Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Scenes from the Marketplace: Architecture and Carpentry Shops

Tonight we take a look at two more Roman shops.

The architect describes how aqueducts help transport water from place to place.
It's a challenge, but the children work together to help transport "water" (tennis balls) down the aqueduct they've created.
It's pretty tricky to collect all the water at the end!

Each family group that visits the architecture shop gets to try this exercise in teamwork.
It's not as easy as it looks, but it sure is fun!

The kids also get to create models using blocks. This is a great way for them to appreciate the advanced designs the Romans created in Bibletimes.

Another of our Roman shops is for carpentry. In this shop, family members sand and decorate wooden boxes.