Using science notebooks in elementary classrooms /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klentschy, Michael P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, [2008]
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Table of Contents:
  • What do we know about writing and science?
  • What is a science notebook?
  • What are the essential components of a science notebook?
  • Getting started
  • Question, problem, purpose
  • Prediction
  • Planning
  • Observations, data, charts, graphs, drawings, and illustrations
  • Claims and evidence
  • Drawing conclusions
  • Reflection: next steps, new questions
  • English language development and the science-literacy connection
  • Additional strategies for increasing the use of academic content language in the writing of English language learners
  • Assessing student progress
  • The power of feedback
  • Implications and concluding remarks.