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Data Notebook Guidelines for Projects

Your data notebook must be: 1. A handwritten, dated record of all project work from start to finish, organized into sections with tabs. 2. The daily activity log section should document all actions taken each day, data collection, and where related notes can be found. 3. Additional sections include background research, method of investigation, raw data and observations, findings and interpretations, and conclusions and recommendations.

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Data Notebook Guidelines for Projects

Your data notebook must be: 1. A handwritten, dated record of all project work from start to finish, organized into sections with tabs. 2. The daily activity log section should document all actions taken each day, data collection, and where related notes can be found. 3. Additional sections include background research, method of investigation, raw data and observations, findings and interpretations, and conclusions and recommendations.

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Data Notebook Requirements

Your log book is a start-to-finish, dated record of all work done on the project.

Every entry should include the date it was made.


It must be HANDWRITTEN in black/blue ink, not typed.

It must be black & white, black, or grey (District rule!)

It should be organized with the following sections (use professional looking


tabs to clearly label each section):

1.

Daily Activity Log (Begin immediately) Every time you do ANYTHING for
your project, it needs to be documented in this section. This is basically
your diary/journal of the experimental process from start to finish. This can
include personal thoughts, interviews, plans, actions (for example "10/1/14 gathered experimental data today; data is recorded in raw
data/observations section of this log book" OR "9/14/14 - performed
background research today; notes are recorded in background info section
of this log book").
Background Research (Begin after topic is approved)- notes you will use to
write the background information section of your final paper; include
websites you visited, articles you read, etc.
Method of Investigation (Begin after background research report is
approved. Should be documented in here along with the submission of your
Experimental Plan)
o Problem Question: 1 - 2 sentences
o Hypothesis: 1 - 2 sentences
o Variables: list independent variable, dependent variable, controlled
variables
o Equipment & Materials: list
o Procedure : numbered, step-by-step list
Raw Data, Observations (Begin after Experimental Plan is approved) - use
tables, notes, etc., to record your experimental data and results.
Findings & Interpretations (Begin after Science Fair experiment is
completed) - interpret your results; what do they say? Explain what the
data shows.

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Conclusions & Recommendations (The last part!) - state whether or not your
hypothesis was supported and why/why not; make recommendations for
improving your project; make recommendations for further study.

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