1. Make a title page out of the first right-hand page.
a. Write
your name in the center near the top of the page.
b. Write
the name of the school and the course below your name.
c. Write
the time period of the notebook (or semester) near the bottom of the page.
OR
Write the starting dare of the notebook and leave a space for the final
date.
2. Make a Table of Contents on the second right-hand
page.
a. Make
a "Table of Contents" on the top line.
b. Indicate
the top of a column for the name of the lab and a column for the page number.
3. Number the pages consecutively starting on the
first right-hand page after the table of contents.
Put the number in the lower right
corner.
Rules for Using the Lab Notebook:
1. Write only in blue or black ink.
2. Write only on the right-hand pages. The
left-hand side may be used for scratch work and will
not be graded.
3. On the first page of each lab report write your
name, and name(s) of your lab partner(s) and
the date in the upper right-hand
corner.
4. On the first page of the lab report write the
name of the lab on the top line. Then on
subsequent pages write the name
of the lab followed by "continued."
5. Observations are to be recorded in the lab notebook
at the time the observation is made. Do
not record data on a seperate
sheet of paper and then transfer it to your lab notebook.
6. Mistakes are to be lined through (single line)
and the correct value written in and accompanied
by your initials. This means
no white out or erasures.
7. The number of the first page of each lab is to
be recorded on the Table of Contents page.
8. Pages are to be used in order. If a page
is inadvertently skipped, write on it, "This page is
blank," and sign your name.