and teacher change. She has had extensive involvement in the National Science Foundation-funded Local Systemic Change, Mathematics and Science Enhancement (MASE) Project.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Linda Gregg	xiii
Introduction	1	(4)
Provides an overview of the book, including the goals of the book, a guide on how to use it as a resource, an explanation of the science notebook, and a brief description of each chapter.
1 The Role of the Teacher	5	(20)
This chapter examines what factors teachers need to think about before, during, and after implementation of science notebooks.
Planning	5	(6)
Implementation of Science Notebooks	11	(5)
Formative Assessment	16	(1)
Developing Science Notebooks	17	(5)
Creating a Purpose for Notebooks	22	(3)
2 Elements of a Science Notebook	25	(23)
This chapter details important aspects that are included in a science notebook and shares strategies to develop them further.
Recording and Organizing Data	25	(6)
Technical Drawings	31	(5)
Students' Questions	36	(3)
Recording Thinking	39	(5)
Other Elements	44	(4)
3 Signs of Student Progress	48	(9)
This chapter examines how students progress in their use of science notebooks both during and after an investigation.
Predicting	48	(2)
Recording and Organizing Data	50	(1)
Drawing	51	(2)
Questioning	53	(1)
Reflecting	54	(1)
Using Notebooks as a Resource	55	(1)
Self Assessing	56	(1)
4 Discussions with Two Scientists	57	(7)
This chapter shares two scientists' thoughts on the role and importance of notebooks in their work as well as implications for the use of notebooks in the classroom.
How Scientists Use Their Notebooks	57	(3)
Recommendations for the Classroom	60	(4)
5 Scientific Content and Process Connections	64	(9)
This chapter examines how the science notebook aids in conceptual development of scientific concepts.
Connections to the National Science Education Standards	64	(1)
Physical, Life, and Earth and Space Content Standards	65	(2)
Science as Inquiry	67	(3)
Unifying Concepts and Processes	70	(3)
6 Literacy Connections	73	(10)
This chapter explores how the science notebook can be used as a context for developing literacy.
Connections to Literacy	73	(1)
Oral Communication	73	(2)
Written Communication	75	(2)
Reading	77	(2)
Vocabulary Development	79	(1)
Connections to the Standards for the English Language Arts	80	(3)
Appendix	83	(10)
Bibliography	93