Group 1:

What does the

Interactive
Notebook
Rubric look like?
Discussion Questions:
1. What is a rubric?
2. Have you ever used a rubric before?
3. What skills do you need to
demonstrate to be successful by the
guidelines on this rubric?
4. What are the requirements to score a
7-8?
5. What are some changes you need to
make in your notebook to score a 7-8?
6. Switch Notebooks with the person
next to you- WITHOUT WRITING
ON SOMEONE ELSES
NOTEBOOK- give them the grade
they will receive with their notebook
in its current state using the rubric!
This is an example of the rubric that will be used to grade the students Interactive Notebooks.

Notebook Check Rubric

Pages 11L-19R
Score 8
Student is not missing any assignments.
All assignments and notes are 100% completed.
Table of contents is properly labeled.
Notebook is neat and organized.
All assignments are on the correct page and have a proper heading.
Score 7-6
Student is only missing 1 assignment.
Majority of assignments and notes are completed.
Majority of the table of contents are properly labeled.
Majority of assignments are on the correct page and have a proper
heading.
Score 5-4
Student is missing 2 assignments.
Most assignments and notes are completed.
Table of contents is properly labeled.
Notebook is neat and organized.
Most assignments are on the correct page and have a proper heading.
Score 3-2
Student is missing 3 or more assignments.
Most assignments and notes are not completed.
Table of contents is not properly labeled.
Notebook is unorganized.
Majority of assignments are not on the correct page and/or do not have a
proper heading.
Student is not using an interactive notebook to store science content.
Score 1
Student is missing 4 or more assignments.
Most assignments and notes are not completed.
Table of contents is not properly labeled.
Notebook is unorganized.
Assignments are not on the correct page and/ or do not have a proper
heading.
Student is not using an interactive notebook to store science content.
Key
T= Title | IC= Incomplete| X= Missing Assignment | D= Date

Parent Signature: __________________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________________
Group 2:
Table of
Contents
Help
 This is an example of how your Table of Content should look!

Table of Content
Page # Assignment Title Date
1R Weekly Warm-Up #1 8/7- 8/11
2L Weekly Warm-Up #1 8/7- 8/11
2R Grading Activity 8/11
3L Weekly Warm-Up #2 8/14 - 8/18
3R Weekly Warm-Up #2 8/14 8/18
4L SpongeBob Lab Safety Challenge 8/14
4R Earth Science Lab Safety Contract 8/14
5L Skittles Lab Pre-Lab Questions 8/15
5R Skittles Lab- Introduction, Objective, Materials 8/15

6L Skittles Lab- Procedure 8/15

6R Skittles Lab- Data 8/15
7L Scientific Method Foldable 8/17
7R Scientific Method Flocabulary 8/18
8L Scientific Method Flocabulary 8/18
8R Weekly Warm-Up #3 8/22
9L Weekly Warm- Up #3 8/22
9R Minerals- Guided Notes 8/22
10L Mineral- Guided Notes 8/22
 Group 3:
Finish
Assignments
Finish Assignments Checklist:
Be sure every assignment is completed!!!
-Every question on each day of the Weekly
Warm-Up (1L-2R, 3L-3R, 8R-9L) should
be answered!!
-Your lab safety contract (4R) should be read and the
important information should be
underlined/highlighted.
-All Skittles pre-lab questions (5L) should be
completed. The procedure and Form a hypothesis section
should be answered, data collection sections 1 and 2
should be finished AND colored. The form a conclusion
section should be completed and written in complete
sentences that satisfy ALL the bullets above.
-Your Scientific Method Foldable should be completed,
pasted (7L), and colored.
-The Scientific Method Flocabulary (7R,8L) notes:
should be underlined/highlighted for important
information.