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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Leonardo Da Vinci Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
At Math Forum, students explore the Vitruvian Man diagram and test Leonardo's theory of the ratio of height to arm span.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man of Math

For Students 9th - 10th
What's so special about Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man? With arms outstretched, the man fills the irreconcilable spaces of a circle and a square- symbolizing the Renaissance-era belief in the mutable nature of humankind. James Earle...
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students 3rd - 8th
A great artist, inventor, and thinker of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci fused his love for science and math with his talent for art. Read a student-created illustrated essay about Leonardo's adventures in science, experimentation,...

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