Curated OER
Introduction to Scientific Illustration
Seventh graders draw scientific illustrations in the lab. In this life science lesson plan, 7th graders discuss the importance of drawing in science experiments. They differentiate scientific drawing from basic art.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Space Photographs: Hst's Greatest Hits 1990 1995
Breathtaking images from the Hubble Space Telescope give a new perspective to our world.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Paleo Art
Collection of art demonstrates a branch of scientific illustration that specializes in drawing fossils and other paleontological subject matter. Includes information on providing proper care for historical paleo art and offers methods of...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Draw a Monarch Butterfly
Learn how to create a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly in a few easy steps.
Other
Linda Hall Library of Science: The Grandeur of Life
Online exhibit of scientific illustrations from rare books of natural history. Earliest examples date from the fifteenth century.
Other
Linda Hall Library of Science: Paper Dinosaurs: 1824 1969
Online exhibit of illustrations by dinosaurs, drawn, sculpted, and photographed, constitutes an artistic record of the history of dinosaur discoveries and knowledge.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Drawing Dinosaurs
A tutorial on how to draw a realistic dinosaur starting from a picture of a skeleton.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Draw a Monarch Butterfly
Learn how to make a scientific illustration of a monarch butterfly in several easy steps.