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Here ' s a breakdown of what we did :
GREETING STATION We had friendly students dressed up in Roman tunics and togas to welcome visitors and tell them how the event was set up . Each visitor received a " passport " with an explanation of each station to keep them on track . Those who returned the passport completely stamped were entered in a drawing to win a pyramid block building set ( a nod to the museum ’ s ancient Roman Egypt exhibit ).
In addition the the passport , visitors also received a small bag labeled with our Roman
Technology logo to put collected items into .
STATION ONE : MINI SCORPIONS Visitors built this tiny scorpion out of large popsicle sticks , tape , and rubber bands . They then tried out their catapult model by firing cotton swabs at a small tower of cups .
STATION TWO : ARCHES Student leaders guided visitors in building a Roman arch with this building kit . We taped off the floor in large squares so that block kits stayed in each square and didn ' t wander off to random spots on the floor .
STATION THREE : BRIDGES After contemplating what Julius Caesar ' s bridge over the Rhine may have looked like , visitors attempted to recreate it using large popsicle sticks and rubber bands with a plastic container acting as the river . Once built , the strength of the bridges was tested by placing a 5-pount weight on it . You can see the anticipation in this young builder ' s eyes as her bridge is tested !
These next two stations focused on chemistry as a thanks to our sponsor , BASF .
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