WHAT SHOULD I INCLUDE IN MY LOG BOOK?
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, not typed. Get a bound composition notebook to use as your log book.
It should be organized with the following sections (use professional looking tabs to clearly label each section):
It should be organized with the following sections (use professional looking tabs to clearly label each section):
- Daily Activity Log - what did you do each day that you worked on your project? Charts of info gathered, personal thoughts, interviews, plans for what to do next. Data is recorded (numbers and charts) and observations are made.
- Background Info - notes that you made when gathering as much information as you could about your topic. Include a works cited page in this section (where did you get this info?)
- Method of Investigation (explain in detail exactly how you are going about your research)
- Raw Data, Observations - use tables, notes, etc., to record your experimental results
- Findings & Interpretations - interpret your results; what do they say?
- Conclusions & Recommendations - state whether or not your hypothesis was correct and why; make recommendations for improving your project; make recommendations for further study
SIMPLIFIED LOG BOOK -- PRINT AND FILL OUT
| student_log_book.pdf |
| printable_project_logbook.pdf |