Scientific Drawing Scientific drawing is all about creating

Scientific Drawing Scientific drawing is all about creating a representation of what you are studying so that others can clearly see what you see. It is not artistic drawing.

Scientific Diagrams These photographs all show the same thing, but from different angles. It’s good to show a diagram from differing angles (or cross sections) and label them as such.

Scientific Diagram of an apple

Artistic drawing Scientific Diagram What are the main differences between these pictures of the same thing?

� � Artistic 2 B Scientific HB Always use a sharp pencil

� A scientific drawing uses continuous unbroken lines � An artistic drawing uses a sketching technique

Year 3 making a scientific drawing of a spider – did not draw what could be seen. � Scientific diagram of a spider � You must take care to keep shapes and proportions are accurate. Draw what you see, NOT what you think you will see.

� Make sure your diagram is of an appropriate size.

� Make sure your diagram is of an appropriate size.

Avoid too much detail or shading The artistic drawing is shades and includes lots of decoration and detail. The scientific drawing includes simple lines, and no shading or blending.

� � A B D C C A scientific drawing has labels – the straight lines are drawn using a ruler. They do not cross over each other.

Adding a scale to your diagram helps others to understand the size of what they are seeing. �

Scientific Drawing • Use a sharp pencil. • Keep it simple. • Start in the right section of your page • Draw with continuous lines. • Draw only what you see (in proportion). • Ensure diagram is the right size. • Do not shade unnecessarily. • Draw labelling lines using a ruler. • Do not cross labelling lines. • Include a scale