Ice Drilling Program

School of Ice

Scientific Notebooks

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Student Science and Math Notebooks

Math Practices

“At the end of each math practice routine, students are provided with quiet writing time to reflect before sharing their learning with a classmate.”

Student Science and Math Notebooks

Science and Engineering Practice

“Students should write accounts of their work, using journals to record observations, thoughts, ideas, and models. They should be encouraged to create diagrams and to represent data and observations with plots and tables, as well as with written text, in these journals.”

Student Science and Math Notebooks

The contents of a student notebook can provide a window into how your students think…

…But the outside of a student notebook can provide a window to who your students are…

• Write your first name on a white notecard so it is visible from 10 feet. Trim around your name.
• Draw the shape of something important to you on a colored sheet of paper. (Smaller than the cover of your notebook.)
• Cut out the colored shape. Tape/glue the shape onto the cover of your notebook.
• Tape/glue your name card overlapping your colored shape.

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• Write your favorite quote somewhere on the front of your notebook.

10 Minutes!!!

Synergistic Notebook Backs

Synergy…

“When the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”

10 Minutes

• Create a large image that will cover the back of your groups’ notebooks.
• Image should be related to our changing climate .
• Cut the image up and tape part onto each partners’ notebook.
• The image should only appear complete when the notebooks from your team are brought together to reveal the synergy.

Quick Introductions…

• Name
• Topic(s), subjects, courses taught
• Number of years teaching
• What’s on your cover?

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When everyone is done then show us your…

• Synergy!

Each group will stand together-

Individuals introduce themselves:

Table of Contents

(Save the first few pages for the Table of Contents)

Left Side

Presentation Notes

Title

Right Side

Classroom Ideas/Creative Side

Ideas, reflections, action items.

Snowflake Science Bill Grosser

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