成人快手

Video summary

A humorous short animation showing just how much of today鈥檚 Britain has been influenced by the Romans.

Many of our buildings and how they are heated, the way we get rid of our sewage, the roads we use, some of our wild animals, religion, the words and language we speak, how we calculate distances, numbers and why we use money to pay for goods were all introduced by the Romans.

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Teacher Notes

  • Pupils could research an area from the animation, before presenting their findings to the class.

  • An end of term topic assembly could include all the groups' findings to celebrate their learning to parents.

  • The class could compare imperial measurements with those used by the Romans.

  • Pupils could research words that have Roman origins. For a challenge, the pupils could write a story which includes as many of these as possible, or even try to write a sentence in Latin with its translation.

  • Roman architecture could be researched to create junk models of Roman buildings.

This short film is relevant for teaching History at KS2 in England and Wales, KS2 in Northern Ireland and second level in Scotland.

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