Friday, July 19, 2013

Ancient History, Week 34

Ancient Rome - Daily Life

Tessa learned all about the daily life of the Ancient Romans, including the importance of Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius, gladiators and aqueducts.


Monday

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Tessa drew a picture of her driving a chariot for her "Triumphal Arch" project. She was so proud of it that she asked me to take a picture of it to post on our blog.

Tuesday

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    To create a model of a Roman aqueduct, Tessa first cut a paper towel tube in half, taped it together at the ends and then covered it with aluminum foil (to waterproof it). Then, she built a series of sloping archways with wooden blocks. After setting the aqueduct on top of the arches, it was ready to test. And, test she did! Over and over again. I liked this project because Tessa was able to complete it with very little help from me.

    Tessa greatly enjoyed this simple project. She tested her Roman aqueduct many times.
    Tessa greatly enjoyed this simple project. She tested her Roman aqueduct many times. 

    * HO = History Odyssey

    1 comment:

    1. Thank you for sharing the aqueduct. I have been searching the internet a lot and this is the most simplest experiment I have found. We will try it out tomorrow. THanks.

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