Each student must have a practical notebook, so there is a record of all the practical work that the student has carried out. The following guidelines must be noted.
- The first two to three pages must be left blank, to allow a table of contents at the start.
- The remaining pages must be numbered as the experiments are carried out and written into the book.
- Each experiment must have a title, date and a list of equipment used.
- Each experiment must have a list of instructions in the correct order in the student’s own words with a reference to safety features.
- Labelled diagrams must be given where possible.
- Results should be in a table format with the correct units.
- Calculations must be fully shown.
- Results stated must be fully shown.
- Comments or explanations of the results.
- Analysis of sources of error.
