Notebook_Resources

Index Master

To use this format,
 * 1) Copy the frames below paste them into a separate page in the back of their notebooks/wiki.
 * 2) When you create a notebook entry that contains a new vocabulary word, write the definition of the word on __that__ page of the entry.
 * 3) Go to the index and add that word in the appropriate box, along with the page number.


 * A || B || C ||
 * D || E || F ||


 * G || H || I ||
 * J || K || L ||
 * M || N || O ||
 * P || Q || R ||
 * S || T || U ||
 * V || W || XYZ ||

= The Reflection and Summary for your Interactive Notebook =

Before we discuss what a reflection or summary requires, it is important to understand the words:

__HIGH QUALITY REFLECTION (HQR)__ – HQR includes your consideration of the following in reference to your best work:

ü What you learned from the activity ü How you learned from it  ü What aspects of the work were high quality ü What would you do differently in the future, and why ü What makes you proud of this work ü What made the activity worthwhile for you ü How does this work impact your view of the world ü What new information did you learn

HQR also examines your skills as a student and as a scientist. Skills you might discuss are organization, analysis, logic, creativity, thoroughness, accuracy of information, ability to put new information together, understanding new concepts, etc. //Please note: Reasoning that it was “fun” or just that you liked it, in NOT adequate HQR.//


 * __The Reflection:__**

Toward the end of each unit, you will be called upon to reflect upon you work. This writing begins on the left side of your notebook and continues onto the right. While there is no required length, high quality reflection uses 1-2 pages of the notebook. Parent signature with comments is required at the bottom of the right hand page.

1) Select four items that represent your best work; two from the left side, and 2 from the right side. In several reflective paragraphs, address the specific reasons why you chose these items as your best work, as well as what these assignments reflect about your skills as a scientist-student. 2) Indicate your overall rating of your notebook based on the 5 point rubric for this unit. Explain why you have earned this rating. Has your notebook improved from the last unit in the course? 3) What specific study skills have you employed to be successful in this unit? What organizational skills appear in your notebook that helped you learn the most? Please site specific examples. 4) What are your goals for improvement in this class? List specific areas in this unit that you feel you need to improve or need help improving. 5) What specific changes would you like to see in this class (besides sitting with or working with your friends…)? Explain how it would improve this class.


 * __The Summary:__**

A summary is meant to be written __after__ completing notes or experiments. __Reviewing the material__ covered by either is essential to the summary being a meaningful, learning experience. It is important to __cite specific details__ from the covered material when discussing the meaningfulness and relevance of the information. The following are just suggestions for you to consider discussing in your summary: 1) What was learned that was new? 2) Did anything apply or relate to previous things you learned in class? 3) What was interesting or not? Could it be useful to you sometime in the future? 4) Was there a pattern in the information, what was it? 5) What outside the classroom applies to the material? 6) How might the information have been presented differently? 7) Were mistakes made, if so what were they and how can they be avoided in the future? 8) What would you do differently if the class/experiment could be performed again?