Introduction Notebook Features Student Work Classroom Tools Teacher Resources Frequently Asked Questions




Site Contents

The site is organized by six main sections. Here's a brief overview of what's in each section.

Introduction
The introductory pages provide an overview of the site contents and a description of how the site was developed.

Notebook Features
This section describes one model for defining different ways students can enter information in their notebooks "entry types" and offers a rationale for why a teacher might select a given entry type.

Student Work
This section includes the beginning of a database of student work collected from science notebooks at all grade levels, from kindergarten through preservice. The student work is stored in a database and searchable by a variety of criteria.

Classroom Tools
This section offers tools teachers can use to introduce students to science notebooks.

Teacher Resources
The teacher resources section provides references to relevant research and teaching literature, information on where to purchase notebooks, and other information to further develop teachers' understanding of science notebooks.

Frequently Asked Questions
Here you'll find an every growing list of questions generated by practicing teachers as they began to use science notebooks in their classrooms and responses from experienced teachers and professional developers to offer guidance.