8th graders recreate ancient Roman structures
With the help of Middle School Educational Technologist Kari Luecke, students in Middle School Latin Teacher Richard Rosenthal's class recreated ancient Rome using USN’s 3D printer.
By Richard Rosenthal, MS Latin Teacher
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After reading about the Great Fire of Rome in Tacitus's Annales in the original, eighth-grade Latin scholars rebuilt the burned-down city under the direction of Middle School Educational Technologist Kari Luecke. The Scholars reconstructed the Roman buildings using a computer-aided design program and then printed the edifices on the school’s 3D printer. Latin is no longer just using a chisel and a stone tablet.
On Wednesday, May 13, the scholars traveled back to Rome as it was in 100 CE. While in Rome, the scholars took selfies in front of some of the major Roman structures, such as the Pantheon, Circus Maximus, and Flavian Amphitheater.
In addition to learning how to use a CAD program, the scholars learned about Roman engineering and society.
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