Fingerprint Analysis Lab

Based on questions from class quizzes.

What is the proper procedure for verifying an excused absence (for missing one day of lab) and making up the missed lab?

a) Email the TA after the absence to say you were absent and make up the lab during another lab week when you finish early and have extra time

b) Promptly notify the TA of the absence and the reason for the absence, receive notice from the TA that the absence is excused, and schedule a makeup lab time with the TA

c) Miss the lab without conferring with the TA, complete the lab report based on the work of other students in the lab, and attend a different lab section during the week

b

List three reasons why points may be deducted from a lab report:

Misspelling

Turned in late

Not detailed/written well

Should lab reports be written in past or present tense?

Past

What are two things that you are always required to wear/have on when in the lab?

Hair tie

Closed-toe shoes

True/False: It is okay to dispose of chemicals in the regular trash can without asking permission.

False

Give an example of a plastic print:

Print left behind in clay

What is a patent print?

A visible print left behind through residue on the fingers