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Leonardo da Vinci: Nature Studies Mini Unit

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Look Inside · 9 pages

Cover of Leonardo da Vinci: Nature Studies Mini Unit, a teaching resource by Catherine McGrew Jaime
Front cover of the 10-page nature studies unit
Opening reading on Leonardo’s interest in severe storms and buildings designed to withstand earthquakes
First reading: storms and architectural studies
Nature studies reading on Leonardo’s landscape drawing, rivers shaping mountains, and shells on summits
Second reading: landscapes, rivers, and shells
Botany reading on Leonardo’s observations of plants, with plant sketches and a quotation about leaves
Third reading: plant observations and botany
Animal studies reading recounting Leonardo’s painted shield and interest in horses, birds, and sketching
Fourth reading: animals and the painted shield
Reading on Leonardo’s vegetarianism and animal stories, including his fable about a rat, weasel, and cat
Fifth reading: Leonardo’s animal fables
Fables reading pairing Leonardo’s cat studies with student David Cox’s story about a fly and macaroni
Sixth reading: cats and a student-written fable
Student activities include fable discussions, animal sketches and clay models, leaf rubbings, and writing
Student activities and further reading references
Closing page pairs a botanical study with the quotation, “Consult nature in everything and write it down.”
Closing quotation and botanical study
Attributes
Subject

Social Studies, History, History: World

Grades

Grade 7, 8, 9, 10

Types

Lesson Plans, Teacher Tools

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Creative Learning Connection
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About This Product

Leonardo da Vinci: Nature Studies Mini Unit is a 10-page download that will teach your readers about da Vinci and his relationship with nature. Student activities are included.

What's Included

1 PDF with 10 ready to print pages

Resource Tags

da Vinci Leonardo ebook da Vinci mini unit nature studies nature book

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