Composition Book
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The notebook is a huge part of the daily experience in science class. Each day when students come in, they date a page, do an "entry task" (answer a question, copy a definition, etc.). Once the day's activities have been gone over, students attach all handouts in the composition book with white glue (I provide it). They do the labs and activities in their composition book, and then students do an "exit task" type reflection. 90% of the work done in class will be done in the composition book. For this reason, we invest a lot of time off the bat getting things set up correctly.
Things you should know:
- Yes, you really should have a composition book and not another kind of spiral. This is because I have formatted things to fit on these size pages, and this is the size storage I have in my classroom. Besides, these last longer.
- We don't use glue sticks. Why? Because not only do caps get lost and the sticks dry out, but the papers don't stay glued in with glue sticks. For this reason, I supply white glue to glue papers in. This may sound messy, but isn't if you place about 6 dots of glue on the back of handouts (I'll show you how).
- Composition books may stay in class (I provide storage), but should be taken home once a month for a parent signature, and should be taken home when necessary for studying or completing work that was not completed in class.
- We color code things in your comp book every day, so having a small set of colored pencils is very important, as is a ruler for marking straight edges, etc.
Composition Book Set-up (done in class, this is for your reference or for students new to class)
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Front cover |
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Inside front cover |
- Reinforce the seam with packing tape
- Clock partners handout.
- Personal Progress Chart on first page.
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| First 5 pages |
- Formula Page
- Table of Contents (will show date, page number, activity name); this should go for 4 pages front and back.
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| Whole notebook |
- Pages numbered in lower corners. Start with the first page after the table of contents. Odd numbers on right hand side. Number front and back of pages. Dated in upper corner. Only date as you go.
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| Inside back cover |
- Reinforce the seam with packing tape
- Ribbon bookmark taped in with packing tape
- Parent Signature Log Handout
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