The Lab note book is an essential part of your daily journal. You keep the lab note book as follows:
1. Get a sprial bound note book, with lined paper.
2. Number all the pages.
3. Reserve the first 10 pages as the table of contents.
4. Write table of contents on the first 10 pages.
5. When ever you make an entry into the notebook, date the entry.
6. Whenever you make a discovery, show it, in the notebook, to a
friend. Have them sign over a straight line that has their name
printed...
Read and Understood _____________
Name: Persons' name
7. Use the table of contents to organize the notebook.
This is the correct procedure to legally document inventions for a court of law. It is also very good to title and date your notebooks. Keep them forever. Never tear a page out of a notebook.
All my independent study students must keep a notebook.