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Leonardo's machines

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A lesson plan for grade 5 Science

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This Science NetLinks lesson will highlight some of Leonardo da Vinci’s futuristic inventions, introducing the elements of machines. Through the use of student interactives, this lesson provides an interesting context in which students can begin to develop their ideas about the uniqueness of humans in the natural world.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 5

  • Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technologies to build an understanding of forces and motion in technological designs.
    • Objective 4.07: Determine how people use simple machines to solve problems.