Nature Lab in Action:

LEONARDO DA VINCI, BIRDS, AND FLYING MACHINES

Providence Country Day School 2011

Painter Draftsman Sculptor

Botanist Engineer

Scientist Writer Anatomist Architect

Does she look familiar?

Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) Leonardo da Vinci 1503-06

What about these guys?

The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci 1498

SFUMATO

Saint John the Baptist, 1510 La belle Ferroniere,1490-1496

CHIAROSCURO

The Virgin of the Rocks, 1495-1508

Leonardos deep study of the natural world around him made him a scientist as well as an artist

HE SAID:
Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.

FACE AND BODY STUDIES

HUMAN ANATOMY

ANIMAL STUDIES

PLANTS AND NATURAL OBJECTS

NATURAL PROCESSES

LEONARDO WAS ALSO AN INVENTOR

THE ARMORED CAR

THE PARACHUTE

THE GIANT CROSSBOW

There shall be wings! If the accomplishment be not for me, tis for some other.

EONARDOS FLYING MACHIN

He looked to birds in flight for inspiration

He drew sketches of birds and the mechanics of their

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LXmXBBPMQs

How do wings work??

Leonardo created many different designs

Here is a modern-day model of what one of his flying machines

NOW ITS YOUR TURN to make a Flying Machine!

GROUP 1: AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN

GROUP 2: ALLENS HUMMINGBIRD

GROUP 3: SWAINSONS HAWK

GROUP 4: BACHMANS SPARROW

GROUP 5: FLAMMULATED OWL

WHAT TO DO NOW:
1. Get into your groups. 2. Learn about your bird, think about questions like: Where does it live? What does it eat? Is it a predator? Does it glide for long periods of time or hover for minutes? Does it go in the water? 3. Just like Leonardo did, draw a detailed sketch of your birds wing to get inspiration for your invention. 4. Make a flying machine that flies like your bird does!!! Think about the shape and materials. Why are you making it the way that you are?