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Notebook Format A laboratory notebook should be a complete record of a student's experimental work. The criterion used in judging what should be in the notebook is that the record should be so thorough and so well organized that another person who reads the notebook can understand it, can see exactly what has been done, and can repeat the experiment, if necessary, in precisely the same way the original work was done. All data are to be recorded in the notebook in ink, at the time they are obtained. There is no reason for recording anything on scratch paper to be transferred into the notebook later. If a mistake is made in the notebook, simply cross out the error and make the correct entry next to it. Neatness is desirable, but it is much less important than completeness. Use the following general format for setting up your notebook:
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Lab Information
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Appendices
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