The Vitruvian Man The Drawing The Vitruvian Man

The Vitruvian Man

The Drawing • The Vitruvian Man is a famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci from 1487 a. d. • It was based on the supposed ideal human proportions as laid down by Vitruvius, a Roman architect.

The proportions • Examples of the proportions: o The length of a man's arm span is equal to his height o The distance from the top of a man's head to the bottom of his chin is 1/6 of his height o The distance from the bottom of the knee to the bottom of the foot is 1/4 of his height o The distance from shoulder to shoulder is 1/4 of his height o The length of a man's foot is 1/8 of his height

Your task Break into groups of 4. Each person needs a piece of paper. As a group, you are going to measure each other to see if you’re a Virtruvian Man! Before you start, write the following: • Purpose - what you are doing and why • Hypothesis - a prediction of what you think your results will be • Materials needed • Method - how you plan to test your hypothesis. Be specific, what will you measure, how many times will you measure, etc.

Your task • Data - the quantitative data you obtained by following your method • Results - display and analyze your data and discuss error • Conclusion - did your data support or NOT support your hypothesis and why

Your task Break into groups of 4. Each person needs a piece of paper. As a group, you are going to measure each other to see if you’re a Virtruvian Man! Before you start, write the following: • Purpose - what you are doing and why • Hypothesis - a prediction of what you think your results will be • Materials needed • Method - how you plan to test your hypothesis. Be specific, what will you measure, how many times will you measure, etc. • Data - the quantitative data you obtained by following your method • Results - display and analyze your data and discuss error • Conclusion - did your data support or NOT support your hypothesis and why

Spreadsheet and Submission • For spreadsheet and submissions smithmavscience. weebly. com • Go to Biology -> Assignments 1. Save the Word Doc onto the desktop 2. Click on your class tab 3. Type your Group Number as "Group 1, 2, 3, etc. " 4. Browse for the File on the desktop and upload 5. Click Submit • In a Word Document type the following • Results: Analyze your data - Did your measured and expected proportions match? Were there any interesting patterns? o Discuss error - Did you have any? What DID you do to minimize it? What more COULD you have done to minimize it? o • Conclusion: o o o Did your data support or NOT support your hypothesis and why? Could you have done anything to improve your results? What did you learn?

Spreadsheet and Submission • For spreadsheet and submissions smithmavscience. weebly. com • Go to Biology -> Assignments 1. Save the Word Doc onto the desktop 2. Click on your class tab 3. Type your Group Number as "Group 1, 2, 3, etc. " 4. Browse for the File on the desktop and upload 5. Click Submit • In a Word Document type the following • Results: Analyze your data - Did your measured and expected proportions match? Were there any interesting patterns? o Discuss error - Did you have any? What DID you do to minimize it? What more COULD you have done to minimize it? o • Conclusion: o o o Did your data support or NOT support your hypothesis and why? Could you have done anything to improve your results? What did you learn?

Bibliography • Compiled by Mark Kane Aug. 2011 • Statua di Poggio Bracciolini o http: //www. panoramio. com/photo/52576509 • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Vitruvius • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Poggio_Bracciolini