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Engneering Notebook Rubric 
A rubric for assessing the student's engineering notebook
Rubric Code: LXC8W83
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Subject: Engineering  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric PLTW Engineering Notebook
  Excellent

5 pts

Good

4 pts

Fair

3 pts

Needs Improvement

2 pts

Table of Contents

Excellent

Table of contents accurately represents all of the entries in the notebook. Page numbers, titles, and dates are listed for each entry.
Good

Table of contents represents most of the entries in the notebook. Page numbers, titles, and dates are occasionally missing. Entries are fairly neat and legible.
Fair

able of contents has only occasional entries. Page numbers and/or dates are missing. Entries are barely legible.
Needs Improvement

No Table of contents exists/No entries in the Table of contents
Page Titles/Objective

Excellent

Page titles are accurately displayed at the top of each page.
Titles clearly identify content of each page.
Objective clearly written and dated.
Entries are neat and legible.
Good

Page titles are displayed at the top of each page, but are occasionally missing/inaccurate.
Objective fairly clear and dated, however it could use more detail.
Entries are fairly neat and legible.
Fair

An attempt at page titles is present but inaccurate. Frequent omissions occur.
Objective is weak and missing most of the details.
Dates may be missing.
Entries are barely legible.
Needs Improvement

Page titles are missing.
Objective is missing.
Not dated.
Notebook Entries

Excellent

All entries are consistently done in permanent blue or black ink.
All entries, figures and calculation are labeled clearly and consistently.
Labels and diagram titles are PRINTED and dated.
Good

Most entries are done in blue or black permanent ink.
Most entries, figures, and calculations are labeled. Labels and diagram titles are PRINTED and dated. Occasional errors are evident
Fair

Entries are frequently done in pencil and only occasionally done in permanent ink.
An attempt at labeling entries, figures and calculations is evident. Dates are inconsistently listed at the beginning of entries, if at all
Needs Improvement

Entries are always done in pencil.
No attempt is evident at dating entries and diagram titles.
Added Items

Excellent

Items added to the notebook are permanently affixed to a page. Signature or initials are written in ink over the edge of the item.
Good

Items added to the notebook are permanently affixed to a page. Signature or initials are missing over the edge of the item.
Fair

Items added to the notebook are permanently affixed, but are done sloppily and with little care.
Needs Improvement

Items are not permanently affixed to the notebook. OR
Items are done sloppily.
Mistakes/Unused Space

Excellent

Mistakes and errors are consistently lined out, initialed and corrected. Unused space is consistently X'd or lined out and a signature is present.
Good

Mistakes and errors are lined out, initialed and corrected. Unused space is X'd or lined out and a signature is present. Occasional errors of omission are present.
Fair

Mistakes and errors are inconsistently or improperly lined out, initialed and corrected. Unused space is occasionally X'd or lined out and a signature is sometimes present. Errors of omission are frequent.
Needs Improvement

Clear evidence exists where items have been erased or scribbled out. Unused space is evident without being X'd or lined out.
Pages signed, dated and witnessed

Excellent

Pages are consistently signed and dated by the designer. Witness signatures and dates are also consistently displayed. No errors are evident.
Good

Pages are signed and dated by the designer and witness. Occasionally errors of omission by the designer or witness are present.
Fair

Some evidence exists that signatures have been attempted by both the designer and witness' Frequent lapses and errors of omission are present.
Needs Improvement

No evidence is present that either the designer or a witness has signed and dated pages.
Content
Engineering Process

Excellent

Shows a clear understanding of where the project is in the engineering process: Question - Design - Build - Test - Redesign - Test, etc. Supported by notes, data and summaries.
Good

Shows some understanding of where the project is in the engineering process, may not show full testing, but some exists or is vague (It is great, it didn't work, etc) Supported by notes, data and summaries.
Fair

Engineering process is referenced, but not supported completely by notes, summaries, or data
Needs Improvement

Engineering process is not clearly followed. Or the notebook is a simple log of daily activities without connection or process.
Daily Tasks

Excellent

Tasks are listed for each day and are achievable and specific
Good

Tasks are listed for each day and are specific
Fair

Tasks are listed for each day, but may be somewhat vague
Needs Improvement

Tasks are vague, overly simple, or missing
Notes

Excellent

Notes paint a clear picture of how the class period was used and matches the tasks and summary. Aligns with the data listed
Good

Notes paint a clear picture of how the class period was used, linked to the tasks and summary or to the data
Fair

Notes give a general view of how the day was used. May not clearly connect to the daily tasks, summary or data specifically.
Needs Improvement

Notes are vague, overly simple, or missing
Design/Sketches

Excellent

All sketches and pictures are complete and clearly labeled with descriptions.
Good

Sketches are complete but inconsistently or not clearly labeled.
Fair

Sketches have drawings however incomplete information like Heading information and important identification of components and/or description is incomplete or inaccurate.
Needs Improvement

Sketches are missing or not complete.
Grading
Grade

Excellent
Good
Fair
Needs Improvement



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