1. Engineering Notebook and Awards

2. What is The Engineering Notebook
The engineering notebook is a documentation of the team’s robot design and records the time spent doing research, outreach, team meetings, and plans for growth. Team’s journey throughout the season.

3. What should be included
Sketches
Discussions and team meetings
Design evolution
Software development
Processes, obstacles
Each team member’s thoughts throughout the journey for the entire season

4. Order of Advancement To States
Inspire Award Winner
Winning Alliance Captain
Inspire Award 2nd place
Winning Alliance, 1st Team selected
Inspire Award 3rd place
Winning Alliance, 2nd Team selected
Think Award Winner
Finalist Alliance Captain
Connect Award Winner
Finalist Alliance, 1st Team selected
Rockwell Collins Innovate Award Winner
Finalist Alliance, 2nd Team selected
Design Award Winner
Motivate Award Winner
Control Award Winner

5. All of the awards to advance to states REQUIRE an Engineering Notebook!!

6. Engineering Notebooks will NOT be considered without the
following information.

7. The Team Number MUST appear on the outside front cover of the Engineering Notebook.

8. Other Required Sections
Attached Summary Page to the front cover.
Must be divided into sections
Engineering Sections (Required)
Team Sections (Required)
Outreach Activities (Required - can be combined with team section)
Business plan (optional – Inspire Award, Connect Award, Motivate Award)
Strategic plan (optional – Inspire Award, Connect Award, Motivate Award)
Sustainability plan (optional )

9. Summary Page
A brief, one-page narrative about the Team, the school or organization, and an overview of the highlights of the Team’s season.
The summary page must point the Judges to pages in the Engineering Notebook that the Team would most like the Judges to consider.
Summary narrative page should be used as a way to impress the Judges without the team being in the room.

10. Resources
Engineering Notebook Guidelines: /engineering-notebook-guidelines.pdf
Engineering Notebook Self-reflection Sheet: / season/engnotebook-self-assessment.pdf
Team Management Resources:
Judges Manual: /judge-and-judge-advisor-manual.pdf