The Warrant Artifact

Warrant is a structured record aligned to four notebook sections:

• 1.0 Prediction
• 2.0 Simulation Setup
• 3.0 Observed Results
• 4.0 Warrant

Use this page as a reference when coaching students on entry quality.

Quality Signals

Strong

• Specific directional claim in prediction
• Setup rationale tied to physical principles or block behavior
• Evidence table includes values, units, and interpretation
• Warrant response explains cause-effect, not just restates outputs

Weak

• Generic claims with no causal basis
• Setup copied from instructions
• Numbers listed without interpretation
• Warrant response purely descriptive

Use

• Open Notebook
• Blank Template
• Worked Example