NAME__________________________Student #_____  SCORE________   12 July 2002
 MICROBIOLOGY 281
 SAMPLE FIRST NOTEBOOK GRADE SHEET
Summer Quarter 2002
excel 
adeq 
 ops! 
      Table of contents: mounted in front pages, single spaced, typed & dated
Dates for each entry, top L.  Odd pages clearly numbered, top R
      Pen:  permanent, black and fine, used for all entries
Title for each page: meaningful, in CAPS, entries start below line 9
      Handouts: All permanently mounted with non-embossed contact paper
   Each page with a handout titled between lines 1 and 3.
      Cross references fr each page (protocols & illustrations), labeled, line 6
Fresh page for each expt.  Adequate open space.  Numerical data offset.
      Conclusions are drawn, improvements in protocol offered.
Suggestions for further experiments are thoughtful, new ideas presented.
      Care shown in presentation. Detailed data entered directly into note book.
Features explained & colored.   Additional non-required materials?
 
(___x2) +_____    = _____  (check credits)               (Each arrow between evaluation
                                      x8    #"+": ____   #"-": ____           columns adds or subtracts 3 pts.)
                                                            x3               x3   Illus: 39 points
                                                                                           -____
                                _____     +    _____   -   _____    +    _____  =  score at top of page.

   page:                HANDOUTS & PROTOCOLS:                                SUGGESTIONS/CONCLUSIONS:
front cover 281 Lab Schedule I
page:  
excel good  avg 
first page Handout Packet I Table of Contents, with
1________
      If you have
page numbers 9 thru 39 filled in.  This is
2________
      more than five,
the means by which I verify that all
3________
      pick your best
handouts are entered in your notebook.
4________
      five for review.
5________
     

 
page in NB OK  -1   -2   -3   -4   ILLUSTRATIONS: size, clarity, detail, labels, magnification
________             X Binocular microscope, fully labeled, interpupillary distance recorded
________        X  X 3 Bacterial morphs, 400x,  (proportions, width and height).
________        X  X Use of oil immersion:  steps labeled and explained
________        X  X Tooth scraping: bacteria & cells labeled according to protocol
________        X  X Data: Media Prep: Titled as to the medium you made.  Are actual  weights clear?
________        X  X Autoclave, numbers on dials clear 
________        X  X Gram stain: Yogurt & E coli together, with Gram reactions indicated.
________        X  X Gram Stain: San Francisco sour dough, cell types labeled
________          X Air pump, humidification flask, manifold, hotblock, bubbler tube (with bubbles)
________        X  X Spectrophotometer, numbers on gauge, dials & chamber labeled                   Graphs:
________           Graph: Growth Curve, linear                                           coordinates meaningfully titled
________        X  X Serial dilution technique, numbers clear                             cross referenced to orig data
________        X  X Pipette with labeled  meniscus & clear numbers                             graph sized properly
________           Graph: A609 vs Dye Concentration                                               intervals 1, 2, 5, 10
last page        X  X new wordstem list, appropriately dated, typed for 2 points              coordinates labeled
back cover          X grade slips chronologically mounted inside back cover                 data plotted correctly

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