Note taking

What’s so Simple about Note-Taking?

Let’s Start with the Paper Set-Up

1. Draw Lines2. Heading at Top-Right Corner3. Source at Top-Left Corner4. Title of Notes on Top Line

Paper Set-Up: Draw Lines

6-6-12Count 6 spaces from the top & draw a line

across the page.Count 6 spaces from the bottom & draw a

line across the page.Count 12 spaces from the left & draw a

line from top to bottom of the page.

Paper Set-Up: Draw Lines6-6-12

Count 6 spaces from the top & draw a line across the page.

Count 6 spaces from the bottom & draw a line across the page.

Count 12 spaces from the left & draw a line from top to bottom of the page.

Paper Set-Up: Heading

In the top-right corner, write: Your Name

Block Date

Paper Set-Up: SourceIn the top-left corner, write:

Title of the Source (book)Page number(s)

Paper Set-Up: Title

On the top line (that you drew), write:The Title for your Notes

READ!

Simple Note-Taking

After Reading:1. Draw Pictures of Important Ideas2. Label the Pictures3. Write a paragraph (in your own words)

Note-Taking: PicturesDraw pictures of Important Ideas (from the reading)

Note-Taking: LabelsLabel the Pictures (and any important parts of the pictures)

Note-Taking: ParagraphWrite a paragraph (in your own words) about Important Ideas from the reading selection

Let’s Try it Together!

Let’s Start with the Paper Set-Up

1. Draw Lines2. Heading at Top-Right Corner3. Source at Top-Left Corner4. Title of Notes on Top Line

Let’s Start with the Paper Set-Up

READ!

Let’s Take Notes!

How Did We Do?

Now Try It on Your Own!

Starting SciencePg 66

Pond Weed Cell

Now Try It on Your Own!

1. Paper Set-Up2. STOP! READ!3. Simple Note-Taking

Draw Pictures of Important IdeasLabel the PicturesWrite a paragraph (in your own words)

Note-Taking in the Lab

Note-Taking in the Lab

1. Paper Set-Up2. Look at specimens under microscope3. Draw Pictures of what you see4. Label the Pictures5. Write a Paragraph: Observations & Comments

Note-Taking in the LabWrite a Paragraph: Observations & Comments

What do you see?What did you do?How is it similar to what you expected?How is it different from what you expected?What did you learn from this activity?

Note-Taking in the Lab: Paragraph(example sentences)

What do you see? The cells are so small that I can’t see any details.It’s difficult to see the ____ because ____.

What did you do?I tried to focus on the _____ but it was too small to see.

Note-Taking in the Lab: Paragraph(example sentences)

How is it similar to what you expected?I see the same cell parts that we saw in the textbook. I can see the _____.

How is it different from what you expected?What I see under the microscope is different from what we saw in the textbook. The parts that look different are ____.

Note-Taking in the Lab: Paragraph(example sentences)

What did you learn from this activity?Sometimes, you can’t see chloroplasts in a plant cell under the microscope because _____.

Staining the specimen with iodine makes it easier to see the ______ because _____.