3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
Clue n. 1
He was a very clever man.
Cut out, join the cards and form the couples to discover
some his activities
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
Clue n. 2
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
Clues n. 3
Now follow our instructions to create a work designed by our mysterious
character.
Take two photos in these positions. It is very important to take the
photo from the exact same spot
Cut the outlines around the person
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
Overlay the two images and draw a circle and a square (the link between
Heaven and Earth)
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
This work is a symbol of how this
genius has been able to use his
great knowledge and skills in
different areas like art, anatomy
and maths.
The name of this opera is
You can find this work on Italian coins of 1
euro because it represents the value of man as a
symbol of all things.
With his drawing there is also a study about the proportions of the
human body.
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
We had fun making some measurements.
We are children and not adult people.
This is why our measurements and proportions are not very precise, but
we understand that these studies are accurate.
Do you want to try it too?
Follow our directions.
Take right measuring tool for what you are measuring.
Take all measurements on the same boy or girl Take the following measures
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
a palm
the length of a child's outspread arms
a foot
the width of four fingers
the child’s height
the width of the shoulders
Check if the study of our character is correct.
Are these measurements very similar? (Write a V or a X)
a palm is the width of four fingers
a foot is the width of four palms
the length of a child's outspread arms is equal to his height
the width of the shoulders is a quarter of a man's height
the distance from the middle of the chest to the top of the
head is a quarter of a child's height
the length of a child's foot is one-sixth of his height
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
Clues n. 4
These are the most famous paintings of our mysterious character.
Decipher the titles of the works and match them to the paintings
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
Clues n. 5 He anticipated the future in a lot of projects.
Try to understand which inventions can be connected to these models
made thanks to the drawings of our mysterious character.
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
We are sure that you have guessed our character.
His name is...
3rd Italian Mystery – 3rd and 4th grade Comprehensive Institute Emanuela Loi – Mediglia (MI)
Images taken from the sites
www.britannica.com
www.realmofhistory.com
http://www.universalleonardo.org