Claim your experiment Even though you hold a reservation on an experiment, you should make a point of starting work with the apparatus before 10.10a.m. If the apparatus is not in use by 10.15a.m. If you have not booked in advance, be sure to book on the day. After 10am you will have to ask a demonstrator to book for you. Logbooks Demonstrators will observe your experimental procedure and inspect the records that are written in your logbook as the experiment proceeds.
All professional scientists use a logbook.
A good logbook is essential. Suitable books are available at 40p from the Practical Course technicians. The notes in it need not be tidy, but should be well organised and legible. They should be written as the experiment proceeds. You should aim to process and plot out data from tables by hand as you do the experiment.