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    The document provides a design challenge to build the largest free-standing arch using only sugar cubes and glue, inspired by the arches of the Colosseum in Rome. It instructs students to think about the size of the Colosseum's arches, which measure 14 feet wide and 23 feet high, and includes a QR code to watch a video about Roman arches. The challenge is to build the largest sugar cube arch, with questions to consider about arch structure and a prompt to plan the arch design.

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    The document provides a design challenge to build the largest free-standing arch using only sugar cubes and glue, inspired by the arches of the Colosseum in Rome. It instructs students to think about the size of the Colosseum's arches, which measure 14 feet wide and 23 feet high, and includes a QR code to watch a video about Roman arches. The challenge is to build the largest sugar cube arch, with questions to consider about arch structure and a prompt to plan the arch design.

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    Colosseum: Design Challenge

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    The document provides a design challenge to build the largest free-standing arch using only sugar cubes and glue, inspired by the arches of the Colosseum in Rome. It instructs students to think about the size of the Colosseum's arches, which measure 14 feet wide and 23 feet high, and includes a QR code to watch a video about Roman arches. The challenge is to build the largest sugar cube arch, with questions to consider about arch structure and a prompt to plan the arch design.

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    Design

    Challenge
    COLOSSEUM
    INSPIRED
    Sugar Cube Arch

    Build the largest free


    standing arch that you are
    able to build using only
    sugar cubes and glue. Think
    about the arches of the
    Colosseum, completed in 80
    A.D. Built with stone and
    concrete, the Colosseum has
    80 arches that measure 14 ft.
    wide by 23 ft. high. Scan the
    QR code (or click on it) to watch
    this video and take some
    important notes about the
    Roman Arch and why it is
    such a marvel of ancient
    and modern architecture.
    STEMDesign Challenge:
    Build a Sugar Cube Arch
    YOUR MISSION:
    Build the largest free standing arch
    that you are able to build using
    only the materials provided:
    SUGAR CUBES
    &
    GLUE

    QUESTION: IMAGINE:
    What do you already know about How will your arch stay
    arches? up without collapsing?

    PLAN:
    What will your arch
    look like? How many
    sugar cubes will you
    need? Draw a quick
    diagram and label
    your plan.

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