Secrets of Lost Empires II -- Roman Bath

Bridge the gaps in your knowledge of bridges. Individuals learn about bridge types by building models. The activity introduces beam bridges, arch bridges, truss bridges, and suspension bridges.

Stability is key when building a bridge. Scholars explore the forces acting upon bridges through an analysis of Newton's Laws and Hooke's Law. The activity asks individuals to apply their learning by building a bridge of their own.

Ready, aim, fire! Launch to a new level of understanding as scholars build and test their own catapults. Learners explore lever design and how adjusting the fulcrum changes the outcome. 

In this simple machines learning exercise, students read about the pyramids and the simple machines used to build them. They answer three critical thinking questions about the building of the pyramids.

This video segment adapted from "Building Big" illustrates the strength of the arch in bridge design and construction. [1:47]

In this activity, students work with specified materials to create aqueduct components that will transport 2 liters of water across a short distance in their classroom. The goal is to build an aqueduct that will supply Aqueductis, a...

Seventh graders compare today's technology to that of the Romans.  For this technology lesson students understand how the Romans overcame many difficulties. 

Young scholars, in groups, construct a catapult. Then they conduct a series of experiments by catapulting a marshmallow, using different lengths of spoons, across the room. They predict, measure, and record the measured distance on a...

Wikipedia provides this encyclopedia entry for cement that features its history, production, and use as a building material, as well as links to related topics.

Show your students how to make their work easier. The first lesson in a series of 10 introduces the class to work and the way simple machines can be make work easier. The simple machines scholars can find in everyday items are...