Course: Use science lab books in elementary classrooms
Description
Upgrade your science teaching skills with this session on science notebooks. In 3 easy steps you’ll have a room full of scientists.
Content Topics
Knowledge
Upgrade your science teaching skills with this session on science notebooks. In 3 easy steps you’ll have a room full of scientists.
Content Topics
- Using lab books to encourage scientific thinking
- Examples of lab books and different usage options
- How lab books can be easily differentiated
Knowledge
- Become familiar with the process of inquiry and the Science Inquiry Framework
- Learn about multiple modes of inquiry such as labs, observations, simulations should be documented in logical and methodical ways
- Develop lesson plans that teach the rules and rationale behind science notebook organization
- Effectively implement strategies that will support student use of lab books
- Learn why inquiry is an essential element to learning about the nature of science
- Learng why methodical scientific documentation is a learned skill and students must be given opportunities to practice