NotebookLeftSIde

**The Left Side** The left spiral page demonstrates your understanding of the information from the right side page. You work with the input, and INTERACT with the information in creative, unique and individual ways. The left side incorporates and reflects how you learn science as well as what you learn in science
 * Keeping Interactive Notebooks in Science**

**//What goes on the Left Side//** **//?//** __Output goes on the left side!__ Left side items include: * Brainstorming, * Metaphors and * Significant statements, * Discovery headlines, analogies, * Flowcharts, * Biography posters, * Venn diagrams, * Graphic organizers, * Concepts maps, * Data and graphs you * Drawings, * Riddles, generate, * Writing prompts, *Question Cards * Vocabulary Cards *Foldouts * Your questions, * Analysis writing, * Four square review, * Pictographs, * Reflection writing, * Cartoons, * Quickwrites, * Poetry and songs, * Other creative avenues * Foursquare analogies, * Mnemonics, for processing info.

**//Things to know about left sides//**

Ø Every Left side page gets used. Do It, Draw It, Explain It! Ø **Always use colors in a __meaningful way__** … It helps the brain learn and organize information.  Ø Quizzes and tests can be left side items.  Ø Learning Opportunities are left sides (but they won’t always take the place of processing your notes!)