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Leonardo da Vinci Lesson Plans
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Students examine how Leonardo da Vinci exemplified the Renaissance period. They explore various websites, conduct Internet research, complete a chart, explore virtual da Vinci notebooks, and write an essay.
In this lesson 7th graders read a biography and gather information about the Middle Ages. In this Leonardo Da Vinci lesson, 7th graders read to comprehend and analyze text. In this lesson 7th graders write in narrative style about an accomplishment of Leonardo da Vinci and share with classmates.
In this lesson students investigate the validity of da Vinci's proportion theory by recording human measurements on scatter plots. In groups of three, they record each other's height and wingspan to create a Powerpoint presentation, chart, or plot demonstrating their conclusions. Using their scatter plot information, they develop a clothing business whose sizes are determined by the plot results.
Students examine the life of artist Leonardo da Vinci. They tour his birthplace via a virtual tour. They explore his many different paintings and sculptures. They discover his personal history and discuss his most famous painting, The Mona Lisa.
Students explore visual arts by creating their own imagery. In this art history lesson, students research the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci and identify his style of painting. Students complete worksheets about the man and paint their own images in class before completing a quiz.
In this lesson students discover the work of Leonardo Da Vinci. In this science history lesson, students investigate Da Vinci's work, specifically his work to enhance flight in the 20th century. In this lesson students research Da Vinci on the Internet and complete worksheets in class.
Students explore the connection of art, science, and history during the Renaissance Period. In this art lesson, students watch a PowerPoint presentation with examples of da Vinci's work. To finish this lesson, students write a report on a work of art by da Vinci.
Students explore inventors. In this inventors lesson, students investigate the reasons behind many inventions and attempt to determine how life would be different without inventions. Students research Benjamin Franklin and Leonardo da Vinci.
Students explore art history by utilizing computers with Internet access. In this Leonardo da Vinci lesson, students read about the life of the famous painter and view a list of his work on their computers. Students answer study questions about da Vinci and his work with oil paints.
In this lesson learners discover that Leonardo da Vinci, whose portrait Mona Lisa is the most famous painting of all time, was also an inventor. They use use the internet to research Leonardo's inventions and to learn biographical facts about him.
