Science Notebook Essentials.

Abstract

The science notebook is more than a record of data that students collect, facts students learn, and procedures students conduct. It is also a record of students’ questions, predictions, claims linked to evidence, conclusions, and reflections—all structured by an investigation leading to an understanding of “big ideas” (not factoids) in science. A science notebook is a central place where language, data, and experience work together to form meaning for the student.