Lab notebook and portfolio
Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · Week 2 · Genetics of Disease (Medical Interventions)
Today's goal: Set up the notebook and digital portfolio habits you will use to document every investigation this year.
This is a model of the work you should turn in today. Use it to check your own: match the structure and the level of detail, do not copy it. Your data and wording should be your own.
Date: August 25, 2026
Question: Where is the emergency safety equipment in our lab, and how do I read an SDS?
What I did: I walked the room and located the eyewash, fire blanket, sharps container, and spill kit. I put on goggles and gloves, then removed the gloves inside-out. I opened the SDS for one chemical and read Section 2 and Section 4.
Data: Eyewash is at the back-left sink. Fire blanket is by the door. The SDS listed eye irritation as a hazard (Section 2) and said to flush eyes with water for 15 minutes (Section 4).
What it means: I now know where to go in an emergency and how to find first-aid steps for any chemical we use.
Next step: Practice the inside-out glove removal one more time so it is automatic.
This model shows the level of evidence and organization needed to complete: Your first complete lab notebook entry, written so a stranger could repeat exactly what you did, then photographed and uploaded to your digital portfolio.
- Date and label the entry.
- Record the procedure, observation, or design decision clearly.
- End with what the evidence means and the next step.
Keep the structure. Replace the question, facts, measurements, and evidence. Then recheck units, vocabulary, and whether the conclusion goes beyond the evidence.
Also due today: Confirm you can log in to Schoology and upload your photo to the portfolio folder.
Turn in: Six-part notebook entry
Go to Schoology to turn this in.
Submit one PDF. Put your first and last name in the document header. Name the file: FirstName LastName - Assignment Title - YYYY-MM-DD.pdf.
Open Schoology PDF upload helpIf you cannot get in, see Mr. Mendoza. Do not skip the work.
Claim ceiling: Today's evidence supports a classroom claim about today's lesson. It cannot prove causation, diagnose a real patient, or justify action outside this room.
One exam-style question that uses exactly what you practiced today. Try it before you reveal the answer, then read why each choice is right or wrong.
Tap an answer to see the full explanation. Nothing is recorded or graded.
It builds this reusable test skill: Keeping a complete, repeatable lab notebook entry.
- Name the concept or data pattern being tested.
- Cross out choices that violate that rule or the evidence.
- Justify the best remaining choice before checking the answer.