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K12 Standards

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

High School

Specialised Topic in Science

112.51.c.1.

112.51.c.1.D.

Proper Lab Notebook Keeping

היבט חיוני אחד בעבודה במעבדה הוא שמירה על תיעוד מדויק ומעודכן של הניסוי באמצעות מחברת מעבדה. מחברת המעבדה חיונית הן באקדמיה והן בתעשייה, שכן היא לא רק מספקת לך תיעוד של מה בדיוק בוצע, אלא היא גם משמשת כמסמך משפטי המוכיח בעלות ומקוריות של מחקר.
חיוני להשתמש במחברת כרוכה ללא פחמן, כך שניתן יהיה להסיר את העותק ולהגיש אותו למדריך. אתה חייב תמיד לכתוב בעט, אף פעם לא בעיפרון. לפני תחילת הניסוי, עליך להפיק דוח טרום מעבדה במחשב המעבדה שלך.
לשם כך, תחילה עליך לקרוא את ההליך ביסודיות ולקבוע את מטרת הניסוי. לאחר מכן, תרשום את כל מידע הרקע הדרוש להבנת הניסוי והפרוטוקול.
לאחר מכן, עליך לכתוב את שלבי ההליך תוך הכללת הבהרה של שלבים מסובכים וחישובים של ערכים ייתכן שתצטרך. העתקה פשוטה של הפרוטוקול לא תספיק. ייתכן שיהיה צורך ביצירת תרשים זרימה כדי לעזור לך.
תוכלו גם לכתוב את כל התגובות הכימיות המאוזנות ולקבוע תשואות תיאורטיות מראש ולזהות את התכונות הפיזיקליות של כל החומרים בהם תשתמשו. אולי הצעד החשוב ביותר הוא לזהות את סיכוני הבטיחות של כל המגיבים, המוצרים והממסים שבהם נעשה שימוש. יש לקבל סיכונים אלה מגיליון נתוני בטיחות החומרים, או MSDS, עבור כל חומר.
כאשר אתה מוכן להריץ את הניסוי, תחילה תרשום את התאריך ואת ניסוי המעבדה שנעשה. לאחר מכן, רשום את כל השלבים בזמן ביצועם וכלול מדידות מדויקות, כגון נפח, טמפרטורה ומשקל. שמור תמיד את המחשב הנייד בקרבת מקום ורשום מידע באופן מיידי. לעולם אל תשרוט פתקים על מגבות נייר או גרוטאות נייר.
אם נעשתה טעות, יש לחצות אותה באמצעות שורה אחת ולכתוב את המידע הנכון באופן מיידי. הקפד לכלול תמיד תצפיות רלוונטיות, כמו שינוי טמפרטורה, שינוי צבע או שינוי pH. כלול תמיד את כל התצפיות ונקודות הנתונים, אפילו חריגים וניסויים כושלים. לעולם אל תסיר דפים או נקודות נתונים בניסיון להסתיר טעויות.
לאחר שתסיים עם הניסוי ותסיים עם שמירת הרשומות, חצה את החלק שלא נעשה בו שימוש בעמוד האחרון ולאחר מכן חתום על כל העמודים ותארך אותם. במעבדה זו, תוכלו לתרגל מיומנויות שמירת מחברת על ידי ביצוע ניטציה של מתיל בנזואט. חיוני שתשמור תיעוד מדויק ויסודי של הניסוי שלך על מנת לנתח כראוי את התוצאות שלך בסיום.

שמירת מחברת מעבדה נכונה

<h4>שמירת מחשבים ניידים אורגניים במעבדה</h4>
שמירת רשומות היא מיומנות חיונית במעבדות מדע וכימיה אורגנית. ללא הערות, תיאורים, כמויות או תצפיות מתאימים, לא ניתן לשכפל או לשחזר ניסוי שנערך במעבדה. לכן, שמירה על מחברת מדויקת ומעודכנת נחוצה כדי להשיג שחזור במדע. מחברת מעבדה היא כלי רב עוצמה הן במסגרות אקדמיות והן בתעשייה. זה הופך להיות חשוב במיוחד כאשר תגלית מוגנת בפטנט וממוסחרת. במקרה זה, מחברת המעבדה היא מסמך משפטי המוכיח בעלות על רעיון, תהליך, חומר או טכניקה.
המידע הקריטי במחברת מעבדה כולל את השלבים שבוצעו ואת כל התצפיות. מטרת הניסוי חייבת להיות ברורה וכתובה היטב, כך שיהיה קל להבין אותה. עבור כל ניסוי, מספר חלקים חיוניים נרשמים במחברת המעבדה. דו"ח מעבדה מורכב מפרוטוקול טרום מעבדה, פרוטוקול מעבדה, תצפיות ותוצאות, ופוסט-מעבדה.
עדיף מחברת מעבדה כרוכה ללא דפים רופפים. אסור שניתן יהיה לתלוש עמודים בקלות, מכיוון שהדבר פוגע בתקפות הרשומות במחברת. עבור שיעורי מעבדה שבהם תקבל דירוג, יש להשתמש במחברת המכילה גיליונות המשכפלים את עצמם. זה מאפשר גם לך וגם למדריך שלך לקבל עותק של דפי מחברת המעבדה שלך.
השלם את כל שמירת הרשומות בעט. כל כלי כתיבה שניתן למחוק בקלות אינו מקובל. כל ההערות חייבות להיות קבועות מכיוון שהדבר מבטיח את תקפות הרשומות במחברת. כל ההערות, התצפיות, השינויים בהליך והנתונים שנאספו חייבים להיכתב ישירות במחברת המעבדה. לעולם אל תכתוב הערות על נייר רופף או תשרבט רשומות במחברת המעבדה שלך. אם אירעה טעות או שנעשה שינוי ברשומה במחברת, צלבו בצורה מסודרת את השגיאה בשורה אחת וכתבו את התיקון לידה. שרבוט הערות או עמודים שנתלשו מבטלים את תוקף שמירת הרשומות שלך וסותרים את המטרה העיקרית של שמירת רשומות מדויקת. לאחר השלמת כל שמירת הרשומות, יש לחצות את החלק הריק של העמוד הנותר. כל העמודים שנעשה בהם שימוש חייבים להיות חתומים ומתוארכים.
<h4>טרום מעבדה</h4>
יש להשלים את קדם המעבדה לפני הניסוי. כדי לכתוב את המעבדה, קראו את ההליך ביסודיות, חקרו את הרקע לניסוי ותנו לניסוי כותרת תיאורית. לדוגמה, "סינתזה של 1,3-pentanediol" היא כותרת טובה יותר מאשר "ניסוי 1". כלול את תאריך ביצוע הליך הניסוי, שמך ושם שותפתך למעבדה, במידת הצורך. הוא חייב לכלול גם את מטרת הניסוי, המפרטת את המטרות. לאחר מכן, כתוב את כל התגובות הכימיות המאוזנות שיתרחשו בניסוי. פרט את כל התכונות הרלוונטיות של הכימיקלים ששימשו או יוצרו במהלך הניסוי בתבנית טבלאית, כגון נקודות התכה, משקלים מולקולריים וצפיפויות. בצע את כל החישובים הדרושים לפני הניסוי בפועל.
בנוסף, זהה את סיכוני הבטיחות של כל הריאגנטים. אלה כלולים בגיליונות נתוני בטיחות החומרים (MSDS), המסופקים על ידי היצרן. חשוב גם לחשב את התשואה התיאורטית של המוצר. זה יעזור לך להבין אם הניסוי שלך מתקדם כראוי. לבסוף, כתוב את ההליך שלב אחר שלב במחברת שלך. זה צריך להיות כתוב עם מספיק מידע תיאורי כך שמישהו אחר יוכל לשחזר את הניסוי שלך. ככזה, זה לא צריך להיות העתק מילה במילה של הליך ממקור אחר. זה חייב להיות כתוב במילים שלך.
<h4>תצפיות מעבדה</h4>
חלק זה מכיל את כל התצפיות והתוצאות מהליך הניסוי, ולכן יש למלא אותו במקביל לניסוי. כאן, תוכלו לתעד את כל התצפיות הרלוונטיות, כגון הטמפרטורה של התגובה וכל שינוי בצבע או pH ככל שהניסוי מתקדם. זה המקום שבו המסה המדויקת של מגיבים ומוצרים נרשמים. כמו כן, הקפד לרשום את שמותיהם של כל קבצי המחשב שנוצרו במהלך הניסוי.
<h4>פוסט-מעבדה</h4>
הדו"ח שלאחר המעבדה מציג את הנתונים ואת הניתוח הסופי. המעבדה שלאחר המעבדה כוללת את ההשערה או הציפיות שלך בהשוואה לתוצאות הניסוי. אם הציפיות היו שונות מהתצפיות, יש לדון בכך, כולל הסברים אפשריים מה גרם להבדלים. יש לדון במגבלות הטכניקה, כמו גם בשיפורים שניתן לבצע כדי להשיג תוצאות טובות יותר. לבסוף, הדו"ח שלאחר המעבדה צריך לסכם את נתוני הניסוי ולספק מסקנה ברורה עם הסבר של כל שגיאה.
<h4>הפניות</h4>
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שמירת מחשבים ניידים אורגניים במעבדה
שמירת רשומות היא מיומנות חיונית במעבדות מדע וכימיה אורגנית. ללא הערות מתאימות, תיאורים, כמויות או ...

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recording a reproducible lab experiment

Accurate lab notebook records are essential in science and organic chemistry labs. Without clear notes, descriptions, quantities, and observations, an experiment cannot be repeated or checked. Good record keeping supports reproducibility, which means other people can follow the same work and get similar results.

A laboratory notebook is useful in school labs, research settings, and industry. It can also become a legal record when an idea, process, substance, or technique is patented and commercialized. For that reason, the notebook must clearly show what was done and what was observed during the experiment.

A strong lab notebook entry includes several parts. The full lab report usually contains a pre-lab, lab protocol, observations and results, and a post-lab. A bound notebook with no loose pages is preferred, and pages should not tear out easily. In graded lab classes, self-duplicating sheets are useful because both the student and the instructor can keep a copy.

All records should be written in pen. Erasable writing tools are not acceptable because the notes must stay permanent. Notes, observations, procedure changes, and data should go directly into the notebook. Do not use loose paper, and do not scribble out or remove records. If a mistake happens, cross it out neatly with one line and write the correction beside it. When the page is finished, cross out any blank space. Every used page should also be signed and dated.

The pre-lab is completed before the experiment begins. It starts with careful reading of the procedure and research on the experiment background. The title should be descriptive, such as a specific synthesis name instead of a label like Experiment 1. The pre-lab should also include the date, the student name, and the lab partner name if needed, along with the objective of the experiment.

The pre-lab also includes the balanced chemical reactions that will occur. Relevant properties of the chemicals, such as melting point, molecular weight, and density, are listed in a table. Any needed calculations should be done before the lab starts. Safety risks for each reagent must also be identified using the material safety data sheets, or MSDS, provided by the manufacturer. It is also important to calculate the theoretical yield of the product so you can judge whether the experiment is progressing as expected. Finally, the procedure should be written in the notebook in clear, step-by-step form and in your own words so someone else could repeat the work.

The lab observations section is filled out during the experiment. This is where you record temperature changes, color changes, pH changes, and other relevant observations as they happen. You also record the exact mass of reactants and products. If the experiment creates computer files, write down the file names as part of the record.

The post-lab report comes after the experiment and presents the data and final analysis. It compares the hypothesis or expectations with the actual results. If the results were different, the reasons should be discussed. The post-lab should also cover limits of the technique and possible improvements for better results. It ends with a clear summary of the data, a conclusion, and an explanation of any errors.

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Acids, Bases, and pH in Titration

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Buffer pH and the Common Ion Effect

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Solubility in Water and Other Solvents

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Hydrogen Emission Lines

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Reaction Order and Rate Constants

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Reaction Rate, Arrhenius, and Catalysts

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Organic Lab Glassware and Safe Handling

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extraction

Separating Mixtures with Solvent Extraction

Solvent extraction is a common way to separate and isolate a target compound in organic chemistry. In this process, a solute moves from one phase to another so it can be separated from unreacted starting materials or impurities. Extraction is also useful when a product is dissolved in a reaction solvent that is hard to remove by evaporation, such as a solvent with a high boiling point. There are three main types of extraction. In solid-liquid extraction, the solute moves from a solid phase...

simple distillation

Separating Liquids by Boiling Point

Separating liquids by boiling point is the goal of distillation. A miscible mixture contains liquids that mix evenly, and it can be heated so that the more volatile liquid evaporates first. Volatility is a liquid’s tendency to vaporize, and boiling begins when bubbles form in the liquid phase. In a closed container, liquid and vapor can reach equilibrium, which means the rate of vaporization equals the rate of condensation. The pressure from the vapor above the liquid is called vapor pressure.

steam distillation

Steam Distillation and Low-Boiling Separation

Steam distillation is a separation method for temperature-sensitive organic compounds. It works best when the organic compound is immiscible in water, meaning the two liquids do not mix. The method helps remove the organic molecule from a non-volatile contaminant without using the higher temperatures needed for many other separations. In steam distillation, the immiscible mixture is heated until both water and the volatile organic compound distill together. The vapor rises to a condenser,...

thin-layer chromatography

TLC Separation by Polarity

Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) separates compounds in a mixture by polarity. It uses the same basic parts as other chromatography methods: a stationary phase, a mobile phase, and the solute. In TLC, the stationary phase is a thin coating on a plate instead of material packed into a column. The stationary phase in most TLC systems is polar silica gel, a form of silicon dioxide. Its surface has OH groups that can form hydrogen bonds. The sample is first spotted on a pencil start line with a...

column chromatography

Separating Mixtures by Polarity

Column chromatography separates compounds in an organic chemistry lab by using differences in physical properties. It is especially useful for microscale separations when less than 10 grams of material is available for analysis. The method can separate a mixture based on solubility, polarity, hydrophobicity, size, and charge. Any chromatography system has three main parts: the stationary phase, the mobile phase, and the sample mixture. In column chromatography, the stationary phase is usually...

hydrolysis of an ester

Soap Formation from Triglycerides

Triglycerides are lipids made of a glycerol backbone linked to three fatty acids. They are common in vegetable oils and animal fats. Plant lipids are the basis of vegetable oils, while animal lipids are used as lard or general sources of fats. A fatty acid has a long carbon chain, usually between 12 and 20 carbons, with a weak organic acid at one end. Some fatty acids contain double bonds. These are unsaturated fats. The double bond usually gives the chain a bent, cis shape. As a result,...

synthesis of luminol

Luminol Chemiluminescence in Forensics

Luminol chemiluminescence shows how a chemical reaction can produce light and help with blood detection. Chemical reactions may be endothermic or exothermic, depending on whether they absorb or release heat as reactants become products. The enthalpy of a reaction is the energy difference between reactants and products, or ΔH. A positive ΔH means the reaction is endothermic. A negative ΔH means it is exothermic. Many reactions do not happen in a single step. They can pass through intermediates...

esterification

Ester Formation and Everyday Fragrances

Esters are organic compounds with a carbonyl group attached to an oxygen that connects to another alkyl or aryl group. Their general formula is RCOOR'. They are often made by reacting a carboxylic acid with an alcohol in an esterification reaction. In this process, the hydroxyl group of the acid is replaced by an alkyl or aryl group. Many simple esters have familiar fruit and flower smells because their structures are small and less complex. Formic acid and methanol can combine to form methyl...

identification of unknown aldehydes and ketones

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Carbonyl Tests for Aldehydes and Ketones

Aldehydes and ketones are carbonyl compounds, which means they contain a C=O functional group. A ketone has two alkyl or aryl groups attached to the carbonyl carbon. Acetone is the simplest ketone, with two methyl groups. An aldehyde is similar, but it has at least one hydrogen attached to the carbonyl carbon. Formaldehyde is the simplest aldehyde, and acetaldehyde has one hydrogen and one methyl group. The carbonyl carbon in both aldehydes and ketones is electrophilic because the oxygen atom...

uv-vis spectroscopy of dyes

How Dyes Absorb Visible Light

Dyes absorb visible light because their molecular structure lets them interact with specific wavelengths. When light hits a substance, some light is absorbed and the rest is reflected or transmitted. The color we see depends on the wavelength that is reflected. A blue substance reflects blue light, around 430 to 480 nm, and absorbs the complementary orange region, around 590 to 630 nm. Compounds that do not absorb in the visible range appear colorless to the human eye. Light also has energy and...

identifying alcohols

Alcohol Tests for Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary

Alcohol tests can help sort alcohols by structure and reactivity. Alcohols are organic molecules with a hydroxyl group attached to an alkyl or aryl group, written as ROH. If the carbon with the hydroxyl group has one R group, the alcohol is primary. If it has two R groups, it is secondary. If it has three R groups, it is tertiary. Alcohols can also be aromatic when they contain a benzene ring. Phenol is the simplest aromatic alcohol. To identify an alcohol, chemists can use its chemical...

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The Scientific Method

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Scientific Method

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Safe Handling of Mineral Acids

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Decontamination for Laboratory Biosafety

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Proper Waste Disposal

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International System of Units

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Scientific and engineering practices. The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, asks questions, identifies problems, and plans and safely conducts classroom, laboratory, and field investigations to explain phenomena or design solutions using appropriate tools and models. The student is expected to:

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