Module 5:

Research Logbook
QUARTER I
 OBJECTIVES:
Create a good logbook
1
entry
Learn and understand the
2 rule in writing log in
scientific research
 WHAT
SHOULD BE
IN A DATA
LOGBOOK?
 What is a
logbook?
A detailed account of every phase of
your project from the initial
brainstorming to the final research
report.
Logbook required a specific type of notebook.
What type of note is required?
 Important Reminders to Keep a
Good Data Logbook
Write a
data log
entry on a
new page.
Important Reminders to Keep a
Good Data Logbook
Start by writing
the date and
the log entry
number at the
top of the page.
 Important Reminders to Keep a
Good Data Logbook
Make a careful
record and an
accurate
measurement.
Important Reminders to Keep a
Good Data Logbook
Draw pictures,
graphs and/or put
photographs or
video(if possible) of
your project, then
add notes
describing them.
 Important Reminders to Keep a
Good Data Logbook
Write down the names,
phone numbers, or email
addresses of people you
have contacted or
interviewed for your
project.
Important Reminders to Keep a
Good Data Logbook
Have a proper
citation for any
resources you
use in the
project.
What shall you do before writing
entries in your logbook?
01 02
Number the pages
Always date
in your logbook
every entry
before using it

03 Entries should be
brief and concise. 04 Front of pages
only
What are the details needed to be
seen in each entry?
In a SINGLE day entry. . .
PAGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TIME (IN BULLET FORM)
NUMBER
OBJECTIVES DOCUMENTATION
DATE (IF ANY)
 EXAMPLE
01/12/2021 - 6:00PM
- Watered the plant in experiment group and removed
the 1 withered leaf.

Documentation: (if any)

What are the details needed to be
seen in each entry?
In a MULTIPLE day entry. . .
PAGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OBJECTIVE STATE THE DATE
NUMBER AND TIME
EXAMPLE

Actual Entry:
Logbook entry of
observations
made while watering
planted oak acorns
in greenhouse
 A. How to
Conduct and
Keep a Logbook
How to Conduct and Keep a Logbook
Plan your time Gather all Collect data
to set-up, materials
conduct and
and write it
and
clean up an equipment in an
experiment that will be organized
(study) to needed in
analyze and
logbook.
your study
create results. ahead
of time.
 B.
LOGBOOK
SETUP
 Label the front
cover of the
LOGBOOK
research data
logbook with the
following
SETUP After the table of
contents, number
information: the remaining pages
a.
b.
Student’s First and Last Name
Student’s Address
01 02 of the logbook.
c. Student’s Contact Number
d. School’s Name Use labels to
e. Teacher’s Name
Leave the first page separate the
blank for your table 03 04 sections of your
of contents. logbook, examples
. Leave the first page a. Problem
blank for your table
b. Hypothesis
c. Variables
of contents. d. Materials
e. Steps or procedures
f. Drawings or illustrations
C. LOGBOOK
SECTIONS
 C. LOGBOOK SECTIONS

2. BACKGROUND RESEARCH
It includes all your notes
1. DEADLINE SCHEDULE taken from researching 3. PROBLEM STATEMENT
It keeps you on track with in the book, website, or It is the entire purpose for
due dates and will be interview that you use for doing your research and
written onto page 2 of information to write a completing your
your logbook. research report. Follow a experiment, a research
proper citation format for question written in
your works cited page statement form.
 C. LOGBOOK SECTIONS

2. BACKGROUND RESEARCH
It includes all your notes
1. DEADLINE SCHEDULE taken from researching 3. PROBLEM STATEMENT
It keeps you on track with in the book, website, or It is the entire purpose for
due dates and will be interview that you use for doing your research and
written onto page 2 of information to write a completing your
your logbook. research report. Follow a experiment, a research
proper citation format for question written in
your works cited page statement form.
C. LOGBOOK SECTIONS
05
EXPERIMENTAL SETUP

04 5.1
Make a specific
and detailed list 06
HYPOTHESIS of all materials VARIABLES
MATERIALS needed.
It is what you
It includes the
think the
independent,
answer to the
dependent,
research Make a

5.2
constant, or
question is numbered step- control
going to be, an by-step list of variable if it
“educated” everything you
PROCEDURES applies.
guess in the will do in the
form of a experiment.
statement.
C. LOGBOOK SECTIONS

7. DATA 9. ANALYSIS/
COLLECTION CONSCLUSION
It is the section of It discusses the
your detailed outcome of the
observations made 8. RESULTS experiment.
10. REFLECTIONS
throughout the It includes the summary It shows your suggestions
of an organized data, or recommendations to
experiment. make some improvement
charts, graphs and/or
tables, that you have on the process, or how
taken throughout the could you extend your
research.
experiment.
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Direction: Complete the statement by filling in the
correct word, choose from the word bank below.
accurate consistency data
work logbook logical
notes tool project
research
 Module 5:
Research Logbook
DAY 2
QUARTER I
 OBJECTIVES:
Create a good logbook
1
entry
Learn and understand the
2 rule in writing log in
scientific research
ACTIVITY: COMPLETE ME!
Direction: Complete the statement by filling in the
correct word, choose from the word bank below.
accurate consistency data
work logbook logical
notes tool project
research
 logbook is a way to record and keep
A _____(1)_____
track of events in research study. Logbooks are
important _____(2)_____
data management
_____(3)_____
tool that can be used in a variety of
ways.
research data logbook is your most
A _____(4)______
treasured piece of _____(5)____.
work An accurate
_____(6)____
and detailed _____(7)____
notes make a _____(8)____
logical and
winning research project. Good notes show
_____(9)____ and thoroughness and will help you
consistency
when writing a _____(10)_____
project paper.
 Jotting down ideas or
thoughts for a project
Phone numbers/
Contacts or sources
Prices of
supplies/receipts
 - Calculations
References
from research
- Diagrams/Figures/Sketches
- Data tables
- Graphs/charts
EXAMPLES OF ENTRIES IN THE LOGBOOK
Always secure your documents
- Glue, staple or tape
any loose papers.
- Photocopy any
important papers
- Any unsecure items
can give a big trouble
when missed.
Include your reflection as you finish your entry.
Example: What, if
anything would I do
differently next time?
What part of the
experiment could be
changed to improve
the experimental
procedure?
 All observation is as important as
any other details.
- Include any and all observations made
during your experiment.
- In other words, record ALL data directly in
your logbook.
- If that is not possible, then staple
photocopies of data in the logbook.
- Changes and even failures should be logged
in.
 True or False!
_____ 1. Create a logbook whenever you do something on your
project.
_____ 2. Write only significant information about your project.
_____ 3. Describe things that will be able to understand thoughts
for future research.
_____ 4. It is acceptable to create logbook on the computer as
you have finished
your project.
_____ 5. Do not keep your logbook neat and clean.
 True or False!
_____ 6. Organize a logbook into different sections.
_____ 7. Do not forget to write your name, address, and
contact number on your
logbook.
_____ 8. Recopy a logbook to make it look tidy.
_____ 9. Always record the background of your research
study.
_____10. List the specific details of materials needed in
the project.
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- constitute a written documentation of
what will occur, or in some cases, has
already occurred, in a research project
- designed to provide the information
that is needed to review the project to
ensure compliance with the ISEF rules
and with laws and regulations that apply
to the project
- It should be filled out and signed before
any research takes place, wherein only
Forms 1C, 5B, 7, and the Abstract are
done after the research.
- When the approval or consent is given
to the student researcher(s), the dates of
signatures reflect with the use of this
format, MM/DD/YY.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

- checklist is provided so that

the adult sponsor can review
what information must be
provided.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

- The date signed is

the date that the sponsor first
reviews the project plan before
the experiment begins
Different Types of ISEF Forms

- the student outlines of what

the project is about.
- Items that especially need to
be clear are the following:
Different Types of ISEF Forms

Any project conducted in a

similar area of research as
previous projects should be
considered a continuation.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

Explain when the actual experimental

procedure will begin and end because
only a 12-month project that occurred
within the last 18 months before this
ISEF is allowed.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

Explain where the

experimental research will be
done (research institution,
school, field, home).
Different Types of ISEF Forms

Attach a Research Plan and Project

Summary, as outlined in the Research
Plan and Summary Instructions, which
describes the project in detail and
answers all applicable questions.
Different Types of ISEF Forms
These statements attest that each of
these people (or committees) approves
or consents to this project.
The dates should be signed as described
below and are before experimentation
unless otherwise indicated:
Different Types of ISEF Forms
a) Student
Date, they attest that they understand the
possible risks, that they have read and will
follow the rules, and that they will abide by the
ethics statement.
b) Parent/Guardian
Date, they consent to their child doing this
project.
Different Types of ISEF Forms
c) SRC, Approval Before
Date, that the committee reviews this project
before the experimentation.
d) SRC Approval After
This applies only to projects that needed
preapproval by the SRC but were done at a
research institution and were preapproved by that
institution instead of the affiliated fair SRC.
Different Types of ISEF Forms
e) Final SRC Approval
All projects must be reviewed by
the SRC after the experimentation
is complete and shortly before
competition in the affiliated fair.
 True or False!
_____ 1. Create a logbook whenever you do something on your
project.
_____ 2. Write only significant information about your project.
_____ 3. Describe things that will be able to understand thoughts
for future research.
_____ 4. It is acceptable to create logbook on the computer as
you have finished
your project.
_____ 5. Do not keep your logbook neat and clean.
 True or False!
_____ 6. Organize a logbook into different sections.
_____ 7. Do not forget to write your name, address, and
contact number on your
logbook.
_____ 8. Recopy a logbook to make it look tidy.
_____ 9. Always record the background of your research
study.
_____10. List the specific details of materials needed in
the project.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

This form is completed by the

supervising adult, explains what
the student researcher did, and is
signed after the project is
completed.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

the scientist explains what will be done to

oversee this project
The qualified scientist (QS) and, if needed,
the designated supervisor (DS), will sign
with the date that they approve this
project
Different Types of ISEF Forms

Required for projects using hazardous chemicals,

activities or devices, and some PHBA’s including
protists, composting, coliform test kits,
decomposition of vertebrate organisms, and
microbial fuel cells, and must be completed and
signed by the DS or QS prior to student
experimentation.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

This page, along with the research plan, is

submitted by the student researcher to
explain to the IRB how the safety and
well-being of the test subjects and the
confidentiality of results will be ensured
Different Types of ISEF Forms

This form is filled out by the student

researcher when the experiment is
conducted in a Non-Regulated Research
Site such as home or school and describes
the housing and care for the animals.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

This form is filled out by the Qualified

Scientist when the research is conducted at
a Regulated Research Institution and
describes the study.
A copy of the IACUC approval must be
attached.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

This form is filled out by the student

researcher and is required for all research
involving microorganisms, rDNA and
fresh/frozen tissue blood, blood products,
and body fluids.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

This form is filled out by the student researcher

and explains the source of the tissue.
The Qualified Scientist or Designated Supervisor
signs and dates to document the source and
handling of this tissue (before
experimentation).
Different Types of ISEF Forms

If the current project is in a similar area of research

as any previous project of the student or any team
member, it is considered a continuation.
Explain as completely as possible how the project is
different from previous experimentation because
only a new and different research project is
allowed.
Different Types of ISEF Forms

summary of the study and is written

after experimentation.
ISEF finalists must use the on-line
system.
Regional and local fairs may use this
PDF version of the ISEF abstract.
 Reasons Why
Students Need to
Use the ISEF
Forms
 1. ISEF Forms help students plan their
project.
2. The parents know what the student is
doing and has proper supervision.
3. Only the completed forms with the
research plan are required of all projects
with an abstract for Science fairs.
 4. Students with topics of special
concerns and risks will need additional
ISEF
Forms (use ISEF Form Wizard if needed).
5. Students have used the internationally
recognized standard for rules and
regulations for research.
6. If the students are nominated to continue to higher
levels of competition, they must show that the work:
a. has been done safely for the student and others around
him/her
b. was planned and researched before starting the
investigation
c. was supervised by someone qualified for their project
d. did not cause physical, psychological, or personal harm or
injury to people
e. did not cause pain or suffering to animals
_____ 1. All mistakes are dated and initialed
when they are crossed out.
_____ 2. ISEF Forms help students plan their
project.
_____ 3. List of all the materials that you use
in the experiment.
_____ 4. Collect data and write it in your
Science lecture notebook.
_____ 5. The parents know what the student
is doing and has proper supervision.
_____ 6. Gather all materials and equipment on the time
you will have needed them in your study.
_____ 7. A research notebook is a detailed and
permanent record of the project kept in a composition
notebook.
_____ 8. Students used only the locally recognized
standard for rules and regulations for research.
_____ 9. Risk Assessment Form is required for projects
using hazardous chemicals, activities, or devices, and
some PHBA’s.
_____ 10. Plan your time to set-up, conduct and clean up
an experiment(study) to analyze and create results.
_____ 11. The abstract is a summary of the study
and is written after experimentation.
_____ 12. Students with topics of special concerns
and risks will not require an additional ISEF Forms.
_____ 13. The date signed in Form 1 is the date that
the sponsor first reviews the project plan before
the experiment begins.
_____ 14. Student Checklist Form is the student
outlines of what the project is about.
_____ 15. It is much easier and less time-consuming
when you have a thorough and detailed notes.