Biology Lab 1 Notebook Intro

Making and Keeping a Lab Notebook

List of Things That Should Be in the Biol. 1 Lab Notebook

Syllabus
- all handout pages (did you complete and turn in the questionnaire, separately?)
First Day of Lab
- all notes you take, entered directly into the notebook
- map of the lab room with safety features noted (which way is north?)
How to Succeed
- all handout pages
- any notes/comments of your own that indicate you’ve read, understand, and will make your very best effort to try to comply with the information presented in the handout
Lab Notebook How-To
- all handout pages (including the sample gradesheet)
- all notes you take the first day on how to keep a notebook, entered directly into the notebook
- annotated drawing (your own!) of notebook page set-up
- the notebook, itself, properly set-up and ready to go
- all notebook gradesheets, after returned to you (if placed elsewhere, make sure to cross-reference to the protocol)
- all notes you take the day graded notebooks are returned (improvements/changes you need to make, etc.)
Writing an Abstract
- all handout pages
- all notes you take on how to do an abstract
- any abstracts that are assigned (after they are graded and returned)
Graph Construction
- all handout pages
- all notes you take and “how-to” drawings that you make as we discuss how to construct a graph
- graphs of pertinent lab data, when requested by a particular protocol, should also be cross-referenced to this protocol
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
Use of Binoculars
- all handout pages should be in by the first notebook grading regardless of if we have discussed them, yet, or not
- if/when we discuss binocular use, all notes that you take and all drawings you make
Observations vs. Conclusions
- all handout pages should be in by the first notebook grading regardless of if we have done the lab or not (we’ll use this as an “emergency” rainy-day lab)
- if we do the lab, include all your notes and data
- if we do the lab, a drawing of your organism
- if we do the lab, answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- if assigned, the peanut butter writing assignment (after returned to you)
Biometrics
- all handout pages
- your personal age-height-weight data
- copy of print-out of class data
- all requested calculations based on class data
- all requested graphs based on class data
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- evidence that you have at least tried to work the practice problems
- drawing of the medical balance used to obtain your height and weight, including detail of exactly what the markings on the beams actually look like
Accuracy and Precision
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- all requested calculations based on those data
- print-out of class data
- drawing (yours!) of meniscus
- drawing of balance with detail of the markings on the beams
- drawing of 250-mL beaker with lines appropriately placed
- drawing of 100-mL graduated cylinder with lines appropriately placed
- drawing of 100-mL volumetric flask with all markings
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
pH of Common Substances
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- print-out of class data
- drawing of pH meter with detail of markings on meter face and knobs
- drawing of combination electrode
- sample(s) of pH paper strips you used
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
Sugar in Soft Drinks
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- all requested calculations based on those data
- print-out of class data
- drawing of thermometer used with detail of the actual markings and range (that looks like a thermometer, not like a worm)
- drawing of stove used with detail of markings on any important knobs or dials
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
Mayonnaise
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment (. . . amazing how many people forget to include this one!)
- drawings of blender (detail of controls) and any other “new” equipment used (plus any 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
Spectrophotometer Use
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- properly-constructed graph of your personal data
- print-out of class data
- drawing of spectrophotometer with detail of the scale on the meter face, functions of each knob indicated
- drawing of cuvette with markings
- drawing of 1-mL and 5-mL pipets with detail of all markings on the pipets and pipet bulb
- drawing of vortex with detail of controls
- optionally, color drawing showing what your mixed solutions look like
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
Beer Making
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment, both the day we mix the brew and the day we bottle it
- detailed drawing of an airlock
- drawings of any other “new” equipment used and any other brewing supplies used
- optional sample(s) of label from can of hops, yeast packet, etc.
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- optionally, all notes and data you gather if you make bread at home
- any returned, graded pop quiz
Root Beer
- all handout pages
- if we do the lab, all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- if we do the lab, all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- if we do the lab, drawings of any “new” equipment used
- if we do the lab, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
Bunsen Burner Use
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you learn to use the burner
- drawings of a Bunsen burner with all parts labeled and of a striker
- a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
Autoclave Use
- all handout pages
- 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
- a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
Yeast Plate Count
- all handout pages, including the dilution practice problems
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- all requested calculations based on those data
- print-out of class data
- drawings of any “new” equipment used, including bottle used to autoclave the agar, petri dish, repipet (detail of scale), magnetic stirrer/hot plate, stir bar, 0.1-mL pipet, turntable, spreader, clicking counter, colony counter (detail of grid), incubator (including controls)
- drawing or xerox of your “finished” plate the day we count the colonies
- optional sample of yeast packet
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- evidence that you have at least tried to work the practice problems (not just answers, but actually showing your work)
- any returned, graded pop quiz
Microscope Use and Yeast Cells
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture and video
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- drawing of the microscope that was done in lab, with all parts labeled and functions of those parts noted
- drawings of letter “e” at various powers of magnification (label which power, label silver crystals if seen)
- drawings of yeast cells at various powers of magnification (label which power, label any obvious organelles)
- optional drawings of slide and coverslip
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quizzes
Cells and Organelles
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- drawings (at whatever power works best for that tissue) of each tissue examined, to scale (proportions relative to each other are about right) with all visible organelles and all powers of magnification labeled (cork bark, buccal smear, Elodea leaf, potato pulp, onion epidermis, tomato pulp, kale leaf, Moses-in-the-Boat flower, etc.)
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
Diffusion and Osmosis
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- drawing of the osmosis set-up (dialysis tubing “bags”, etc.)
- drawings of any other parts of the experiment such as diffusion
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quiz
Distillation
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the introductory mini-lecture
- all notes and data you gather as you perform the experiment
- all requested calculations based on those data
- print-out of class data
- drawing of the distillation set-up with all key features labeled and annotated as needed
- drawings of a refractometer and of the scale inside the refractometer
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
- any returned, graded pop quizzes
Frankincense and Myrrh
- all handout pages
- all notes you take during the demonstration is done
- answers to all discussion questions, a summary/conclusion in your own words, and any suggestions you may have
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
- for the first hike, assuming this is discussed then, illustration(s) of simple vs compound and opposite vs alternate leaves
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

times since 28 Mar 2011.