Interactive Notebook Setup

-Welcome! :) Reminder: I am in room C13 during tutorial. 
No school on Monday (Labor Day)...



Please get our your notebooks I asked you to bring...
if you need to grab it from your locker do so quickly!

Business Items
-Introduce new Behavior Refocus procedure
-Reminder about sign in/out rules

-Set up Interactive Notebooks
Interactive notebooks will be used in this class daily to help you learn and remember important scientific concepts. 
Why do they work? ...
This notebook style uses both the left and right hemispheres of the brain to help you sort, categorize, and be creative with the knowledge you are gaining. 

1. Write your name somewhere prominent (visible)

2. Write your contact information (email, phone) in the front inside cover in case you misplace it. Also write: 'FPC, period__, room__, Ms. Ferro.'

3. The first  page of your notebook will be the first Table of Contents page - please label it 'Table of Contents.' Leave the first 3 pages of your notebook blank to allow room to add more to the TOC. (flip 3 pages)

4. On the 4th page you'll start numbering your notebook with number 1 in the bottom right hand corner. Flip the page and label the bottom  left side 2, the right side 3, flip and label 4, etc. up to number 30 (keep going if you're a fast writer).

5. Pick up the 8 pieces of paper from the table, making sure to keep them in the order you pick them up. 

Materials Managers: please get a few glue sticks and pairs of scissors for your table to share. You are responsible for making sure these materials are returned to where you got them!

6. Cut and glue these pages into your notebook. For the pages that are too big just glue along the top edge and fold it in half. Cut any stray edges before you glue the paper into your notebook. There should not be any stray edges sticking out of your notebook! Keep it neat and tidy.

Here is the order that the papers will go into your notebook:
Page 1 Classroom Rules & Expectations
Page 2 Interactive Notebook Description
Page 3 Notebook Components
Page 4 Interactive Notebook Rubric (scoring guide)
Page 5 Science Safety Contract (have parent/guardian sign!) 
Page 6 Syllabus 
Page 7 Standards 
Inside back cover - Clock Partners

Once everyone is finished we'll flip through and discuss the information on each page.

As we go over the syllabus on p.6 please add this:
Grading Scale
A - 90-100
B - 80-89
C - 70-79
D - 60-69
F - below 60
Grading Categories
Assessments 40%
Interactive Notebook 20%
Labs 20%
Projects 10%
Worksheets 10%