
Ep 84 - 3 Tips to help you take advantage of the benefits of science notebooking
02/17/20 • 6 min
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Key Takeaway->The beauty of notebooking is that it is a tool that can grow with your students. Once you understand the basics, you can scale-back or level-up to meet the needs of your students.
Notebooking is becoming a common recommendation in homeschooling circles because it is such an effective tool. It’s quite the departure from traditional worksheets, so how do you take advantage of the benefits of notebooking for science?
This is how we take advantage of notebooking in science:
1. Learn about notebooking.
2. Don't be afraid to get it wrong.
3. Let notebooking grow with your students.
Links Mentioned->
12 Posts on Notebooking: https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/12-posts-on-notebooking-dont-want-miss
Notebooking through the Ages: https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/notebooking-with-different-ages
Show Notes (including a full transcript): https://elementalscience.com/blogs/podcast/84
Join the THS Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thspodcast/
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Find Paige here:
> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elementalscience/
> Elemental Science Website: https://elementalscience.com/
Got questions? Email [email protected] or connect with us on the web:
- Instagram - @elementalscience
- Website - https://elementalscience.com/
Read this far? THANK YOU!
Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends.
We would REALLY appreciate it!
Want to talk shop? Send me a text.
Key Takeaway->The beauty of notebooking is that it is a tool that can grow with your students. Once you understand the basics, you can scale-back or level-up to meet the needs of your students.
Notebooking is becoming a common recommendation in homeschooling circles because it is such an effective tool. It’s quite the departure from traditional worksheets, so how do you take advantage of the benefits of notebooking for science?
This is how we take advantage of notebooking in science:
1. Learn about notebooking.
2. Don't be afraid to get it wrong.
3. Let notebooking grow with your students.
Links Mentioned->
12 Posts on Notebooking: https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/12-posts-on-notebooking-dont-want-miss
Notebooking through the Ages: https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/notebooking-with-different-ages
Show Notes (including a full transcript): https://elementalscience.com/blogs/podcast/84
Join the THS Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thspodcast/
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**Share the Tips**
If you found these homeschool science tips to be helpful, would you please take a moment to rate it in the podcasting app you are using? This would help me tremendously in getting the word out so that more earbuds are filled with science-teaching encouragement.
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Find Paige here:
> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elementalscience/
> Elemental Science Website: https://elementalscience.com/
Got questions? Email [email protected] or connect with us on the web:
- Instagram - @elementalscience
- Website - https://elementalscience.com/
Read this far? THANK YOU!
Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends.
We would REALLY appreciate it!
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Ep 83 - 3 Tips for inviting the magic of exploration into your homeschool
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Key Takeaway -> Give your children the opportunity to stretch their imagination and to try out their ideas through exploration.
Exploration - the foundation of science. But how do we invite the magic of exploration into our homeschools? In this episode, I'll share three tips to help you roll out the discovery-welcome-mat!
Here is how we encourage exploration in our homeschool:
1. Provide them with the materials.
2. Fill their minds with ideas.
3. Model exploration for them.
Links Mentioned->
100 Useful Ideas for a Science Supply Cabinet: https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/100-useful-items-science-supply-cabinet
Show Notes (including a full transcript): https://elementalscience.com/blogs/podcast/83
Join the THS Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thspodcast/
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**Share the Tips**
If you found these homeschool science tips to be helpful, would you please take a moment to rate it in the podcasting app you are using? This would help me tremendously in getting the word out so that more earbuds are filled with science-teaching encouragement.
-------------------------------
Find Paige here:
> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elementalscience/
> Elemental Science Website: https://elementalscience.com/
Got questions? Email [email protected] or connect with us on the web:
- Instagram - @elementalscience
- Website - https://elementalscience.com/
Read this far? THANK YOU!
Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends.
We would REALLY appreciate it!
Next Episode

Ep 85 - 3 Tips for getting rid of the mess and organizing those science notebooks
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Key Takeaway->To keep the notebooking-clutter beast at bay – plan digitally, keep those loose pages together, and store your past notebooks in an easy-to-reference place.
Paper, papers everywhere!! Notebooking is a fantastic tool we can use to teach science, but unless your notebooking pages come pre-made and bound together in a book, you will struggle with a mess of pages to deal with. So, how do you organize all those papers into notebooks?
Here's how I organize our notebooks:
1. Plan digitally.
2. Keep it all together.
3. Store it all in an accessible place.
Links Mentioned->
3 Tips to help you take advantage of science notebooking: https://elementalscience.com/blogs/podcast/84
Show Notes (including a full transcript): https://elementalscience.com/blogs/podcast/85
Join the THS Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thspodcast/
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**Share the Tips**
If you found these homeschool science tips to be helpful, would you please take a moment to rate it in the podcasting app you are using? This would help me tremendously in getting the word out so that more earbuds are filled with science-teaching encouragement.
-------------------------------
Find Paige here:
> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elementalscience/
> Elemental Science Website: https://elementalscience.com/
Got questions? Email [email protected] or connect with us on the web:
- Instagram - @elementalscience
- Website - https://elementalscience.com/
Read this far? THANK YOU!
Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends.
We would REALLY appreciate it!
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