Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Date Issued
January 2008
Date Available
December 2011
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to provide teachers with strategies for improving students’ writing and deepening their conceptual understanding through the use of science notebooks. The strategies include using various resources and providing a variety of feedback opportunities for students. A sample science investigation and an accompanying science notebook entry illustrate these strategies.
Publisher
Heldref Publications
Recommended Citation
This is an electronic version of an article published as Butler, M.B. & Nesbit, C. (2008). Using science notebooks to improve writing skills and conceptual understanding. Science Activities, 44(4), 137-146. Science Activities is available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/openurl?genre=article&issn= 0036-8121 &date=2008&volume=44&issue=4&spage=137
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Comments
This is an electronic version of an article published as Butler, M.B. & Nesbit, C. (2008). Using science notebooks to improve writing skills and conceptual understanding. Science Activities, 44(4), 137-146. Science Activities is available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/openurl?genre=article&issn= 0036-8121 &date=2008&volume=44&issue=4&spage=137