A Science biography that examines the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci and offers kids the opportunity to make their own designs and inventions with hands-on activities! Leonardo da Vinci is famous for the Mona Lisa and other works of art.
He received a BFA in graphic design from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, and is the illustrator of Crazy Contraptions: Build Rube Goldberg Machines tha.
Micah Rauch is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator from the beautiful state of Montana.
She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
For many years, she taught Science and Technology as an educator for Carnegie Science Center.
She is the author of several Science fiction and non-fiction pieces for magazines, including Highlights for Children and Muse .
About author(s): Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan is an author and Science educator.
All titles are available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats.
All books are leveled for Guided Reading level and Lexile and align with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.
Nomad\'s unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive.
Nomad Press books in the Build It series integrate content with participation.
Other titles in this set include The Science and Technology of Ben Franklin and The Science and Technology of Marie Curie .
About the Build It Science Biographies set and Nomad Press The Science and Technology of Leonardo da Vinci is part of a set of three Build It Science Biographies that capture the curiosity of three Science revolutionaries who were able to glimpse beyond the limits of human experience and make discoveries that continue to resonate today.
Additional materials include a glossary, a list of media for further learning, a selected bibliography, and index.
Numerous, direct connections to Dimension 2 of the C3 Framework (History Grades 3-5), providing opportunities for young readers to explore how a historically significant person evolved in context and engendered both scientific and social change.
Addresses disciplinary core ideas (e.g., Structure and Properties of Matter) and crosscutting concepts (e.g., Energy and Matter
Influence of Engineering, Technology, and Science on Society and the Environment) for NSTA\'s NGSS curriculum.
Projects include designing a parachute, making a camera obscura, working with perspective, designing a water clock.
Make career connections in the fields of engineering, art, medicine, and more! Aligns with Common Core State Standards.
Projects use materials already found in most homes, reimagining and repurposing everyday items, as well as those found in the recycling bin.
Kids gain these same insights through hands-on STEM activities, essential questions, text-to-world connections, and links to online resources, including primary sources, that encourage readers to take a closer look at the world of the Renaissance.
What is the inside of the body like? How might humans fly? How can geometry be used to design stronger buildings? His dedication to invention, experimentation, and art, along with his insatiable curiosity, gave the world new insight into anatomy, botany, engineering, and much more.
They ponder the same kinds of questions that drove Leonardo to tinker and experiment endlessly, even while creating artwork that influenced entire generations who came after him.
They discover what it might have been like to live in the fourteenth century, when work, entertainment, medicine, travel, and food were very different.
In The Science and Technology of Leonardo da Vinci , readers ages 9 through 12 explore the life of one of the world\'s most amazing minds.
And one of the people on the forefront of that awakening was Leonardo da Vinci.
It was a time of discovery, wonder, and exploration.
His other claim to fame? Being an inventor! During the Renaissance, inventors and other creative thinkers designed and constructed many new things.
A Science biography that examines the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci and offers kids the opportunity to make their own designs and inventions with hands-on activities! Leonardo da Vinci is famous for the Mona Lisa and other works of art
