by Liz LaRosa
For our lab notebook, I photocopy the lab sheets and place them into a 3 ring - 1/2 inch binder at the beginning of the year. All the lab activities are in this binder and the students write their results into the lab binder. The lab binder does not leave the classroom.
If you have a lot of students or aren't allotted enough copy paper, I would suggest making a class set and having the students write their results into their regular science notebook/binder or lined paper. You can then re-use the binders every year.
Whenever you see the pin image on the pdf lab sheets, it means that the students have to have their work checked before they move on to the next section. To verify that I have checked it, I stamp it with a Crayola Mini-Stamper. The kids like to get their notebook stamped:
Lab Binder for 2003-2004 (under construction)
Cover Page & Table of Contents PDF
Drops on a Penny Lab PDF
Metric Measurements Station Lab Answer Sheet, Cards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, (pdf)
Dunkin' for Density PDF
Density on the Internet PDF
Using a Planisphere PDF
Cosmic Survey PDF
Using an Astrolabe PDF
Hands Up - Degrees in the Sky HTML;
Star Classification Activty - HR Diagrams PDF
Birthday Moons HTML
Periodic Table on the Internet Activity PDF
Puzzle Box Activity PDF
Bond with a Classmate PDF
Alien Juice Bar PDF
Mystery Powder Lab HTML or PDF and Flow Chart PDF
Balancing Equations HTML or pages 1 and 3 PDF and page 2
Half Life Lab PDF
Lab Binder for 2002-2003 (complete book online)
Cover Page &Table of Contents PDF
Dunkin' for Density PDF
Density on the Internet PDF
Using your hands to measure degrees in the sky HTML
Using an Astrolabe PDF
Moon Phase Calendar PDF
Periodic Table on the Internet Activity PDF
Mystery Powder Lab HTML or PDF and Flow Chart PDF
Balancing Equations HTML or pages 1 and 3 PDF and page 2
Half Life Lab PDF
Bond with a Classmate PDF
Constellation Study guide (winter 2002-03)
Cover Page PDF
Moon Phase Notes HTML
Moon Phase Calendar Blank PDF
Star Coordinates PDF
Spring Arc PDF
Winter Ellipse PDF
Summer Triangle PDF
Autumn PDF
Constellation Study Sheets PDF
Students will make and keep their own planisphere HTML
How to use a planisphere HTML
Element of the Day Study Guide (to be completed in spring '03)