The Roman Adventure
The Roman Adventure is a mathematical adventure in which
children are sent back in time to explore a Roman town, where
they can take part in 11 stimulating maths activities to
win pieces of treasure for a modern day museum. The Roman
Adventure may also be used as a cross-curriculum simulation
program.
The activities may be played at three different levels
and include activities to re-inforce maths skills learnt
in the classroom:
- a modelling activity where children sell food
from a Roman take away stall
- count large number of votes in the local elections
- divide food amongst the guests at a dinner party,
involving division and fractions at the highest levels
- in a bath house, put numbered tiles in a sequence,
and
- work out areas, perimeter lengths and volumes
on a building site.
Each activity links to part of the mathematics curriculum
for 7 - 11 year olds, and each activity can be played many
times.
The program may be used as an adventure and exploring
a Roman Town, or individual activities can be used through
a central menu. Throughout the program, there are superb
animated graphics, and the program is supported by a user
guide and support material, including a guide to “Everyday
Life in Roman Times”.
AGES: 7-11 Years
Available for:
Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP and Vista on CD-ROM
View:
Guide to Everyday Life in Roman Times
Online interactive demo
“The response [from students] was positive from the start”
“The software is an excellent stimulus for further work and
discussion and it also stands strongly as an independant review”
“Overall, this is a simple piece of software to use, both for
pupils and teachers alike”
Schoolzone
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