Science interactive notebooks

Be ready for Back to School! Interactive Science Notebooks from The Science Penguin

Interactive notebooks (INBs) are essentially a hybrid between a notebook and a scrapbook. Middle School science students use them to take notes, draw diagrams, create graphs, and paste in photos or other visuals to help them better understand the material. INBs allow students to organize their notes and class materials in a creative and interactive way, making the learning process more engaging and enjoyable.

Let’s talk interactive notebooks!! To be honest, I truly don’t know if you would classify my notebooks as “interactive” notebooks! My thought process behind the notebooks is that before notebooks, my students would lose EVERYTHING. LITERALLY EVERYTHING. It didn’t matter that they had a designated “science folder.” It was as if someone would come in our class late at night & throw everything away because things magically disappeared. I started these notebooks because I wanted a place for…

Are you new to using Interactive Notebooks? After 6 years of trial and error, I made a list of 12 things I wish I had known that very first year. Set up 4 pages for the Table of Contents. Instead of drawing sloppy lines on the page, I just use the red lines already provided in the ... Read more

Let’s talk interactive notebooks!! To be honest, I truly don’t know if you would classify my notebooks as “interactive” notebooks! My thought process behind the notebooks is that before notebooks, my students would lose EVERYTHING. LITERALLY EVERYTHING. It didn’t matter that they had a designated “science folder.” It was as if someone would come in our class late at night & throw everything away because things magically disappeared. I started these notebooks because I wanted a place for…

Hi teacher friends, Are your elementary students studying Earth Science this year? I’ve always dreaded trying to hunt down lab supplies and equipment for science activities, but during the last…

Teacher-tested tips for effectively using interactive notebooks in secondary science classrooms by Getting Nerdy Science

Hi Friends… I hope this post finds you well and enjoying your summer break. I just returned home from a relaxing vacation in Punta Cana! It was a ton of fun and I really needed the R & R 🙂 I actually wrote this blog post on the plane there…BUT… the flight didn’t have any … Science FUN with Interactive Notebooks! Read More »

Interactive notebooks are useful in any subject area. In my science classroom, students used them for all of their Do Nows, all of their ...

Interactive notebooks have been one of the biggest trends in education over the last few years, but are something I’ve never been able to buy into. I've