Abstract:

In Roman Bath, the building of a bath leads to a discussion of aqueducts, absorption of cultures, the recipe for concrete, and communal latrines. Experts also raise a massive headstone on Easter Island, explore the awesomeness of the medieval mechanized catapult in England, raise an obelisk in Egypt with ropes and knowledge, and cross a canal with a Song Dynasty Rainbow bridge. Brief partial nudity. Grades 4 and up.