Click here to eCommunication is an important skill in science, and the ability to clearly share ideas in writing is vital. Science notebooks in their myriad forms can go a long way to improving students' skills in this area. Here you'll find some useful resources.
There are several books and articles you might find helpful resources as you think about integrating notebooks into your teaching.
If you are using Foldables™ or making books in your classroom, here are some sites you may find of use.
- Journey to Excellence: Interactive Notebooks
- Science Notebooks in K-12 Classrooms
- Science Notebooking Blog
- My Science Lessons Blog
- ReadWriteThink Lesson Plan: How Does My Garden Grow? Writing in Science Field Journals
- Education Place Graphic Organizers (downloable PDF documents)
- Holt Graphic Organizers (downloable PDF documents)
There are several books and articles you might find helpful resources as you think about integrating notebooks into your teaching.
- Science Notebooks: Writing About Inquiry, by Brian Campbell and Lori Fulton
- Teaching Science With Interactive Notebooks, by Kelly Macarelli
- Using Science Notebooks in Elementary Classrooms, by Michael Klentschy. (2008). NSTA Press (9781933531038).
- Using Science Notebooks in Integrating Science and Expository Writing Instruction (Excerpt from Writing In Science, by Betsy Rupp Fulwiler)
- FOSS Science Notebooks Folio (pdf)
- Science Notebooks (Sea Grant Alaska)
- Using Science Notebooks
If you are using Foldables™ or making books in your classroom, here are some sites you may find of use.
- Good information about health
- Foldables Wiki - Science Page
- Center for Math and Science Education - Foldables Wiki
- Homeschool Share Lapbooking Resources
- Print, Cut, and Fold - Technology-based foldables
- I Love 2 Teach Foldable Templates
- Dinah-Might Adventures (Dinah Zike's Site)
- Foldable Examples at the blog My Science Lessons
- Making Books with Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord
- Bookmaking with Kids
- Let's Explore! Making Books with Kids
- Tech-It & Take-It - Making Books with Children
- Let's Book It with Tech'Knowledge'y - Making Books