Douglas Hynoski
Toms River Regional Schools
NJ

Five Good Reasons to Use Science Notebooks

Mon, Jul 18, 2016 10:06 PM
Using a Science Notebook

As my district transitions into the NGSS and I begin to utilize the 5E approach to teaching science the notebooks will allow me to see and understand the students thinking and tell me where I would need to spend additional time with my lessons. In addition as the article stated the notebooks will also allow my students to develop their writing skills as explained in the article. The article was informative and I look forward to implementing them in my classroom.

Guest Editorial: The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Personal Reflections and Contemporary Implications

Mon, Jul 18, 2016 9:54 PM
5E Instruction

Not being familiar to the 5E approach the article was very helpful in explaining the concept. My first concern was the amount of time that would be necessary in doing a lesson, but after reading my misconceptions were cleared and the Egg drop experiment was a good example of teaching utilizing the 5E approach.