Lab Log Format

• 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
  • Your name, phone number, email address so that a lost lab log can be returned to you
  • Your ICE name and phone number (ICE means "in case of emergency")
  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.

  Name of Month
  Date	Hours	Activity
  		⇐ Total hours for the month

One Point One and Extra Credit Requirements

• 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.

Spring Lab Logs

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

1. January logs are due in February.
2. February logs are due in March.
3. March lab logs are due in April.
4. April lab logs are due in May.
5. May lab logs are due in June.

Midwood Science Research Program Glenn Elert — Coordinator

Midwood High School at Brooklyn College David Cohen — Principal 2839 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn NY 11210 (718) 724–8500