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STAGE 4 SKWIRK Brainiacs! Unit Topic Chapter Science 1. History of Science 1. What is Science? 2. Science and Society Leonardo - The Renaissance Man One of periods of intense social, religious, scientific and cultural change was the Renaissance. Following is a cloze passage which looks in to more detail at Leonardo Da Vinci, the most famous man of the renaissance. Instruction: Read through the following passage and fill in the missing words from the word bank below. Have a Go! PERIOD LISA STUDIED RENAISSANCE GROWTH LEARNING SCIENCES INVENTIONS The period of __________ and activity in the areas of art, literature, politics, ______________ and medicine in Europe between the 14th and 16th centuries is called the Renaissance. The word 'Renaissance' is French for 'rebirth' referring to the revival of ________________ and culture. Today the ____________ of the Renaissance is also referred to as the transition from the Middle Ages (a period of European history) to modern times. Image 1 Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) (Image 1) was possibly the most famous man of the _____________________. He is mostly well known for painting the Mona ________, but he was also a great scientist. He was an amazingly diverse man who ____________ many branches of science including anatomy, physics, astronomy, botany and biology. He thought up and created some amazing ________________ like the giant catapult (Image 2) and the spinning helicopter (Image 3). He was a man who was ahead of his time as he had plans for many things that were not invented for at least another hundred years. Image 2 Image 3: My Learning points – 2 Points © 2010-2011 SKWIRK / Red Apple Education Pty Ltd