Transcript Scientific Drawing Guidelines

Scientific Drawing Guidelines
Scientific Drawing Guidelines
1. The drawing is made with a sharp
No. 2 pencil or pen.
Scientific Drawing Guidelines
2. The size of the drawing is
proportional to the way it appears
in the field of view.
Field of View
Scientific Drawing Guidelines
3. The magnification and/or the
diameter of the field of view is
printed just below the circle .
Magnification label
40x (10x4)
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1O
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4. The title appears in UPPER-CASE
letters just below the
magnification.
Title
40x (10x4)
LADYBUG
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1O
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5. The lines used for labeling end at,
or just inside of, the feature being
identified.
antennae
wing
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6 A ruler is used to draw the lines
for labels.
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7. Labels are printed neatly outside
the field of view and parallel to the
bottom of the page.
leg
leg
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8. The magnification, title, and
labels are printed, not written
wing
in cursive. wing
40x (10x4)
BLUE WINGED FLUTTERBY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1O
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9. There are no noticeable erasure
marks.
Not completely erased
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10. The drawing is colored
with colored pencil .
Scientific Drawing Guidelines
The numbers from 1 to 10 under
the title (1-10) are used to grade
the drawing.
wing
40x (10x4)
Blue Winged Flutterby
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1O
Peer-Editing
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One of your classmates has to check to make
sure that you followed all ten rules, checking
each number off that you complete.
Upon finishing grading your drawing, your
classmate needs to print their name under
your drawing.
Your Assignment
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You need to copy the picture of the
scientific drawing from your handout
into your Composition book. (Make sure
to number 1-10 under the title.)
Have one of your group members PeerEdit your drawing. (Will complete
tomorrow in class.)