1. The Engineering Notebook By The Green Girls 2015-2016 Season

2. Outline What is the Engineering Notebook? Formats: Pros and Cons Sections Awards Resources Tips Questions?

3. What is the E.N.? Document of the team’s journey Teams engineering design process Everything that goes into making a robot is showed in your notebook Documenting problem solvings, testing and solutions are important Drawings One Third of Award Decision

4. Formating: Pros and Cons Online Pros Easy Sharing Looks Cleaner Cons Connection Issues Slow Loading Handwritten Pros Judge - Preferred Not Last Minute Cons Hard to Keep Organized Can’t Make Changes

5. Online Microsoft Word Easier to print Doesn’t need wifi connection to edit Harder to share Can only be viewed by one person at a time Easier to do tricky page numbers Google Drive Can be shared easily Multiple people can edit the document at one time Can store pictures and other presentations together Takes awhile to load large document

6. Handwritten Multiple notebooks Section off notebooks Keep it real Print off pictures Write in pen and cross off empty space Outline all pictures in pen

7. Sections Cover of Notebook Summary Page Engineering Section Team Section Business Plan and Sustainability

8. Cover REQUIRED Team Name Team Number RECOMMENDED Logo Team Picture Sponsors City Season Year

9. Summary Page Judges One page School or Organization Highlights Tabs and Page #s Awards

10. Engineering Section Design Process Successes and Failures Start to Finish Pull Important Meetings Awards

11. Meetings New Page Set it Up Date Start Time End Time Attendance Tasks and Reflections Document Designs and Pictures Team Reference

12. Bios Team Section Students and Mentors Picture Name Age Grade Years in FIRST Hobbies, Activities, and Sports

13. Community Outreach Team Section

14. Business Plan Mission Statement Fundraising Sponsorship Expenses Registration Fees Travel Laptop Robot Marketing Pit Showcase Outreach Future Plans and Sustainability

15. Awards Inspire AwardEngineering Section, a Team Section and a Business or Strategic Plan. ThinkOverall Notebook Engineering Design Process, Team’s Journey ConnectBusiness or Strategic Plan Rockwell Collins InnovateEngineering Section PTC DesignEngineering Section ControlEngineering Section

16. Resources Game Manual Part One http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/Rob otics_Programs/FTC/Team_Resources/Game-Manual-Part- I.pdf Google FIRST Forums http://forums.usfirst.org/forum.php

17. Tips Keep a detailed notebook Keep your notebook neat and organized Everyone take turns contributing Put all ideas in your notebook Update your notebook every single practice Set aside time at the end to get it done

18. Questions?