Each laboratory notebook must be written as an individual effort, never as a group project. The times when pressures mount up such as when you are worried about grades, or at the end of the trimester, or in times of illness are the most likely time to be tempted to get unauthorized help on an assignment. Therefore, be especially careful at such times. Remember that I am always available to provide extra help when you need it, and to discuss alteration of due dates in the event of illness.
Academic integrity applies to the laboratory as well as on quizzes and examinations.
Because the experiments and lab reports are done in a public setting, sometimes students have a harder time deciding just what conduct is or is not allowed. All lab reports in Governor's School Chemistry will be individual reports unless you are specifically instructed otherwise. Data shoould never be changed after the experiment has been completed. It is a violation of academic and scientific integrity to change or discard data without the instructor's prior consent. If a mistake is made then a line or x may be neatly drawn through what is in error.