The Engineering
Notebook
By The Green Girls
2015-2016 Season
Outline
•What is the Engineering Notebook?
•Formats: Pros and Cons
•Sections
•Awards
•Resources
•Tips
•Questions?
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
Formating: Pros and Cons
Online
Handwritten
Pros
Easy Sharing
Looks Cleaner
Pros
Judge - Preferred
Not Last Minute
Cons
Connection Issues
Slow Loading
Cons
Hard to Keep Organized
Can’t Make Changes
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
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
Sections
Cover of Notebook
Summary Page
Engineering Section
Team Section
Business Plan and Sustainability
Cover
REQUIRED
• Team Name
• Team Number
RECOMMENDED
• Logo
• Team Picture
• Sponsors
• City
• Season
• Year
Summary Page
• Judges
• One page
• School or Organization
• Highlights
• Tabs and Page #s
• Awards
Engineering Section
• Design Process
• Successes and Failures
• Start to Finish
• Pull Important Meetings
• Awards
Meetings
• New Page
• Set it Up
• Date
• Start Time
• End Time
• Attendance
• Tasks and Reflections
• Document Designs and Pictures
• Team Reference
Bios
•Team Section
•Students and Mentors
•Picture
•Name
•Age
•Grade
•Years in FIRST
•Hobbies, Activities, and Sports
Community Outreach
• Team Section
Business Plan
• Mission Statement
• Fundraising
• Sponsorship
• Expenses
• Registration Fees
• Travel
• Laptop
• Robot
• Marketing
• Pit Showcase
• Outreach
• Future Plans and Sustainability
Awards
Inspire Award
Engineering Section, a Team Section and a
Business or Strategic Plan.
Think
Overall Notebook
Engineering Design Process,
Team’s Journey
Connect
Business or Strategic Plan
Rockwell Collins Innovate
Engineering Section
PTC Design
Engineering Section
Control
Engineering Section
Resources
• Game Manual Part One
http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default/files/uploadedFiles/Rob
otics_Programs/FTC/Team_Resources/Game-Manual-PartI.pdf
• Google
• FIRST Forums
http://forums.usfirst.org/forum.php
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
Questions?