Today I have announcements instead of the usual Friday column.
On Sunday, September 1, we’ll launch a month that will include much discussion about drawing, learning, and research. Watch your inbox for an email announcement or your Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn timelines if you follow through these channels.
During August, the focus was on classroom resources. As this month comes to a close, I want to make you aware of changes at the store. The Classroom category has been updated and resources are now organized by age groups. The subcategories Activity and Reference have also been added. I hope you find these new categories helpful and the reviews relevant to your teaching whether you teach in a traditional classroom, teach as an informal science educator or teach at home. The new categories are expanding quickly.
Enjoy the long holiday weekend.
ArtPlantae Today 
I did my doctoral research on “Pictorial Ethnography: Drawing as a Research Tool”. Margaret Mead, Sol Worth, John Adair and others helped develop the field of Visual Anthropology but focused mainly on photography and film. I explored the use of drawing as a research tool such as by Lewis and Clark to document the flora and fauna as they explored the western U.S. and just about any exploration (including NASA’s space mission) where drawings were part of the documentation process. We see vestiges of this work today by courtroom artists (when cameras are not allowed) and, of course, scientific illustrators. Drawing is still a valuable research tool in observing, discovering, thinking, understanding and communicating about the world.
Fascinating Martin. I would love to learn more about your research. It looks like September will be a month with much conversation. Looking forward to it!