Without writing notebooks, my college GPA would suffer. I am not a student that can listen and retain the information I hear only once. I have to hear it, write it, and then "do" or perform my thoughts in some way. Therefore, I was deeply engaged in this particular reading because I can relate.
Science, as I have said before, is closely related to an investigation. Investigation requires observation, research, and hypothesis's; each step requires many questions, therefore, the science notebook acts perfectly as the holder of all that information. Therefore, I strongly agree in using this in my classroom so students can record and reflect on all thoughts throughout the science project.
My strongest fear as a future elementary teacher is the range of ability level in one classroom setting. Each student learns at a different pace and level then one another, a science notebook will allow me as a teacher to notice and document the pace of each student. I can see myself taking advantage of this assessment tool!
The article of course lists three other reasons why the science notebook advances science instruction. However, in my opinion, the two reasons above attract me the most to this useful idea.
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