Interactive Notebook (Life Science)

Notebook Downloads:  (The following list of documents will be handed out to each student in the first week of class.)

The Left Side
The Right Side
Course Syllabus
How to write a Lab
Lab Rules
Reflection
Three Levels of Questions
Classroom Rules & Routines
Table of Contents - BLANK

Below are the table of contents for each unit. These tables will be updated weekly.

First Semester
Unit 1: Science Skills
Unit 2: Light
Unit 3: Cells
Unit 4: Cell Processes
Unit 5: Genetics
Unit 6: Evolution
Unit 7: Earth's History

Second Semester
Unit 1: Plants
Unit 2: Body Organization and Frog
Unit 3: Teaching Project
Unit 4: Skeletal, Muscular system and skin
Unit 5: Nutrition & Digestive System
Unit 6: Circulatory & Respiratory System
Unit 7: Nervous System
Unit 8: Drugs and Alcohol Abuse

How to score well on the Notebook:
*Left-hand Pages
Every page has to have a descriptive title
Every page should be numbered. (Outside upper corner)
Each page should have a colored illustration about the current topic.
Each page should be completed correctly.

*Right-hand Pages
Every page has to have a descriptive title.
Every page should be numbered. (Outside upper corner)
Each page should have a date.
Each page should be completed correctly.

* Cornell-style notes
Copy the notes down completely, including title & date.
Write a minimum of 4 questions on the left margin. (The higher the question level, the more critical thinking and higher the score. See Three Levels of Questions for sentence starters.)
Additional questions earn 1 extra point each. Maximum of 8 questions.
Write a 2-3 sentence summary at the bottom for an extra 2 points.