Midwood Science : Lab Logs : Fall

In general …
- Use a hardbound notebook — one that would show obvious damage if a page was removed.
- Number all pages so that missing pages can be spotted.
- Never remove pages from your lab notebook.
Place important information on the inside front cover.
1. Personal information
2. Where you work
  - Name of primary worksite, location (room number), phone number (if applicable)
  - Name of secondary worksite, location (room number), phone number (if applicable)
  - Name of tertiary worksite, location (room number), phone number (if applicable)
3. Who you work with
  - Principal investigator (PI) name, phone number, email address
  - Other researcher name, phone number, email address
  - Lab manager/technician name, phone number, email address
  - Post-doc name, phone number, email address
  - Graduate/Undergraduate student name, phone number, email address
Daily entries
1. Date
2. Location
3. Time In/Time Out
4. Aim/Goal
5. Notes/Procedures/Results

Monthly summaries

At the end of each month, create a table that summarizes the work you did for that month.

In order to receive extra credit for the month (juniors only) or to receive a 1.1 for the semester (juniors and seniors), you are expected to attend lab and/or do lab-related work for at least 4 hours per week (16 hours per month for a month with 4 full weeks). If your mentor takes a vacation, you are still expected to make entries in your log.
- A possible option for this time is analyzing articles that are related to your subject similar to the way you reviewed articles for this class.
- For all equipment that you use, you should read the manual from your lab and explain the operating principle behind that piece of equipment.
- For all protocols you should create an extremely simple flow chart of the procedure and identify the final product.

Lab logs are due at the first meeting of each month.