Design Teams
Engineering Notebook Format
Potpourri
Key Terms
1.3/1.4
100

Why are design teams necessary?

Require more than one person to solve 

100

What are the 3 things that I am looking for on the cover of your engineering notebook?

1. Name

2. 4 Drawings that represent you

3. 3 Different colors 

100

Provide a reason why an engineering notebook is kept. 

1. Prove the origin of an idea that led to a solution

2. Prove when events or ideas occurred

3. Prove diligence in turning the idea into a solution

4. Prove when an idea became a working solution (“reduced to practice”)

100

the application of practical & scientific knowledge to a methodical problem solving process

engineering 

100

What is the first step of the engineering design process?

Understanding 

200

Engineering is based on _______. 

Logic

200

After your cover page, is your ________________. 

Table of Contents 

200

In your notebooks, you should never _____ entries. Cross the word/drawing out. 

Erase

200

the process of estimating or describing by quantity.

quantitative 

200

How many steps are present in the engineering design process? (used in class) 

11

300

Opinions should be justified by using _______ data. 

Quantitative 

300

At the top of each page should be: 

1. 

2. 

3.

1. Title

2. Date

3 . Page number 

300

In your notebook template, provide one example of what should be included. 

1. task

2. reflection

3. brainstorming

4. goals

5. images of prototype & final product

6. conclusion questions 

300

document that offers or suggests something for acceptance or adoption

proposal 

300

Similar to the scientific method, this is also the second step of the engineering design process. 

Research/Explore 

400

______ should not be allowed to interfere with the design process. Arguments should be factual. 

Emotions 
400

What should be at the bottom of each entry?

1. 

2. 

1. Signature

2. Date 

400

The engineering design process is used to simply solve a ________. 

Problem 

400

to do something repeatedly until a specific result is achieved

Iterate 

400

What are the three scales found in specification rankings?

Wish, Preferred, Demand 

500

T/F: Conflicts are OK as long as it is not personal. 

True 

500

If there is a blank space at the end of your entry, what should you do?

Draw a line through it and sign the line 

500

What is the basic three loop process of the design process? 

1. ideate

2. implement 

3. test 

500

detailed description or assessment of requirements, dimensions, materials of a proposed product.

Specifications 

500

Several ______ are made to see which design concept will work best. 

Prototypes