Using Scientists' Notebooks to Foster Authentic Scientific Practices

Atkins Elliott, Leslie; Salter, Irene Y.

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Using Scientists' Notebooks to Foster Authentic Scientific Practices

written by Leslie Atkins Elliott and Irene Y. Salter

Scientific Inquiry is an introductory undergraduate course for preservice elementary teachers that aims to engage students in authentic scientific practices where these practices are not viewed as a mere course requirement but are understood as essential practices for constructing knowledge in the discipline. Many of these practices (e.g., representational practices, control-of-variables) evolve over the course of the semester as we work to answer complex questions. However, we hoped to have students- from the start of the term- keep detailed scientific notebooks. We describe an activity designed to foster practices related to the use of scientific notebooks, detail how we use images from scientists' notebooks, discuss the rubrics students create for their own notebooks, and share outcomes, including images of students' notebooks and students' reactions to the activity.

Physics Education Research Conference 2012
Part of the PER Conference series
Philadelphia, PA: August 1-2, 2012
Volume 1513, Pages 50-53

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Published: January 24, 2013

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Education Foundations - Assessment = Methods - Cognition - Communication = Writing Education Practices - Instructional Material Design = Activity	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Restriction:: © 2012 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.4789649
NSF Number:: 0837058
PACSs:: 01.40-Fk; 01.40-Ha; 01.40.gb
Keywords:: PERC 2012, inquiry, literacy, preservice elementary teachers
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Record Updated:: December 17, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 24, 2013
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=12660">Atkins Elliott, Leslie, and Irene Salter. "Using Scientists' Notebooks to Foster Authentic Scientific Practices." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012.</a>

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Atkins Elliott, Leslie, and Irene Salter. "Using Scientists' Notebooks to Foster Authentic Scientific Practices." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2012, Philadelphia, PA, August 1-2, 2012. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12660&DocID=3237 (accessed 1 May 2025).

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