"Research has shown that science notebook writing may also be a way for students to strengthen their language skills as they develop an understanding of the world around them.
They (science notebooks) are a place where students formulate and record their questions, make predictions, record data, procedures, and results, compose reflections, and communicate findings. Most importantly, notebooks provide a place for students to record new concepts they have learned."
Most of these resources are for K12 classroom instruction, but insha Allah can be adapted for home use
Rationale for:
- Science Notebooks - Reading Rockets
- Purpose of a Science Notebook
- Five Good Reasons to Use Science Notebooks (excellent read; shows nicely how you can work in the different modes of writing)
- Children's Science Journals: Tools for Learning, and Assessing
Organization/Content of Notebooks/Journals
- Science Notebook Organization (PDF) (title page/cover, table of contents, etc)
- Science Notebook Entry types (PDF)
- Setting Up a High School Homeschool Science Notebook From TJ. This is our version of a science notebook set up for high school).
- Interactive Science Notebooking – Squidoo – love the ideas here; kind of like lapbooking with a bit more structure.
- Science Graphic Organizers from EduPlace
- General graphic organizers
- Hands On” Doesn’t Mean “Minds Off”: Using Foldables™ to Promote Content Learning
- Foldable Basics
- Foldables in Science
Specifically for Homeschooling
Science Notebook Printables
Our Science Notebooking
More photos to come, in shaa Allah.....
