Scientific Drawing

This article is a very concise guide on how to incorporate scientific drawings into your science classes. I appreciate the break-down between artistic drawing and scientific drawing-somethin... See More

This article is a very concise guide on how to incorporate scientific drawings into your science classes. I appreciate the break-down between artistic drawing and scientific drawing-something I had not identified on my own. It also introduces great scaffolding techniques about how to teach scientific drawing to your younger students.

Drawing for and of Learning

Drawing is a very powerful scientific tool, but especially in the younger grades before writing becomes more natural for students. I love using science notebooks, and I love even more when t... See More

Drawing is a very powerful scientific tool, but especially in the younger grades before writing becomes more natural for students. I love using science notebooks, and I love even more when those notebooks are filled with student generated ideas, images, models, and diagrams. I often use the idea of doing before and after diagrams to show student progress in conceptual understanding. Table is very helpful in seeing how drawing can be used across the science curriculum in K-2 and 3-5.