Notebook submit
Assemble and submit a complete transformation and gel laboratory notebook.
Complete transformation and gel laboratory notebook: transformation notes, plate colony counts with units, gel standard curve, fragment-size estimates with units, conclusion on plasmid identity, one error source, and one future improvement.
- 1Do thisAssemble and submit a complete transformation and gel laboratory notebook.
- 2Use this resource
- 3Submit thisLab report: Complete transformation and gel laboratory notebook: transformation notes, plate colony counts with units, gel standard curve, fragment-size estimates with units, conclusion on plasmid identity, one error source, and one future improvement.
- 4Submit it here
- 1CMSD website. Go to clevelandmetroschools.org and click the Clever button.
- 2Clever. Clever opens. Sign in if it asks.
- 3Microsoft (district) login. Use your district Microsoft account (the one for school).
- 4Schoology. Open Schoology, then your class, then Assignments, and find the file named below.
The file to submit is named: Biotechnology for Health (Biomedical Innovations) › Transformation, antibiotic selection, plasmid extraction, restriction digest, gel interpretation. › Lab reportOpen Schoology
- CER:
- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning — make a claim, back it with evidence, explain your reasoning.
- SOP:
- Standard Operating Procedure — the exact steps to follow (especially in a lab).
- Tracker:
- Your PLTW progress log where you record completed evidence.
- myPLTW:
- The PLTW course site where you do the online activities — you open it through Schoology.
Minute-by-minute · 80-minute block
💡 Big idea: A complete laboratory notebook is the permanent record of experimental method, data, and conclusion.
- 0-5 minWarm-up: what is missing from a lab notebook that just has data but no conclusion?
- 5-25 minCompile transformation notes, plate colony counts, and gel map into one notebook document
- 25-45 minVerify all data has units; verify conclusion references both transformation and plasmid results
- 45-60 minAdd one error source and one specific future improvement
- 60-72 minFinal check: is every page dated and labeled?
- 72-80 minSubmit notebook and confirm in tracker
- • Today we close out the transformation-gel unit with a complete, submission-ready lab notebook.
- • The notebook is your permanent record: someone should be able to replicate your work from it.
- • Colony counts with units, fragment sizes with units, a conclusion, and one error: those are the requirements.
- • When you submit today, Problem 6 lab documentation is done.
- 1Compile your transformation notes, plate data, and gel map.
- 2Record colony counts and fragment-size estimates with units.
- 3State your conclusion about transformation and plasmid identity.
- 4Note one source of error and a future improvement.
- 5Submit the notebook and confirm it in your tracker.
- • Your notebook documents transformation results and gel analysis.
- • It includes a conclusion and is submitted.
- • All numerical data in the notebook must include units.
- • A conclusion ties the data back to the original hypothesis or expected result.
- • Identifying one error source and an improvement shows scientific self-evaluation.
Your PLTW work today
Transformation, antibiotic selection, plasmid extraction, restriction digest, gel interpretation. · Notebook submit
Day 5 of this lesson. Open this exact section in myPLTW (reached through Schoology), then do the work below.
Do this: Open Problem 6 in your myPLTW course shell and confirm Problem 6 activities are complete, then assemble and submit your complete transformation and gel laboratory notebook.
Submit your finalized lab notebook to the Problem 6 portfolio.
All Problem 6 milestones (workflow notes, transformation, gel analysis) should be complete by today.
Screenshot of your LMS submission confirmation as final evidence.
All PLTW activities are completed inside the PLTW course environment — this page only gives direction. Submit producibles on Schoology.
Today's PLTW tracker
Check things off as you work, then submit. This tells Mr. Mendoza how you're doing so he can help the class. It does not replace turning in your producible on Schoology.
Use the code Mr. Mendoza gave you, not your name. Saved on this device.
Transformation, antibiotic selection, plasmid extraction, restriction digest, gel interpretation. · Notebook submit
Open Problem 6 in your myPLTW course shell and confirm Problem 6 activities are complete, then assemble and submit your complete transformation and gel laboratory notebook.
All Problem 6 milestones (workflow notes, transformation, gel analysis) should be complete by today.
This is how Mr. Mendoza sees the class keeping pace with PLTW. Be honest, it only helps if it is accurate.
🎯 Assemble and submit a complete transformation and gel laboratory notebook.
- Compile your transformation notes, plate data, and gel map.
- Record colony counts and fragment-size estimates with units.
- State your conclusion about transformation and plasmid identity.
- Note one source of error and a future improvement.
- Submit the notebook and confirm it in your tracker.
Lab report: Complete transformation and gel laboratory notebook: transformation notes, plate colony counts with units, gel standard curve, fragment-size estimates with units, conclusion on plasmid identity, one error source, and one future improvement.
Submit on SchoologyUpload by 11:29 PM for full credit.
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Compile your transformation notes, plate data, and gel map. | _______ |
| Record colony counts and fragment-size estimates with units. | _______ |
| State your conclusion about transformation and plasmid identity. | _______ |
| Note one source of error and a future improvement. | _______ |
| Submit the notebook and confirm it in your tracker. | _______ |
Working solo? Put your own name in "Who" for every row.
- Your notebook documents transformation results and gel analysis.
- It includes a conclusion and is submitted.
Teacher-posted resources
Classroom documents for this lesson. Ones marked “Open the file” open right here; the rest are posted in Schoology. Use the label on each card to choose the right move.
Use this if you were absent, got stuck, or need another pass before you submit the lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched Transformation, gel electrophoresis, molecular evidence by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-6_Molecular-Biology/6.1_Molecular-Biology; keywords:transformation, plasmid, molecular. Score 146. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Use this if you were absent, got stuck, or need another pass before you submit the lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched Transformation, gel electrophoresis, molecular evidence by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-6_Molecular-Biology/6.1_Molecular-Biology; keywords:gel, molecular. Score 142. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
Use this if you were absent, got stuck, or need another pass before you submit the lesson artifact.
Placement rationale
Matched Transformation, gel electrophoresis, molecular evidence by path:Biomedical-Innovations/Problem-6_Molecular-Biology/6.1_Molecular-Biology; keywords:transformation, molecular. Score 142. Visibility: student-schoology (student-facing resource; link through Schoology rather than local path).
How to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Lab & supplies
WebXam practice
Cumulative WebXam review
A quick mixed-review pulling questions from earlier units plus today, so the WebXam material stays fresh.
Where this leads — careers
What today's skills lead to. These are real health-science careers this course builds toward. Tap one to see, on the US Department of Labor's O*NET site, what the job actually involves, what it pays, and how fast it is growing.
What to do if you were absent
Today is individual PLTW work, so do exactly what we did in class, from home: complete the same PLTW target above, then submit your Lab report.
Open Schoology (CMSD) and keep goingHow to get there: open the CMSD website, click Clever, sign in with your Microsoft (district) account, then open Schoology from Clever.
Class still runs. Complete the online activity above (it's self-guided). Need the concept taught without a teacher? Use this authoritative explainer:
Learn.Genetics (University of Utah): gel electrophoresisOptional extra credit (async)
You've passed Unit 2, so the optional extra-credit track is open. Complete reserved-unit work from home (virtual labs included) for extra credit, all submitted on Schoology.
Open the extra-credit track- CompleteEvery required part of the artifact is present, nothing left blank.
- AccurateThe science and the data are correct and match the evidence.
- Scientific reasoningYou explain your claim with evidence and reasoning (CER), not just an answer.
- Professional communicationClear, organized, labeled, and written the way a clinician or scientist would.
- SubmittedTurned in the right way (Schoology for routine work) and confirmed.
Drop your Mon, Apr 26, 2027 · Notebook submit here. Use a clear file name (your initials + project). Routine work still goes to Schoology (via the CMSD portal).
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