Roman aqueducts

Topics Year 2/3

Objectives

History

  • Understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
  • Learn about the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain (architecture).

Design and Technology

  • Select from and use a wide range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks (for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing), accurately.
  • Select and use a wide range of materials and components … according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities.

You Will Need

  • A long cardboard tube and a marble
  • 2 large cardboard boxes with the fronts cut away
  • 8-10 strips of card 40cm x 10cm
  • Other white card strips
  • 16-20 small cardboard rolls and an equal number of paper rectangles to cover them
  • PVA glue with spreaders
  • Access to computers
  • Reference books