David Eldredge
Molecular Bio/Chem Zoology-Evolution from @BYU. Teach Gen Chem, O-Chem labs @ slcc.edu & English & Piano Online. (Business Partner of naltic.com)
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- Do you happen to have a "junk drawer" phone you can donate for a good cause? 📸 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐬 In my chemistry labs, students are required to document their experimental work, observations, actions. A Camera is one way to do it! #photo51 1/n
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View full thread6/n 🔬 Real-World Tie-In From #Photo51 to modern lab audits, visual documentation is a cornerstone of scientific research and regulatory compliance.
- 7/n 👩🏫 Fellow STEM Instructors: Do you allow or require photo documentation in your labs? How do you address safety, equity, and data permanence? Would love to hear how others are blending visual tools with core scientific habits. #STEMEducation #ChemistryLab
- 4/n This reflects real-world expectations in FDA-regulated and professional labs, where Good Documentation Practices (GDP) are essential. I emphasize: “If it’s not documented, it didn’t happen.”
- 5/n 🔍 Why Photos (videos) Matter Document setups, procedural steps, and final results Create a verifiable, reproducible lab record Strengthen written entries in lab notebooks
- 2/n 📱 Camera Options for Students We say: 1. Use your own phone (𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙠) 2. Bring an old "junk drawer" phone with Wi-Fi—no SIM card needed 3. Check out one of our limited "junk drawer" lab-provided Wi-Fi phones/cameras (looking to bring in a few, do you have one to donate? DM me!)
- 3/n Photos are uploaded to their own Google Drive/cloud, and students paste or handwrite a TinyURL into their notebooks for easy access. (e.g. tinyurl.com/3z6a5bsm shared with permission)
