Science Notebooks

Here is a quick look at my Kindergarten Science Notebooks.  At the beginning of the year we talk about what it means to be a scientist.  An easy way to introduce this is with Deanna Jump's freebie on TPT  "What Do Scientists Do?" 

Before school starts I buy 11 composition notebooks (20 cents a piece in July & August). Then, I ask my dad to saw them in half for me.  The first time I asked him to do this... he thought I was crazy!!  But after agreeing and doing it--- He thought it was the neatest thing-- and it is!  For those of you who do not have men in your lives with electric saws, I've been told Lowe's will do it for free.

I add a label to the front with each child's name on it, and a cute scientist clip art (of course).   We use these as much as time allows!  My kids love to think of themselves as scientist and observers. 

 Here are a few pictures of my kids observations from our science notebooks:

Here is our 5 senses anchor chart we made together.  In response to their learning they labeled a di-cut in their science notebooks.

  

Here is our life cycle of a pumpkin.  I also made an anchor chart for this one... but no picture. Sorry!

After reading Stellaluna, we wrote in our Science notebooks.  I love my friends' sentence, "Bats are cool."

We discussed living and non-living.  This was a quick way for me to check their learning.

Hibernation

This week in Science we are starting Magnets!  Come stop by later this week for some Magnet Downloads.

I just love his paperclips!!! haha

She said, "A magnet is a thing that sticks."  I love her spelling-- she was taking her time sounding it out today!

These are just a few pictures, but I hope they gave you some inspiration!  Happy Monday!!!

Becky