Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man
During his studies of the human form, Leonardo da Vinci stated that the height of a person should be exactly the same as their arm span. If a person's arm span and height were significantly different he considered their body to be unbalanced. |
Grade 5/6 Intermediate Measure your own height and arm span, then type the information into a prepared spreadsheet with the information from the rest of the class. The spreadsheet will automatically generate an X-Y scatter graph of the data Discuss the accuracy of da Vinci's theorem. |
Grade 5/6 Advanced Measure your own height and arm span, then type the information into a blank spreadsheet with the information from the rest of the class. Generate an X-Y scatter graph. Discuss the accuracy of da Vinci's theorem. |