Non-Majors’ Biology Lab 3 Notebook Checklist
Because it is assumed that all students enrolled in General
Biology Lab III have mastered the skills, techniques, and knowledge presented
in General Biology Lab I and II, transfer students will especially need to be
familiar with the following protocols from Non-Majors’ Biology Lab 1. 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
- Bunsen Burner Use
- Bunsen Burner
- Microscope Use
- Microscope Use Videos
- Dissecting Scope Use
- Dissecting Scope
List of Things That Should Be in the Non-Majors’ Biol. Lab 3 Notebook (all students)
- Syllabus
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- First Day of Lab
- all notes you take, entered directly into the notebook
- Plant or Insect Collection
- all handout pages, including at least the sample, completed plant
label on the last page (the others may be used for your specimens if
needed)
- all notes you take and drawings you make as we discuss how to put
together a collection
- any other notes you take as you are creating your collection
- your actual collection gradesheet, after your collection is graded
and returned
- Sprouts
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- 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
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Yogurt, Cheese, and Ricotta
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- 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
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Waffle Breakfast
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- any notes taken if you were able to attend
- Autoclave Use
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you use the autoclave
- a drawing of the autoclave with detail of all knobs and dials,
with functions of all parts labeled
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Fecal Contamination
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- 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
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- (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)
- Cellulose
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- drawing of your set-up
- drawing of your results
- notes on your results
- notes on & drawings of equipment used for recycled paper if
that part was done
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Protista
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you do this lab
- drawings of all protists examined with all organelles/body parts
labeled
- your notes on any of those
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Fungi
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you do this lab
- drawings for all fungi examined with all body parts labeled
- your notes on any of those
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Mosses, Ferns, and Allies
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you do this lab
- labeled drawings of
- generic Alternation of Generations diagram
- moss life cycle diagram
- prepared slide of male moss gametophyte with antheridia and sperm
- prepared slide of female moss gametophyte with archegonia and eggs
- plastic mount or live moss sporophyte with capsule and calyptra
- prepared slide of liverwort (Marchantia) thallus
- prepared slide of male liverwort gametophyte with antheridia and sperm
- prepared slide of female liverwort gametophyte with archegonia and eggs
- prepared slide of liverwort gemmae
- live Marchantia if available
- fern life cycle diagram
- live fern sporophyte (fronds, fiddleheads, sori?)
- prepared and/or live/fresh slide of fern sporangia & spores
- prepared slide of male fern gametophyte (prothallium) with antheridia and sperm
- prepared slide of female fern gametophyte (prothallium) with archegonia and eggs
- prepared slide of fern fertilization
- prepared slide of fern prothallium with new sporophyte
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Gymnosperms
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you do this lab
- labeled drawings of
- pine life cycle diagram
- prepared slide of cross-section of “male” pine cone
- prepared slide of cross-section of “female” pine cone
- prepared and/or live/fresh pine pollen
- cross-section of a pine seed (“nut”) showing the embryo
- live cycad (if available)
- live or preserved ginkgo leaf or tree (if available in lab or on hike)
- live pine tree, “male” cones, and “female” cones (on hike)
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Angiosperms
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you do this lab
- labeled drawings of
- angiosperm life cycle diagram
- cross-section of generic flower
- individual, live dandelion flower
- at least one (preferably more) other, live flower(s)
- any other prepared slides, plastic mounts, models, and/or live plants that were examined
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Salad & Stirfry
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- 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
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Eyelash Mites
- all handout pages (in notebook or separate protocol book)
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you do this lab
- labeled drawing(s) of any mites that you were able to see
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your
own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Local Animals
- all handout pages should be in by the second notebook grading
regardless of if we have done the lab or not
- if we do the lab, include all notes you take during the
introductory mini-lecture
- if we do the lab, include all notes and data you gather as you
go on the scavenger-hunt hike
- if we do the lab, include drawing (yours!) of any
animals seen
- if we do the lab, include answers to all discussion questions, a
summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may
have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Soil Testing
- all handout pages should be in by the second notebook grading
regardless of if we have done the lab or not
- if we do the lab, include all notes you take during the
introductory mini-lecture
- if we do the lab, include all notes and data you gather as you
do this lab
- if we do the lab, include drawing(s) of any new equipment used
- if we do the lab, include answers to all discussion questions, a
summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may
have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- Worm Bins
- all handout pages should be in by the second notebook grading
regardless of if we have done the lab or not
- if we do the lab, include all notes you take during the
introductory mini-lecture
- if we do the lab, include all notes and data you gather as you
do this lab
- if we do the lab, include drawing(s) of any new equipment used
- if we do the lab, include answers to all discussion questions, a
summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may
have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
- 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)
- your map of where we went with north indicated and with locations indicated for new species that were seen
- (remember to use this information to update your cumulative lists)
- 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, notebook gradesheets, and any other returned, graded assignments
- any other information handed out in class
- if required by your instructor, returning students should have 2nd NB grade and final from Lab 2
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