Interactive Biology Notebook



Interactive Biology Notebook

Your Interactive Biology Notebook will increase your understanding of this science by:

• Using writing as a process for discovery and synthesis of inquiry

• Modeling many enduring functions of scientists – recording information and data, creating experimental diagrams, forming associations and connections to other learning, and asking thoughtful questions.

• Improving your ability to organize ideas and information to provide a study reference for each unit

• Demonstrating to your developing organizational skills, understanding of science concepts and ability to express thoughts and feeling in a variety of ways.

Think as a scientist… record as a scientist… and reflect as a scientist!

Required:

1. A college or standard-ruled, wire-bound notebook is recommended. Please do not rip out any pages; you will need all of them! Bring your notebook to class each day!

2. Have separate loose-leaf paper for those other assignments that require you to turn in daily graded work. Some graph paper will also be required.

3. Handouts and other teacher provided pages MUST BE glued or clear taped in place. If printed on both sides, attach so that both sides can be viewed. Please NO staples. You will need glue sticks for class.

4. Organized in the same manner: right side for input (lecture notes, labs, worksheets) and the left side for output (drawings, reflections, association…).

5. Pages should be numbered consecutively, do not skip pages; each page titled and dated.

6. A Table of Contents will be kept in the front of the notebook.

7. This Handout Guide will be glued into the front of the notebook after being signed by you.

8. There will be notebook quizzes or checks at least once each quarter. Grades will be assigned following the general rubric on this handout. Glue the rubric to the inside back cover of your notebook for quick reference.

9. Staying current with all entries is vital to your success this year in Biology. If you are absent copy the right side entries from another student, but complete the left side on your own. Be sure to update your table of contents regularly.

STUDENT: I understand the purpose of the Interactive Biology Notebook and will try my best to keep my notebook up-to-date and complete. If I fall behind I will quickly seek out assistance from Mrs. Reeves.

Student Name _________________________________________________ (print)

SIGNED ___________________________________ (student signature) Date ____________

|How to Organize Your Notebook |

|Left Side (Output) – Homework, Bell-Ringers, Exit Slips, Conclusions, etc. |Right Side (Input) - Classwork |

|The left spiral page demonstrates YOUR understanding of the information from the right |Science interactive notebooks are used to help you learn and remember |

|side page. You work with the input, and INTERACT with the information in creative, |important scientific concepts. Why do they work? This notebook style |

|unique, and individual ways. The left side helps focus your attention and guides your |uses both the right and left-brain hemispheres to help you sort, |

|learning of the content and concepts. |categorize, remember, and creatively interact with the new knowledge you |

| |are gaining. |

|What goes on the LEFT side? |What goes on the RIGHT side? |

|OUTPUT goes on the left side! |INPUT goes on the right side! |

|Every left side page gets used! |Always write the date and page number on each page |

|Always number and date pages! |Always title each page and assignment |

|Use color and organize information…be creative; it helps the brain learn. | |

|What could go on the LEFT side? |Guidelines: |

|Connections to prior science knowledge |The right spiral page is for writing down information you are given in |

|Personal reflections & associations |class (INPUT) |

|Brainstorming |When the teacher lectures, you take notes on the right side |

|Mind maps |When you take book notes or video notes they ALWAYS go on the right side |

|Concept maps |Lab activities go on the right side |

|Venn diagrams |Any other type of INPUT you get IN CLASS |

|Pictures |Highlight important information to help you pick it out |

|Drawings |No staples, only glue or clear tape |

|Diagrams | |

|Writing prompts | |

|Flow charts | |

|Poems | |

|Songs | |

|Self reflections | |

|Questions | |

|Cartoons | |

|Other ways you can prove to me that you understand the information presented in class | |

|For other ideas on OUTPUT see me or go | |

|to |

|es-to-print/notebookpages-toprint.pdf | |

Adapted from:

Interactive Biology Notebook Rubric

The following rubric will be used to assess only your notebook in general. All assignments, labs, and questions may receive a separate grade for accuracy and understanding.

|Category |A |B |C |D |F |Grade |

| |All pages have |Missing a few page numbers, |Missing a few page |Missing many page numbers,|Missing most page | |

|Organization |numbers, dates, and |dates, and titles. It is |numbers, dates, and |dates and titles. |numbers, dates and | |

| |titles. It is neat |fairly neat and organized. |titles. Notebook is|Notebook is not neat and |titles. Notebook is | |

| |and organized | |sort of neat and |not organized. |not neat and not | |

| |properly. | |organized. | |organized. | |

| | | |15 | | | |

| |20 | | | |10 | |

| | | | |13 | | |

| | |17 | | | | |

|20 points | | | | | | |

| |All notes and glue=ins|All notes and glue=ins present.|Missing some notes |Missing many notes and |Missing most/all notes | |

|Classwork |present. Notes are |Notes are not neat, detailed |and glue=ins. Notes|glue-ins. Notes are not |and glue=ins. Notes | |

|-Notes/glue-ins |neat, detailed and |and/or accurate OR missing very|are not neat, |neat, detailed and/or |are not neat, detailed | |

|(INPUT) |accurate. |few, but notes are neat, |detailed and/or |accurate. |and/or accurate. | |

| | |detailed and accurate. |accurate. | | | |

| | |13 |11 | | | |

| | | | | |8 | |

| |15 | | |10 | | |

|15 points | | | | | | |

| |All bellringers |All bellringers are present, |Missing some and /or|Missing many and does not |Missing most/all | |

|Bellringers |present. Student |but student does not answer |students does not |answer with care, depth |bellringers and does | |

|-OUTPUT |answers with care, |with care, depth and accuracy |answer with care, |and accuracy. |not answer with care, | |

| |depth and accuracy. |OR missing some but student |depth and accuracy. | |depth and accuracy. | |

| | |answers those with care, depth | | | | |

| |15 |and accuracy. |11 | | | |

| | |13 | | |8 | |

| | | | |10 | | |

| | | | | | | |

|15 points | | | | | | |

| |Output is present for |Output is present for all work |Missing some output |Missing many pages of |Missing most/all output| |

|Exit slips, Homework |all work. Output is |but is not detailed, creative, |for work and is not |output for work and it is |for work and it is not | |

|-OUTPUT for |detailed, creative and|and does not show understanding|detailed, creative |not detailed, creative and|detailed, creative, and| |

|notes/glue-ins, |shows understanding of|of terms and concepts OR |and does not show |does not show |does not show | |

|bellringers, labs |terms and concepts. |missing some but it is |understanding of |understanding of terms and|understanding of terms | |

| | |detailed, creative and shows |terms and concepts. |concepts. |and concepts. | |

| | |understanding of terms and | | | | |

| |60 |concepts. |45 | | | |

| | | | | | | |

|60 points | |51 | | |30 | |

| | | | |39 | | |

| | |

|Final Grade: _________ / 60 = | |

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