Leonardo Da Vinci Worksheet
Historical Situation: Leonardo da Vinci kept a
notebook where he wrote down ideas throughout the day as he thought them up. It
included sketches of everything you can imagine and little notes to himself
including his shopping lists! He wrote the book in a form of coded
mirror-writing so people couldn't easily read his ideas. To make it even harder
for them to steal his inventions da Vinci would often put a mistake in his
diagrams on purpose.
Your Task: Create a page of da Vinci's notebook for a
modern invention.
Instructions:
1. Choose a
modern invention (anything that didn't exist during the Renaissance).
2. Sketch the
item from 3 or more angles.
a. Does not
have to be colored or perfect.
b. Must show
key details.
c. Include
one fake detail that would make the invention less useful or not work at all.
3. Describe it in writing (backwards)
a.
Write at least 5 sentences describing the parts
of your "invention". These should be spread all over the page.
b.
Each sentence should describe a different
function or part that makes the invention work.
c.Write
the sentences backwards!
4.
Think/Pair/Share, pair off with partners and share with your partner your final
product. Engage in a persuasive a pesuasive discussion to "sell"your
invention, ...keep in mind it is the renaissance period when you are having
this discussion
Examples of Da Vinci's Journal Pages are below:
