I am taking on a new strategy this year -- Interactive Science Notebooks. I must admit to being nervous and anxious about it. I researched several on line links about these notebooks and probably way over thought the process. But now that I am into the 7th week of the school year, I can truly see the benefits. The students are reacting positively to them. I already see things I will change for next year, but it is all part of the learning process for me too. I think I am going to keep them.
So far we have done scientific method and we are now working on Earth, moon, sun and their relationship to each other.