Science Notebooks

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Science Notebooks
This presentation shares information about
notebook strategies and lessons learned from
school districts in the Washington State LASER
Alliances as well as those districts in El Centro
and Pasadena, California and Gilbert, Arizona..
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LETS GET STARTED

• Cover or Title Page
• Give your science notebook a title.
• This should give the reader an idea of what this
  notebook will be about.

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THEN

• Dont forget to let your notebook reflect your

ARTISTIC PERSONALITY
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SCIENTISTS NOTEBOOKS

• The following slides show real notebooks from
  scientists who work at Battelle Pacific
  Northwest National Laboratory in Richland,
  Washington.
• Watch carefully as important parts to a
  scientists notebook are shared.

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Computational Chemist
Something wrong with this
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Computational Chemist
will have all of these checked for
instability and optimize
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Materials Scientist
Reference graphs and tables pasted into notebook
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Materials Scientist
Sample sketch
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Materials Scientist
Results (crossed out)
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ECOLOGIST
Describing the problem the purpose of the study
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ECOLOGIST
Identifying the site including selection criteria
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ECOLOGIST
Specifications regarding the Elk Enclosures
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THINKING ABOUT YOUR SCIENCE NOTEBOOK

• What are some of the things you saw happening in
  the scientists notebooks?
• When you have finished your response, draw a

line of learning!
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THINKING ABOUT NOTEBOOKS
Share out with your table group
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REFLECT

• Which of those things do you think you could
  incorporate in YOUR notebook?

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Use the first 1-2 pages for the Table of
  Contents
• DATE ACTIVITY
  PAGE

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NUMBER YOUR PAGES

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NUMBER YOUR PAGES THROUGH 10

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NOW ADD TODAYS DATE

October 12
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SKETCH THE PENCIL
Model first describing what you are
doing Outside shape Split object into parts
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Move from Sketch to Scientific Illustration
Label the parts Add color and
dimension Drawing now is detailed, accurate,
and labeled
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ANATOMY OF A PENCIL
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The Anatomy Of A Pencil Body Most often made of
wood, however it can be made of other materials
including cotton scraps from blue jeans. Wooden
bodied pencils are often made from incense cedar
slats. A second grooved slat is glued on top of
the graphite core filled slat the slats are then
cut and shaped into individual pencils. According
to the Dixon Ticonderoga Company, the reason why
pencils are often painted yellow is because,
during the 1800s, the best graphite came from
China, and because yellow was the color of the
Imperial Chinese Emperor and stood for royalty
and respect by painting the pencil yellow,
people would recognize that their pencil
contained the finest graphite available.
Eraser The eraser is also known as the rubber,
(it used to be made from rubber), it is actually
a plastic or sometimes vinyl compound. Ferrule
The ferrule is the metal band that's located at
the end of the pencil body and holds a eraser
which has been glued into it. Graphite Also
known as the writing core. The writing cores are
glued into grooves that have been cut into the
wooden slats. The writing core is made from
graphite and clay. The more graphite in a pencil
- the darker the mark. The more clay in a pencil
- the lighter the mark.  
 
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Now add a colored marker
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THE BOX T-CHART
Similarities Differences
PENCIL MARKER
Betsy Rupp Fulwiler
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Betsy Rupp Fulwiler
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Update Your Table of Contents

• Turn back to your Table of Contents.
• Add the Pencil and Marker Activity with the
  corresponding page numbers.
• Now that you have had a basic experience in using
  your science notebook you are ready to record
  your experiences while at work in your science
  class!