1. The Vitruvian Man
The Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1487
It was made as a study of the proportions of the (male) human body as described in Vitruvius
There were several observations that da Vinci made regarding the relationship between measurements in the human form

2. Da Vinci’s observations
the length of a man's outspread arms (arm span) is equal to his height
the distance from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin is one-eighth of a man's height
the maximum width of the shoulders is a quarter of a man's height
the distance from the middle of the chest to the top of the head is a quarter of a man's height
the distance from the elbow to the tip of the hand is a quarter of a man's height
the distance from the elbow to the armpit is one-eighth of a man's height
the length of the hand is one-tenth of a man's height
the distance from the bottom of the chin to the nose is one-third of the length of the head
the length of the ear is one-third of the length of the face
the length of a man's foot is the same as his forearm

3. Your Task
You should choose three of the following parameters to measure and record in your pairs
You will need to develop a table in which to record your data and that of the rest of your class (you will need at least 20 results to form a graph)
You will need to come up with a way to present your data and decide whether da Vinci was correct in his assumptions
You must come up with reasons why you agree or disagree with da Vinci and use the evidence found to support this
If you agree, why?
If you disagree, why?
Extension – create your own parameters and test them