Design notebook setup
Mon, Feb 1, 2027 · Week 3 · Biotechnology for Health (Biomedical Innovations)
Today's goal: Set up a design notebook and innovation portfolio that documents dated, evidence-based engineering work.
This is a model of the work you should turn in today. Use it to check your own: match the structure and the level of detail, do not copy it. Your data and wording should be your own.
Design notebook setup, dated entry
Date: January 21, 2027
Objective for today: Set up a design notebook and portfolio that can hold dated, evidence-quality engineering work.
Sections I created (tabbed and labeled):
- Problem framing: where I define and restate the problem I am solving.
- Sketches: dated drawings and concept notes, each labeled.
- Data: tables, measurements, and observations with units.
- Reflection: what worked, what I would change, and my next step.
What makes an entry count as evidence, not a rough note:
- It is dated and labeled with the objective.
- It records what I actually did and what I observed, in enough detail that someone could repeat it.
- It connects to a problem or a criterion, so a reader can see why it matters.
Portfolio folder: I built one folder per PLTW problem (Problem 1 through Problem 8) so each problem's evidence has a home. Screenshot attached.
This model shows the level of evidence and organization needed to complete: A design notebook set up with the four working sections and a dated, labeled first entry, ready to hold daily engineering evidence.
- Date and label the entry.
- Record the procedure, observation, or design decision clearly.
- End with what the evidence means and the next step.
Keep the structure. Replace the question, facts, measurements, and evidence. Then recheck units, vocabulary, and whether the conclusion goes beyond the evidence.
Also due today: Submit the notebook screenshot or scan and the portfolio screenshot on Schoology by end of period.
Turn in: Initialized design notebook
Go to Schoology to turn this in.
Submit one PDF. Put your first and last name in the document header. Name the file: FirstName LastName - Assignment Title - YYYY-MM-DD.pdf.
Open Schoology PDF upload helpIf you cannot get in, see Mr. Mendoza. Do not skip the work.
Claim ceiling: Today's evidence supports a classroom claim about design notebook setup. It cannot prove causation, diagnose a real patient, or justify action outside this room.
One exam-style question that uses exactly what you practiced today. Try it before you reveal the answer, then read why each choice is right or wrong.
Tap an answer to see the full explanation. Nothing is recorded or graded.
It builds this reusable test skill: Recognizing what makes a notebook entry rigorous and reproducible.
- Name the concept or data pattern being tested.
- Cross out choices that violate that rule or the evidence.
- Justify the best remaining choice before checking the answer.