Creating Project Notebooks

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Like a scientist's log, an engineering project notebook can be used to capture work in progress during a project. Scientists and engineers use project notebooks to record data as they collect it, to brainstorm explanations of data, to record details of experimental apparatus, and to make progress notes. The project notebook can be formal or informal, recorded on paper or on the computer. To learn more, choose any of the items below:

• Definition of a Project Notebook
• Patent Issues
• Audience
• Format
• Graphics
• Topics for Notebook Entries
• Perspectives on Project Notebooks
• Additional Resources
• Example Project Notebooks