Biological Drawings
(5)
Cells
Vocabulary Quiz
Rules for Biological Diagramming (HO)
Rubric
Epithelial
cell example
for Biological Diagramming
Biological Drawing Lab (HO)
Rules for Biological Diagramming
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Use unlined white paper and a sharp HB pencil.
Leave an empty margin of about 1 cm all around your page.
Print your name at the top right hand corner. (Use a ruler.)
When drawing cells, choose only one cell and show the edge of
neighboring cells to show the connection.
Title your drawing. (ex. Figure 1 – Epithelial Cell.)
Draw the outline of your subject with clear and unbroken
lines. Your drawing should be about half the page. When
possible, your drawing should be vertical.
Use lines to show the out of visible structures. Do not shade
or colour your drawings in any way. Keep the objects in
proportion to one another.
Use a ruler to draw horizontal lines from the structures to
the right of the drawing to label (print). No crossing lines!
Measure (in cm or mm) your diagram at its longest point; show
measure on the left side of the diagram.
At the bottom right corner, print the subject drawn, the
magnification of the drawing, and the scale.
Rubric for Biological Drawings
Only pencil used
Leave a 1 cm margin
Name printed on top right
Ruler used for horizontal labeling
Labels are printed to the right
No shading is used
Stipples are used appropriately
Clear and unbroken lines
Total Mark
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2
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Biological Drawing Lab
The first specimen you draw will take up
this entire side of paper (handout).
On the other side, divide your sheet into
4 squares each representing one
biological drawing (total of 5).
Be sure to follow all the steps properly
and be NEAT!