Module 1: The Engineering Notebook
Document decisions, sketches, tests, failures, and revisions as the work happens. Your team can recover the reasoning later, and judges can follow the same record when evaluating Design and Think awards.
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1.1 · Notebook PurposeLesson 1.1: What the Engineering Notebook Is Actually ForOpen1.2 · Daily EntriesLesson 1.2: Writing Entries That Capture Real Engineering WorkOpen1.3 · SketchingLesson 1.3: Sketching and Annotating Mechanisms by HandOpen1.4 · Decision MatricesLesson 1.4: Choosing Between Designs With a Weighted Decision MatrixOpenModule 1 · Mastery QuizModule 1 Mastery Quiz: The Engineering NotebookOpen
What This Unit Covers
Explain what judges actually look for in an engineering notebook.
Write a dated entry that captures the problem, what was tried, the result, and the next step.
Sketch and annotate a mechanism so a teammate can build from the page.
Score competing designs with a weighted decision matrix instead of arguing from opinion.
Review the sequence and goals here, then resume at your first incomplete lesson.
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