endix A: ttre Laboratory Write-Up Write-ups are short reports on the lab exercise you performed. You willgive a short background inEoducing the topic, give any corrections or changes in the procedures used, present your data and d[scuss it. This format is similar to that used by all practicing biologists. Diedions for the write-ups are specific and should be followed correctly. Your I teaching assistant will dsuJss with you the content expected for each particular write up. General directions for the content and furm of each section are given below. lf you have any questions on what to include, how to phrase wnefting, how to cite it, etc., please see vour teachinq assistant before the write- up is due. They will go oueryourwrite- up and give you suggestions on how to improve it. They will not, however, grade it or gtue you a point total. fuitg information. Your first best source of information is your textbook. Use the index to search for Eymrds. Most of you will also use the internet. Be VERY careful. Anyone can post anything on the cb-gDod or bad. The UT library has a guide that will help you decide located at l*bfdilxuides.utoledo.edu/findinternet. How can you tell a page has good information or not? Apply the CRAAP test! I encourage you to use sources other than Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a good place toptart but most professors do not consider it a strong source for scientific references. General. Write-ups are due the lab session following the completed lab. Write-ups are a maximum of t*o (2) single - spaced or four (4) double-spaced typewritten or word processed pages. Handwritten ass[nments will not be accepted. Lab write-ups must be prepared individuallv by each participant. Goltaboration in data collection is fine, but not in the preparation of written work to be submitted for agr*. Each report will be graded based upon its completeness, accuracy, organization, and the overall quahty of the work. Penalties of 10o/o per day will be assigned to write-ups received after the scheduled deadline. A handout will be given for each lab write up. Use it. The grading rubric used by the TA is based on the handout. lf you adequately and correctly address each point on the handout, you will do well. The handout is typically in the format of a bullet list to make it easy to use. Your lab write up MUST be in essay format. Any report turned in using outline format will Nor be accepted. Prcsentation. This is a science lab. You are evaluated on the scientific content in your write-up. However, if your presentation is so poor that it impedes understanding, points will be deducted. General rules of grammar and spelling must be followed. Use a spell- checking program or have someone proof read your paper to increase accuracy. The campus has a Writing Center that can be very helpful in reviewing your work and giving helpful advice. The style of writing may be somewhat different from that in your composition classes. You are expected to be formal in your ...