PROJECT:“Leonardo Da Vinci”

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do."
Leonardo da Vinci
PROJECT DATES DUE:

1st part - Written part: Research and writing work will be given and solved in the classroom and sent home on
____________to be reviewed for the oral presentation from ____________(The material must be turned in on the
day assigned by the teacher for the presentation during this 3 days).

2nd part- Presentation of material and oral presentation of project : from _________________. (The material must
be turned in on the day assigned by the teacher for the presentation during this 3 days).

INTRODUCTION

Concept development main idea:

 Big Question “What do people gain from the work of inventors and artists?
(From Reading Street 5th grade book Unit 3)
 IB Transdisciplinary theme: “How we express ourselves”

General goals:
1. To learn about Leonardo Da Vinci´s life, his artistic and scientific contributions.
2. To enhance students ability to think visually, and communicate ideas in visual ways.
3. To become familiar with the process and components of making an invention.
4. To learn about the importance of inventions.
5. To connect past and present events.

Who was Leonardo da Vinci?

• He had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to make important scientific discoveries, yet he never published his
ideas.
• He was a gentle vegetarian who loved animals and despised war, yet he worked as a military engineer to invent
advanced and deadly weapons.
• He was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, yet he left only a handful of completed paintings.

TASK: You will research everything related to Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci´s life, his artistic and scientific
contributions, in order to answer the written part and make an invention.

PROCESS
 
Step 1: Written part- The students will work on research, virtual games, videos and links to solve the activities and
answer the questionnaires and activities.
All the written part will be done in the classroom in cooperation with the teacher and classmates, and will be
sent home on Monday, February 10th to review for the oral presentation.

Step 2: Create your own invention.

Material & resources: You may use any material of your choice for the layout
Explore the following links to help you through the design of your invention.
Biography
Collect general biographical information about Leonardo da Vinci: when he lived (include details about what life was like
then), where he lived, how he got started in his profession, etc. Include other interesting facts you find. For example,
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what job did Leonardo start when he was 15 years old, what strange eating habits did he have because of his love of
animals, why didn't Leonardo finish very many of his projects, and whatever you find that seems particularly interesting
to you.
Biography links
Leonardo Biography: http://legacy.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html
Web Gallery of Art: http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/l/leonardo/biograph.html
Italian Classic Literature - Leonardo da Vinci Biography
http://italian.classic-literature.co.uk/leonardo-da-vinci/leonardo-da-vinci.asp
Life of an Artist: http://www.artist-biography.info/artist/leonardo_da_vinci/

Scientific Contributions
Research the various scientific contributions Leonardo made. For example, what types of inventions did Leonardo
conceive of hundreds of years before their time, which simple machine is used in almost every one of Leonardo's
inventions, which invention did Leonardo refuse to reveal, saying that it would be used for "evil in war", and any other
interesting information you find.
Then choose one of Leonardo's inventions and explain why you think it has had the biggest impact on modern society.
Exploring Leonardo
Museum of Science
Leonardo:  The Man, his Machines
 
Artistic Contributions
During the Renaissance, artists began to study nature more closely in order to create paintings with greater realism. What
are some tricks that Leonardo used to make his artwork more realistic?
Leonardo's Perspective
Gallery of Da Vinci
 
Writing (technical and literary)
Explain what is known about da Vinci's unusual handwriting. Record what you learned about his literary writing style and
his philosophies that can be gleaned from his writing.
Leonardo: Right to Left
On Paintings as Art by Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo: Literary Criticism  
 
Step 2: Create your own invention.

Material & resources: You may use any material of your choice for the layout
Explore the following links to help you through the design of your invention.

Leonardo´s mysterious machines http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeosMysteriousMachinery.html

Inventors toolbox http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html
Materials list http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/B-I-Req.html
Simple Machines list http://library.thinkquest.org/J002079F/sub3.htm?tqskip=1
Invention suggestion challenges http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/BeInventiveChallenges.html
Making blueprints http://wrentham.k12.ma.us/C13/C15/Machine%20Webquest/Document
%20Library/blueprints.htm
Gadget anatomy http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/GadgetAnatomy.html

5th grade 2nd Bimester project Writing part Activities Group:___________

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Name: ___________________________________________________ date:__________________________

Using the links below fill in the chart about Leonardo Da Vinci 'Biography' and 'Artistic Contributions'; be sure you conduct
quality research and thoroughly explain your responses to each topic. Put your research responses in the following
graphic organizer.

5th GRADE PROJECT: INQUIRY AND WRITTEN PART ACTIVITIES

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CHALLENGE # 1 INSTRUCTIONS: IN YOU LAPTOP OR TABLET, LISTEN TO THE VIDEO AT THE FOLLOWING LINK AND THEN
ANSWER THE FIRST QUIZ ON LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Video Link: http://readingworkbook.blogspot.mx/2010/09/leonardo-da-vinci-artist-inventor.html

Audio Link: https://archive.org/details/LeonardoDaVinci_560

Quiz comprehension check

1. The painting of "The Last Supper" was damaged because _____________ .

A.it was in a fire b.water from a leak fell on it

c.robbers attempted to steal it d.the paint da Vinci used was experimental

2.There is no evidence that Leonardo da Vinci studied _____________ .

a.architecture b.archeology c.music d.mathematics

3. Leonardo da Vinci teaches us that we can develop a complete mind by _____________ .

a.studying mathematics

b.learning the English language

c.learning how to see, and by realizing that everything is connected

d.devoting yourself to art such as painting and sculpture

4. "The Virgin of the Rocks" shows the Virgin Mary with two infants. One is Jesus, the other is _____________ .

a.Leonardo himself b.Mona Lisa's baby c.John the Baptist d.Ludovico Sforza

5. "The Mona Lisa" is presently __________________.

a.located in The Louvre in Paris, France

b.in a private collection in Milan, Italy

c.at the Vatican Museum

d.in different museums in the United States because it is part of a collection that is on a tour

6. In painting, a method of using light and shadow is called "__________".

a.perspective b.chiaroscuro c.abstract expressionism d.sfumato

7. In one drawing, Leonardo shows the relationships of a man's movement to geometry. That drawing is "__________".

a.The Last Supper b.The Virgin of the Rocks c.The Vitruvian Man d.The Baptism of Christ

8. Leonardo once said, "Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even
so does inaction _____________."
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a.sap the vigor of the mind b.make you a better artist

c.help you to relax after working hard d.cause a drought in the country

9. Another name for this article could be "_______________".

a.the creation of 'The Last Supper' b.The Life of a Renaissance Genius

c.Painting Methods During the Renaissance d.How Renaissance Painters Survived by Gaining Patronage

10. This article is mainly about _______________.

a.a great Renaissance painter who still inspires artists, students, and thinkers today

b.the vast number of paintings created by Leonardo da Vinci

c.why Leonardo da Vinci became a scientist and a mathematician

d.the religious themes in the art of Leonardo da Vinci

CHALLENGE # 2 INSTRUCTIONS: IN YOU LAPTOP OR TABLET, GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINKS TO SOLVE THE QUIZZES AND
FUN TRIVIA THROUGH RESEARCH AND INQUIRE.

http://www.vinci-closluce.com/en/leonard-de-vinci/quiz/

http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/People/Leonardo-da-Vinci-308166.html

http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/leonardo_da_vinci_quiz.htm

CHALLENGE # 3 INSTRUCTIONS: IN YOU LAPTOP OR TABLET, GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK

http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/ AND EXPLORE THE 4 SITES, THEN WRITE A SUMMARY OF HALF PAGE FOR EACH
OF THE 4 SECTIONS AS INDICATED HERE:

1. FROM THE LINK LEONARDO´S PERSPECTIVE: http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeonardosPerspective.html

EXPLAIN THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD IN 5 LINES?

EXPLAIN WHAT IS MEANT BY REALISM/HUMANISM.

DESCRIBE LINEAR PERSPECTIVE

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DESCRIBE SYMBOLISM.

FROM THE FOLLOWING LINK COMPLETE WHAT IS REQUESTED

http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/PaintingBeforetheRen.html

EXPLAIN THE MIDDLE AGES PERIOD IN 5 LINES?

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS LINK

A. What parts of these paintings look most realistic to you; WHY?

B. What parts look least lifelike; WHY?

C. Which objects or people seem closest and most distant in each painting?

D. What clues does the artist give that one object is further away than another

Describe Leonardo's Window in 3 lines: http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeonardosWindow.html

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A. EXPLAIN LEONARDO´S INVENTORS WORKSHOP IN 3 LINES?
http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsWorkshop.html

FROM THE LINK, WHAT WHERE WHEN, http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/WhatWhereWhen.html

EXPLORE AND DESCRIBE WHAT LEONARDO DID IN EACH:

MILAN

FRANCE

VINCI

FLORENCE

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 ROME

DEVELOP THE FOLLOWING CLASSROOM ACTIVITY: LEONARDO RIGHT TO LEFT

http://legacy.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/ClassroomRighttoLeft.html

After you´ve experienced the activity, generate hypotheses:

If you were given the task of inventing an entirely new written language, which direction would you want
it to be written in? Why?

After gathering evidence, write down why you think Leonardo wrote backwards, explain.

CHALLENGE # 4 INSTRUCTIONS: Make a rough draft sketch of your planned invention.