Science Notebooks

 I have blogged a few times about how I have started using Science Notebooks in my classroom. Here are some of the things we have been investigating and recording in our notebooks. 

Grass Investigation

I observed_______.
I noticed________.

This was a simple planting lesson. We planted grass seeds in clear cups. The kids loved seeing how the grass is growing in the middle of the cup with white roots.

 I observed some are long, and some are short.

 I observed it has a little part of the grass, and it has some roots.

Bates Backyard
Finding something to explore in our school yard.

This  Circle Map with a Rock in the center

milky white
black
bumpy
gray
flat
smooth
chalk rock

I noticed it could be a fairy raft.
It had lots of holes. 

It is a raft for a fairy.
Living Things
For this session, the children had to find a living thing in our backyard. You can click below to hear some comments.