Using Science Notebooks in Middle School - Softcover

Klentschy, Michael P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936137046 ISBN 13: 9781936137046

Publisher: Natl Science Teachers Assn, 2010

Synopsis

Many middle school teachers across the United States use student science notebooks as part of their daily classroom instruction. Many others would like to but are not sure exactly how to start. Following his bestselling Using Science Notebooks in Elementary Classrooms, Michael Klentschy now examines how the student science notebook can be an invaluable tool at the middle school level.

Strategic sentence starters, discussion starters, graphic organizers, and writing scaffolds are included to create or build on existing knowledge. Numerous examples of student work are provided---even an entire notebook entry for one lesson, from making initial predictions to defending conclusions. A discussion of the needs of English learners is also provided, with specific strategies to increase both language fluency and writing proficiency. Scoring guides and other approaches to giving student feedback are included to both underline the importance of feedback and provide some classroom-tested ways to do it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Natl Science Teachers Assn
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1936137046
• ISBN 13: 9781936137046
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232