Scientific Diagrams – Lesson Summary

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Learning Objective

In this lesson we will learn the rules for drawing scientific diagrams and how to draw some common pieces of laboratory equipment.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

  • Draw and label scientific diagrams, according to a set of rules.
  • Draw scientific diagrams of common laboratory equipment.

 
scientific diagrams lesson contents

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Lesson Topics

1 | Rules for Drawing Scientific Diagrams

2 | Drawing Laboratory Equipment

3 | Summary

Lesson Summary

  • Scientific diagrams are a systematic way of representing scientific equipment and experiments in a simple and clear manner.
  • They are drawn according to a set of rules:
  • Use a sharp lead pencil.
  • Draw objects in two dimensions.
  • Draw clean, single lines.
  • Don’t close off openings of glassware.
  • Use a ruler to draw straight lines.
  • Don’t shade or colour in.
  • Don’t ‘float’ objects.
  • Label objects with simple straight lines.

 
drawing scientific laboratory diagrams

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