Demo Introduction

This is the demo version of The Roman Adventure, a mathematical adventure for children aged 7 to 11 years, in which children are sent back to the time of the Romans by a clever professor to collect a historical items to display in the new wing of his museum. Once back in time, children can explore a Roman town, and can take part in 11 different activities which enable children to practise different maths skills, including:

On the Tiles		- Sequence of Numbers
Ministry of Works		- Perimeter, area and volumes of buildings
Making Mosaics		- Making patterns, symmetry
The Feast		- Fractions, decimals and remainders
Counting Votes		- Adding up large numbers and difference of large numbers
Running a Shop		- Simulation about running a shop (no demo)
Money		- Using money
Street Trader		- Percentages
Parts of Food		- Equivalent fractions
History questions		- Historical facts
Spot the Difference		- Properties of shapes and triangles

In the full version children may also explore the town and take part in these activities in different locations.

Technical Requirements

The Roman Adventure requires Java to be installed on your system. If you can not see the Roman person here -
click to install Java

Choice of Level

There are three levels of difficulty:

slave:	aimed at Year 3 (7 year olds);
citizen:	aimed at Year 5 (9 years olds);
senator:	aimed at Year 6 (10 year olds).

Support Material

The Roman Adventure is reinforced by support material about Everyday Life in Roman Times, which includes:

information about Everyday Life in Roman Times,
a Roman History timeline
a map of the Roman Empire, and
a cross-reference to the curriculum

Roman Adventure