1. Drawings, including labels, name and other info, must be done in pencil. (preferably soft lead that will not smudge).

2. Please print.

3. Please use unlined white 8 1/2” x 11” paper or lab drawing paper.

4. The title of the drawing is simply the name of the object you are looking at.
Please use CAPITAL letters and center it at the top of the page.

5. The drawing should be approximately 1/3 of the page.

6. Keep the drawing to the left of the center.

7. Labels are to line up on the right hand side of the page.
-- use a ruler to draw lines from the object to the label
-- lines should never cross over top of each other

8. Please show your magnification calculations at the bottom of the page.

9. Do not use plural labels to point to a single object. Keep the labels consistent.

10. The drawing should be an outline of what you see. Do not include additional structures just because you think you should see them.

11. Do not shade or sketch. All lines should be solid and complete.

12.When using the scientific name of an organism in places other than the title, remember that the genus or first part of a scientific name is always capitalized. The species or second part of a scientific name is not.

FOR EXAMPLE: Canis familiaris is the genus and species name for a dog.

13. Please check out the following resource sites if you need more info.

Please consult page 2 for some resource websites.