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Leonardo da Vinci Inventions List and Mini Unit

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Cover of Leonardo da Vinci: Inventions Mini Unit, a history unit by author Catherine McGrew Jaime
Front cover to show when introducing the unit
Title page repeating the unit name, with a 2010 copyright for Catherine McGrew Jaime, Creative Learning Connection
Inner title page with author and publisher details
Leonardo's notebook sketches of gear machines with two quotes on perseverance and "Knowing is not enough"
Discussion opener on turning ideas into action
List of Leonardo's planned ideas, from bicycle, diving suit and helicopter to submarine, tank, telescope and wheel barrow
Reference list for choosing an invention to research
Leonardo's "Inventions" word search: students find 11 words such as bicycle, paddleboat, aerial screw and spinning wheel
Vocabulary review or early-finisher puzzle
Student activity: identify a problem, then sketch and build a machine model using wheels, pulleys, gears, screws or levers
Hands-on design project with recycled craft materials
Reading on Leonardo as scientist and inventor: friction, simple machines like levers and gears, and later-built ideas
Background reading before the machine design task
Extended list of Leonardo's design ideas, including alarm clock, aerial screw, roasting spit, monkey wrench and projector
Longer idea list for student research choices
A Specific Invention: Leonardo's mint machine for Pope Leo X, with his sketch and text on milling uniform coins in Rome
Case study linking the printing press to coin making
A Specific Idea, a "Robot": Leonardo's notebook sketch of a mechanical man and a reading on plans dated to 1495
Case study connecting Renaissance design to modern robots
Attributes
Subject

Social Studies, History, History: World

Grades

Grade 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Lesson Plans, Teacher Tools

File

PDF

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About This Product

Leonardo da Vinci: Inventions Mini Unit is a 12-page download that will teach your readers about da Vinci and his relationship with inventions. A word search and student activity are included.

What's Included

1 PDF with 12 ready to print pages

Resource Tags

da Vinci Leonardo ebook inventions mini unit da Vinci inventions pontoon bridges

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