CensusAtSchool » Range http://www.censusatschool.org.nz New Zealand Census at School Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:07:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Masterpiece 2 http://www.censusatschool.org.nz/classroom-activities/masterpiece-2/ http://www.censusatschool.org.nz/classroom-activities/masterpiece-2/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:02:01 +0000 Joanne Woodward http://www.censusatschool.org.nz/?p=170 Leonardo's Vitruvian

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was a scientist and an artist. He thought that the span of someone’s arms was equal to their height. Why do you think he was interested in working out body proportions?

Do you think Leonardo’s theories still work today?

Was Leonardo’s theory that a person’s height is equal to their arm span true for New Zealand students in 2007?

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