How to Create a Science Booklet
Science booklets are home-made graphic organizers where you can take notes on several key concepts in a scientific topic. Flashcards can be tedious, but science booklets provide notes in an organized, attractive and meaningful way. They're a cinch to make, and are a great way to take notes and study an important scientific topic.
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Things You'll Need
- 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper
- Colored markers or pens
- Stapler
- Science reference materials
Instructions
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Decide what science topic you want to create a booklet for, and from that, decide upon sub-topics to create key notes for. For example, if you are creating a booklet for genetics, you might decide upon the key topics of heredity, alleles, chromosomes, genes, DNA, meiosis, Punnett squares and phenotypes.
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Fold several pieces of paper in half width-wise to create a small booklet. You need half as many sheets of paper as you have key topics, plus a cover page. For example, if you have eight topics, you need five sheets of paper folded in half, one sheet for front and back cover and four sheets for the contents of the booklet.
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Staple the folded end of the booklet four or five times. Place staples parallel to the booklet's folded crease to allow for easy opening.
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Label and title the booklet's front cover with your general scientific topic. Include a drawing that represents a concept in this topic. If this booklet is a school assignment, be sure to include your name, class period and the date.
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Write the title of each sub-topic on a separate page of the booklet. On each page, take notes from science reference materials in the form of definitions, key details and diagrams. For example, if you are creating a sub-topic page on meiosis, you need to list, describe and draw each phase of meiosis.
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Tips & Warnings
Don't limit yourself to references from your science textbook alone. Look up high-quality scientific articles in magazines or on the Internet.
If you are not a neat writer, use a word processor for your notes, print them out and paste them into your booklet.
References
- Photo Credit brightly colored science test tubes image by Steve Johnson from Fotolia.com
