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Leonardo Da Vinci the Man & the Inventor

For Students 9th - 10th
An award winning site containing fantastic information on Leonardo as a man, an artist, and an inventor. You will find detailed analysis of his paintings, a section containing his drawings, articles on his life, designs for many machines...
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Leonardo Da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection focuses on Leonardo's sculpture, which, because none of his sculptural works have either survived or were executed, are realized through preparatory drawings and the three-dimensional works of related artists....
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Leonardo Da Vinci the Complete Works

For Students 9th - 10th
View over 100 of Leonardo's paintings, drawings, and inventions. You can conduct searches, watch slideshows, or view page by page. Also includes an extensive biography and many features that make finding and bookmarking your favorite...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Leonardo Da Vinci Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
At Math Forum, students explore the Vitruvian Man diagram and test Leonardo's theory of the ratio of height to arm span.
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Mark Harden's Artchive

The Artchive: Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 1519)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical note on Leonardo da Vinci excerpted from "The Story of Painting," by Sister Wendy Beckett, art historian and host of programs about art history and appreciation airing on PBS. Includes internal links to reproductions of some...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Leonardo da Vinci.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students 3rd - 8th
A great artist, inventor, and thinker of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci fused his love for science and math with his talent for art. Read a student-created illustrated essay about Leonardo's adventures in science, experimentation,...
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Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum: Leonardo: Experiment, Experience, Design

For Students 9th - 10th
A media-rich examination of Leonardo's work that includes a timeline of the artist's life, animations of his drawings that attempt to unlock something of the genius in his thinking, up-close details from his notebooks, thematic looks at...
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science (Boston): Leonardo's Mysterious Machines

For Students 3rd - 8th
A game that showcases the inventive genius of Leonardo da Vinci, who made drawings of helicopters, planes, and tanks long before these machines ever became modern-era realities. Have fun learning about Leonardo's many ideas while you...
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students 9th - 10th
A superb online collection of Leonardo's art. View many of his masterworks at this site, along with drawings, paintings, and inventions. Each reproduction includes a short commentary. A detailed biography is included, with embedded links...
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science: Welcome to Exploring Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
At this resource, learn all about Leonardo da Vinci. Visuals of his work, ideas for activities and investigation. Additional links and lesson ideas for teachers.
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Institute and Museum of the History of Science: Mind of Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive museum-mounted exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci looks at all his intellectual and creative pursuits: artistic, scientific, mathematic, and technological. Includes an array of stunning images and video presentations, along...
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Integration of Art and Drama

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A 7-day unit of lessons integrating art with drama. Artists covered include Filippo Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Matisse, and five Indiana artists.
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Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Mona Lisa

For Students 9th - 10th
A closer look at the Mona Lisa: Forget the cliche and look at the painting. In the early 16th century, Mona Lisa represented a turning point in the history of portraiture. Leonardo da Vinci linked the monumentality of a figure before a...
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Curated OER

Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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A View on Cities: Milan: Statue of Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students 9th - 10th
Statue of Leonardo da Vinci, Piazza della Scala (Milan)
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British Library

British Library: The Leonardo Notebook

For Students 9th - 10th
Page through one of Leonardo's notebooks, in which he works out his observations about weights, measures, reflections, and similar material matters. Interesting examples of the master's characteristic "mirror writing" and of his...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a self portrait of Leonardo da Vinci drawn in red chalk. Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian artist, inventor and scientist who made many contributions to these fields and others. He is often regarded as one of the most talented...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Line drawing of Leonardo da Vinci, in profile.
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Curated OER

Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Leonardo da Vinci.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science: Leonardo's Visions of the Future

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Museum of Science includes modern machines that Leonardo da Vinci first designed. Original sketches of Leonardo's machines also included.
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University of California

Ucmp: Leonardo's Contributions to Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about Leonardo da Vinci's observations of the natural world. An insightful commentary on the scientific achievements of the Renaissance.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man of Math

For Students 9th - 10th
What's so special about Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man? With arms outstretched, the man fills the irreconcilable spaces of a circle and a square- symbolizing the Renaissance-era belief in the mutable nature of humankind. James Earle...
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NASA

Nasa: The Da Vinci Glow

For Students 9th - 10th
In the year 1510, Leonardo Da Vinci had an interesting theory to explain earthshine. While his theory was partially incorrect he was well before his time in establishing certain facts. Learn about Davinci's speculations and the...

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