Objects of Substance- Beatrice Monteath Jones Science Books

years on again. I expect that there would be far fewer similarities since hand-drawn diagrams have been replaced with digital photographs and information readily available on the internet. There is much to say about the comparison between 1915/1969/2023. We need to consider what is lost and what is gained. Hand-drawing offers the student the opportunity to “be in the moment” versus a quick grab of an illustration on the net or snap on their mobile phone. However, perhaps this documentation of the importance of these artefacts might illuminate the value of hand-mind connectivity and, thus, encourage teachers to provide opportunities for students to create their own artistic and scholarly illustrations. The sense of accomplishment of producing a beautiful, detailed rendition of a plant or creature and the understanding and learning that comes with the intricacies of the drawing cannot be underestimated.

Mrs Christine Woodford (Jones; 1972) Science teacher GECO and GGG Co-ordinator

Beatrice Monteath’s frog foot drawing with Christine Jones’s tadpole drawing.