OVERVIEW |
GENERAL CONTROLS |
INFOBAR
The tabs at the top of the screen allow you to access the Introduction, Assignments, Notebook, Glossary, and Help. This Infobar will be available on all screens of LeafLab.
Notebook: Record your own notes on the results of the lab--your hypotheses, details about results, and conclusions. You can also move data from the results pages directly to the Notebook.
Assignments: Doing the assignments is helpful to understanding the concepts of this lab. The Assignments here were written to benefit a wide range of general biology classes and you should find them useful, but check with your instructor before proceeding with any Assignments.
Glossary: The glossary contains definitions for selected terms in the lab.
Help: Explanations and hints on using all features of the lab are in Help.
RUNNING EXPERIMENTS |
There are several different screens in LeafLab. You will need to use each screen to complete your experiments. A description and instructions for using each screen appears below.
NOTEBOOK |
As you run experiments, form hypotheses, and test them, you should keep notes on your hypotheses and findings in the LeafLab Notebook.
Control Buttons: You will see a row of control buttons at the bottom of the notebook window. These include Export, and Undo Editing.
Export Notes: The current contents of the notebook are exported to a temporary HTML file. This file is then opened in your browser. Exporting your notes allows you to print them when you are done with your assignment. NOTE: extremely long notes will cause machines to hang when trying to export. If you are running many experiments it is best to print your notes and clear the notebook occasionally.
Undo Editing: Any changes you have made to the notebook since it was last opened will be removed, restoring it to its state when it was opened.