When I begin using Interactive STEM Notebooks, I usually send a note home to parents. I read the note with students so that I can share with parents why STEM Notebooks are important (wink). Having that conversation with students allows me to be very direct about my expectations for their notebooks and explains why I take them so seriously. Below are the basic points that we discuss:
A STEM Notebook is:
- a personal gathering of ideas and thoughts about our investigations
- a place to gather, organize and display data like charts and graphs
- a resource for present and future information
- an evolving artifact that shows learning and growth
- a tool to use for reviewing information for tests and quizzes
- a representation of your personal growth in science/STEM
When I was in the classroom, I asked that parents signed the note to show that their child had reviewed it with them- A great way to involve parents and further impress the importance of the notebooks with students.
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