pGlo Lab Formal Lab Report
EVERYTHING MUST BE TYPED EXCEPT DRAWINGS OF DISHES & pGlo
Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Worksheet
Assignment 1: Prelab: Purpose, Hypothesis and Procedure- due Day 1 of Lab
Assignment 2: DOUBLE POINTS FORMAL LAB REPORT (SEE RUBRIC FOR GRADING
DETAILS)- Title, Purpose, Hypothesis, Procedure, Observations and Conclusions,
References and Attachments
Use the pGlo Resources- Helpful Information if you have questions!
Be sure you use a proper title on your final report, as always! (see the Tips for Writing Each
Section of the Lab Report power point for help)
Purpose: explain why this lab is being performed in a sentence or two (see the Tips for Writing
Each Section of the Lab Report power point for help)
Hypothesis: If...then... about the bacteria grown on each different plate (will it live? will it
glow?) NOTE: It will probably be easier to do the hypothesis after you have seen your
teacher demo the lab. (see the Tips for Writing Each Section of the Lab Report power
point for help)
Procedure: Your summary of all steps in lab. (see the Tips for Writing Each Section of the Lab
Report power point for help)
Your PICTURES of all 4 dishes on day 2.
Observations:
Answer Observation Questions 1-10
Paragraph of own observations (see the Tips for Writing Each Section of the Lab Report
power point for help)
Use Proper Lab Report Grammar! (see the Lab Report Grammar and Proof-reading power
point for help)
Conclusions:
Answer Conclusion Questions 1-10
Power Conclusion (see the Tips for Writing Each Section of the Lab Report power point
for help)
Help for Power Conclusion “Connection to real world application and biological
concepts” (Part 6):
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What advantage would there be for an organism to be able to turn on or off
particular genes in response to certain conditions?
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How to biotech companies use transformation procedures?

What products are made for human use using transformation procedures?
Medical? Consumer?
Use Proper Lab Report Grammar! (see the Lab Report Grammar and Proof-reading power
point for help)
References:
Cite Your Sources! You should minimally cite your procedure, but all other references you
use need to be cited as well!
Don't forget to use in text citations and a reference section at the end of your lab
report (use citation/references help website for help formatin references)
The procedure and additional resource information for this lab was from a lab manual
entitled "Biotechnology Explorer pGlo Bacterial Transformation Kit", written and
published by Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Hercules, CA.
Attachments:
Attach your pGlo Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Worksheet and printed copy of the
Transformation Efficiency Excel Spreadsheet to the back of your report.