A field trip to the Ontario Science Centre is an opportunity for students to formulate new questions, explore and communicate new ideas, create and assess new solutions and challenge themselves to consider a world of new possibilities. Bring your class to explore these new Special Exhibitions.
NEW! LEONARDO DA VINCI’S WORKSHOP – THE EXHIBITION
What the media are saying:
"The measure of an exhibit is to see how interested the children are. This morning, they’ve been very interested and very engaged!"
- Nalini Sharma, CP24
"It’s so cool… great for grownups and kids."
- Beverly Thomson, Canada AM
"There is something thrilling about the way the exhibition cumulatively assembles the evidence of his robust energy and daring, his scrupulous analysis and care."
- Edward Rothstein, New York Times
What students are saying:
"I thought it was amazing, like all the technology he invented".
- Graham, Grade 3
"(The Science Centre) … is our school today".
- Eric, Grade 4
"I enjoyed playing Leonardo da Vinci by building complicated structures".
- Kamil, Grade 5
"The exhibition is very entertaining and it taught me a lot about da Vinci and his inventions".
- Manaf, Grade 9
October 13, 2011 to March 18, 2012 (Last school group visit: March 9, 2012)
Capacity: 600 per hour
Duration: 1 hour
Grade Level: No restrictions
Price: $10 per student, free for supervisors (includes Science Centre Exhibit Hall visit)
Bring your students to Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop, a Special Exhibition that will encourage them to explore the science of art and machines, experience unique 3-D models presenting Leonardo’s drawings and notebooks, and learn about his life story. Dissect and probe Leonardo’s work through sophisticated touch screens. See Leonardo’s concepts spring to life – from his screw-shaped flying machine to a mechanical lion, an “automobile”, musical instruments and much more. Were his drawings his way of clarifying concepts in his mind, or shorthand for jotting down his thoughts? How many of his ideas might have worked? Inquire, discuss and draw your conclusions about these and many other questions. Use innovative technology to interact with his paintings, zoom in to view more details and see how Leonardo’s Last Supper, the Mona Lisa and his presumed self-portrait would have appeared without restoration.
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Related Programs:
- Fun with Physics (4-8)
- Inventors’ Challenge: Flight (5-8)
- Let’s Take Flight (4-8)
- Super Mondays – Extreme Engineering (4-8)
- Inventors’ Challenge: Build a Machine (9-12)
- Physics Principles in Action (11-12)
Related Imax Films:
Educational Resources:
- Download Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop: The Exhibition Educator Guide
- Download da Vinci Adventure activity sheet (8 years and younger)
Spot the difference between the real Mona Lisa and a copy! - Download da Vinci Quest activity sheet (8 years and older)
Solve da Vinci puzzles to crack the da Vinci Quest code! - Procurez-vous le mini-guide de l'exposition en français en ligne ou à l'entrée de l'exposition.
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