Pts achieved

Pts. Possible

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Overall notebook:

Is it clearly labeled on the outside? Is it well-organized into labeled sections?

Student Manual Sections:

Are they all present? In order? Easy to find?

Data and notes from lab:

Is each data section clearly labeled with the date and a title that describes that week's goals?

Are all of the data from all of the labs present? In order? Easy to find?

Are the data clearly labeled? Do all numbers have units? Are the data clearly organized, so that they would be interpretable months or years from now?

Are the details of each procedure noted? For example, are the actual times and temperatures of incubations clearly shown? Are any alterations of the planned protocol clearly indicated? Were observations clearly recorded?

Group reports:

Are copies of each group report included? In order? Easy to find?

Appendices, additional information (e.g. sequence of gene to be cloned, instructions on use of equipment, etc):

Included? Well-organized? Easy to find?

Extra credit:

In addition to meeting the above criteria, has this person gone "above and beyond" to create a clear, well-organized, useful notebook?