Year 3
How do you draw a scientific diagram?
In this lesson we will compare diagrams and illustrations and learn how to draw accurate diagrams for scientific investigations.
Year 3
How do you draw a scientific diagram?
In this lesson we will compare diagrams and illustrations and learn how to draw accurate diagrams for scientific investigations.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Know the difference between a diagram and an illustration
- Identify good scientific diagrams
- Draw a range of scientific diagrams
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3 Questions
Q1.
Which variable do we observe or measure?
control variables
independent variable
Q2.
Which variable is the one you would change in an investigation?
control variables
dependent variable
Q3.
Which variables do we need to keep the same, in order to make a scientific investigation a fair test? (The clue here is there are more than one of these variables!)
dependent variable
independent variable
3 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following is only found on diagrams?
Coloured in
Image is accurate
Q2.
Why do we not use shading on diagrams?
I don't know, I think it looks good
We do shade on diagrams
Q3.
What do illustrations have that diagrams do not?
Accurate information
Include an image