Lab Notebook Template (Designed by Prof. N.
Thavarajah)
** Your Notebook report must be in the following format and should be handwritten in blue or
black ink in your lab notebook (unless you have approved accommodations). NO PENCIL OR
WHITE-OUT ALLOWED.
Experiment Title (On the right side of the notebook):
Purpose (Must be completed before the lab period, on the right-hand side of the notebook)
• What are you trying to determine?
Chemicals and Physical Properties (Must be completed before the lab period, on the left-
hand side of the notebook)
Chemical Physical Flashpoint Hazards First Aid WHMIS/GHS
Name Properties Classification
Pre-lab Questions (Must be completed before the lab period, on the left-hand side of the
notebook)
Experiment Outline (Must be completed before the lab period, on the left-hand side of the
notebook)
- Write in point form or as a flow chart
Procedure/Observations (Must be completed during the lab period, on the right-hand side
of the notebook)
- Written in point form, past tense, passive voice.
- Include observations.
Calculations/Analysis (Post-lab period for experiments 1-4 and in the lab for experiment 5,
on the right-hand side of the notebook)
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Lab Notebook Template (Designed by Prof. N. Thavarajah)
- Show detailed calculations
Discussion (post-lab work for experiments 1-4 and in the lab for experiment 5, on the right-
hand side of the notebook)
• Results:
• Sources of Error:
• Impact of Errors:
• Improvements:
• Relation to Theory:
Conclusions (post-lab work for experiments 1-4 and in the lab for experiment 5, on the
right-hand side of the notebook)
Summarize your findings.
Additional Guidelines
1. Table of Contents: Leave a few pages blank at the front of the notebook for the table of
contents.
2. Pages Dated and Numbered:
o Date the page only when you write something to prove when you performed the
work.
o For each experiment, you should normally have several different dates:
▪ When you completed your pre-lab
▪ When you performed the experiment
▪ When you analyzed your results
o Dates are incredibly important as your results are routinely audited and verified
in the industry.
o Number every page that you have written on, always in the same page corner.
3. Experiment Title:
o At the top of each page for the experiment.
o Every page after the first page should state "cont. Experiment Title" to indicate
the continuation of the experiment.
4. General Format Tip: Start every NEW experiment on a new “right-hand side” page. All
pre-lab work will continue from that page but onto the following “left-hand side” pages.
All in-lab work and post-lab work will begin on the first available “right-hand side”
page for that experiment.
