Standard Operating Procedure
“Commit nothing to memory, write everything down” In the U.S. lab notebooks can be used to establish intellectual property rights for inventions Only if the ideas and experiments are properly recorded!
Bound notebook Title line Project number line Date line Numbered pages line From page __ to page __
Describe the purpose for the labScope Where does this lab ‘fit in’ with what we are learning Additional Documentation If there will be any documentation outside of the lab notebook explain what it is
Define any vocabulary words that the average person would not know Procedure – Must be legible Prelab Focus Questions ◦ Make sure to show all math work Document each step of the lab performed Show results Postlab Focus Questions Conclusion – what did you learn References