ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK

WHAT IS AN ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK?

An engineering notebook is a bound book that contains the ideas of its author, along with all notes, data, observations, calculations, and other information relevant to the discovery or experiment being conducted. It provides an important record of an engineer or inventor's work. When properly maintained, it may be submitted as a legal document for patent purposes or legal records.

PURPOSE OF ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK

The purpose of an engineering notebook is to offer a time-sequential written documentation of the efforts of its author on a project. It is the equivalent of a technical diary and has many functions.

Similar to an interactive notebook

SETTING UP YOUR ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK

Step 1: You should have 3 pages (front and back) for the table of contents

Step 2: You should have 2 sample entry notebook pages (front and back)

Step 3: You should have 20-25 pages of engineering notebook entry sheets

RECORDING INFORMATION IN NOTEBOOK

The Table of Contents include assignments completed in class and placed in notebook.

1st entry -would be August 24- Straw Tower Activity, record grade

2nd entry- Basic Sketching Techniques-August 25(Building, Home, Streets)

3rd entry-Standing Strong Activity (Tension and Compression)-August 26

RECORDING INFORMATION IN NOTEBOOK

4th entry- Building 3D models using real-life scenarios (Play Zone Activity) -August 30

5th entry-Building 3D models using real-life scenarios Part 2 (Sea Breeze Activity)