Using Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian man to encourage enquiry.

1. A Healthy Me Leonardo da Vinci – Vitruvian Man

2. Project combining Maths, Art Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineerand an inventor. Born April 15, 1452 Died May 2, 1519 He was a fantastic painter but also studied the proportions of the human body.

3. Today’s tasks Choose a partner 1) Trace around your left hand 2) Measure the width of you hand span 3) Measure the length of your hand (cm) Name: Ms Brown Date:16thMay 2011 Span = 16cm Length = 14cm

4. 4) Measure the length of your head 5) Stand against a wall and Measure your height My head length =cm My height = ___cm

5. 6) Stand with your arms stretched apart Measure from arm to arm. My arm width = ____ cm

6. Now trace around your body Get some big pieces of paper, join them with sellotape. Write your name Now see how many times You can fit your head into your Body.