DALE DOMBROWSKI/VIEWGabriel Robinson and his mother, Trina, admire a replica of da Vinci?s "Virgin of the Rocks."
DALE DOMBROWSKI/VIEWMike Leighton, left, and Gail Behrns, far right, listen to volunteer docent Richard Barnaby discuss Leonardo da Vinci?s concept of the diving bell. Many of da Vinci?s inventions, along with replicas of some of his paintings, are on display at The Da Vinci Experience in front of the Henderson Convention Center, 200 S. Water St.
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Elementary students in Anthem stepped back in time during a recent field trip to The Da Vinci Experience in downtown Henderson.
The exhibit, 200 Water St., is a display of more than 60 replicas of Leonardo da Vinci's scientific devices including the bicycle, a fly wheel, robot and a movable bridge. The machines come from the Museum of the History of Science in Florence, Italy.
Students from Foothills Montessori School, 1401 Amador Lane, traversed the 8,000-square-foot display on a Friday morning.
"We got to see some new stuff that was from the year of da Vinci," fifth-grader Bronson Mclane said.
Copies of da Vinci's original drawings were on display, as well as samples of the codices, which were written backward in Tuscan.
"When (my students) go, they can see it firsthand, so it puts it in perspective for them," said Erica Sherlock, a teacher from Foothills.
The exhibit also featured reproductions of the "Mona Lisa," "Virgin of the Rocks" and the "Last Supper."
"I like looking at the exhibits," fourth-grader Parker Randall said. "I like how da Vinci thought of cool things. I don't think anyone here could have thought of those things."
Sherlock said a lesson like this will make more of an impact on her students because they are able to see and touch the items themselves.
"He was definitely ahead of his time," said Nicole Johnson, communications specialist for the city. "He adds an educational value just by the things that he created. He's more of a role model for kids."
Before their trip to the exhibit, the students read a da Vinci biography and answered questions related to what they studied.
"It made me feel like I was back in da Vinci's time," fifth-grader Jasmine Washington said.
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