Science Notebooks in K12 Classrooms
Science notebooks can be used to help students develop, practice, and refine their science understanding, while also enhancing reading, writing, mathematics and communications. On this site you will find examples of student work from science notebooks - many from common used commercially developed science instructional materials, information to support the use of science notebooks, and strategies to use notebooks to integrate reading, writing, mathematics, and science.
FOSS Science Notebooks
A student’s science notebook is a personal record of learning during a FOSS module. For students, the notebook is, first of all, a place to record and organize observations and data. Second, students generate a sequential exposition of their reasoning and conclusions that relates to the science data they record. And finally, the notebook provides a place for students to write reflections about their thinking and the meaning they derived from the science experiences.