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Introduction
Scientists keep notebooks to document their discoveries and record their
learning before, during, and after each research or investigative experience.
So, too, when students enter a science classroom, they are scientists and as
their notebooks throughout the learning process.
Interactive notebooks combine research-based instructional strategies such
as note-taking and concept mapping with other processing strategies into
one instructional method to promote student learning and success. This is
why interactive science notebooks are widely used in the classroom; some
Interactive notebooks are valuable tools when all stakeholders in the learning
process (students, parents, teachers, and administrators) understand and
support their application, organization, expectations for, and use. By having
in the implementation and management of interactive notebooks.
Teachers should include time in their lesson plans for students to process
their learning and add new entries in their notebooks in the same way
scientists do. When information is written, it becomes real and more
permanent to the student.