Biology Lab 2 Notebook Checklist
Because it is assumed that all students enrolled in Biology Lab
II have mastered the skills, techniques, and knowledge presented in Biology
Lab I, transfer students will especially need to be familiar with the
following protocols from Biology 111 Lab. We will be doing labs this
quarter which make use of and build on this prior background information and
these skills.
Transfer Students:
- How to Succeed
- How to Succeed
- Lab Notebook How-To
- Lab Notebook How-To
- Graphing
- Graphing How-To
- Spectrophotometer Use
- Spectrophotometer and Pipets
- Bunsen Burner Use
- Bunsen Burner
- Autoclave Use
- Autoclave Use
- Yeast Plate Count (Sterile Technique How-To)
- Sterile Technique and Use of Pipets
- Microscope Use
- Microscope Use Videos
List of Things That Should Be in the Biology Lab 2
Notebook (all students)
- Syllabus
- First Day of Lab
- all notes you take, entered directly into the notebook
- Birdfeeding
- all handout pages
- in-class notes on how-to
- daily notes on birds seen (identified) and their activities
- yard map drawing with location of feeder indicated (remember to show which way is north)
- drawing (optional photo) of feeding station
- optional drawings &/or photos of birds
- add your birds to your cumulative lists
- for 2nd NB grading: conclusions & suggestions
- Sprouts
- all handout pages
- in-class notes on how-to
- daily notes
- drawing of your set-up
- drawings of your mono- & dicot sprouts as they grow
- optional samples of sprouts
- conclusions & suggestions
- Writing Scientific Paper
- all handout pages (keep available for Bio 113, too)
- in-class notes on how-to
- all returned writing assignments
- bibliography & notes on your library/literature research to-date
- any other notes, ideas, drawings, etc., as you start to plan your research
- suggestions
- Photosynthesis
- all handout pages
- in-class notes on how-to
- drawing of chromatography set-up
- optional sample of chromatography paper &/or Parafilm backing &/or the leaf you used
- notes on chromatography results
- labeled (which band was which and where were they?) drawing of finished chromatogram
- your in-class spectrophotometer data
- your graph of your spectrophotometer data
- copy of print-out of class data for all pigments
- conclusions & suggestions
- (transfer students are encouraged to also include a drawing of the spectrophotometer, especially the logarithmic absorbance scale, so you remember what it looks like)
- Mitosis, Meiosis, Genetics
- all handout pages
- in-class notes
- drawings of mitotic stages in onion (Allium) root tip
- drawings of mitotic stages in whitefish blastula
- drawings of stages in Ascaris
- drawings of spermatogenesis in grasshopper
- if done, drawings of spermatogenesis in mammals
- drawings of meiosis to form pollen in lily
- if done, drawings of human chromosome squashes
- if done, notes on taste-testing (PTC, etc.)
- coin toss data, calculations, and any other related notes
- corn kernel data & calculations
- drawing of ears of genetic corn
- completed genetics practice problems
- copy of print-out of class data for coin tosses
- family pedigree for eye color
- (other) conclusions & suggestions
- Blood Typing
- all handout pages
- in-class notes & notes from watching the videos
- drawing of Rh viewbox
- drawings of other equipment used
- notes (& drawings?) on what you did
- drawing of agglutination (your blood?)
- your blood type
- copy of print-out of class data
- conclusions & suggestions
- Salad & Stirfry
- all handout pages
- in-class notes, notes on what we did
- notes on your reaction to tasting the food
- optional samples of dried leaves from some of the veggies
- conclusions & suggestions
- Yogurt, Cheese, and Ricotta
- all handout pages
- in-class notes on how-to & from watching the video
- drawing(s) of your set-up
- notes on your yogurt-making (what kind of milk & yogurt did you use, how did you keep it warm, how did it turn out, etc.)
- if done, cheese-making notes & drawings
- conclusions & suggestions
- Maple Sap Collection
- all handout pages
- hike notes & any in-class notes on how-to
- labeled sample(s) of xylem and/or phloem
- drawings of equipment
- if done, copies of sap collection data sheet(s)
- for 2nd NB grading: conclusions & suggestions
- Vitamin C
- all handout pages
- in-class notes on how-to
- drawing of buret showing actual markings
- your data and calculations from all parts of the lab
- copy of data sheet (original turned in) for Part C
- copies of print-outs of class data for all parts of the lab
- worked titration practice problems
- conclusions & suggestions
- (transfer students are encouraged to also include a drawing of the pipets used, especially indicating the actual markings/divisions, so you remember what they look like)
- Taxonomy
- all handout pages should be in by the second notebook grading regardless of if we have done the lab or not (we’ll use this as an “emergency” rainy-day lab)
- if done, in-class notes, data, & any drawings
- if done, conclusions & suggestions
- Fecal Contamination
- all handout pages
- in-class notes on how-to
- notes on where you obtained your samples
- colony counts for your plates (Lac+ and total counts), and calculations of number per 10 mL
- drawing of your results (your finished plates) and/or optional xerox, scan, or photo of your plates
- drawings of any new equipment (inoculating loop)
- drawings (at 1000×) of any/all bacteria examined under the microscope (optionally colored to indicate Gram+ and Gram–)
- notes on your Gram staining procedure and which bacteria are Gram+ and Gram–
- if done, notes on any other Monerans examined (blue-green algae, Rhizobium, etc.)
- copy of print-out of class data for creek water and iced tea counts
- conclusions & suggestions
- (transfer students are encouraged to also include drawings of any new equipment, especially indicating the actual markings/divisions, so you remember what they look like)
- Protista
- all handout pages
- in-class notes on how-to
- drawings of all protists examined with all organelles/body parts labeled
- your notes on any of those
- conclusions & suggestions
- Fungi
- all handout pages
- in-class notes on how-to
- drawings for all fungi examined with all body parts labeled
- your notes on any of those
- conclusions & suggestions
- Organisms Used
- all handout pages
- any notes you take as you read through the handout
- For each hike
- list of/notes on all organisms that were seen and discussed
- optional illustrations thereof
- at least one (preferably more) correctly identified, souvenir specimen (drawings don’t count as specimens)
- a map of where we went with north indicated and with locations indicated for new species that were seen
- Other Items
- typed Table of Contents (each page listed, title and date of what’s on that page) should be up-to-date for each notebook grading period
- typed Cumulative Lists should be up-to-date for each notebook grading period
- all cross-references should be up-to-date for each notebook grading period
- all hike quizzes (and any other quizzes), midterm, final, and any other returned, graded assignments
- any other information handed out in class
- returning students should have 2nd NB grade, final, and notes/illustrations from Distillation Lab from Lab 1
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