Group IV: Measurement Data

The measurement lab of week 8 made us use gromas, stakes, and rope in order to learn how to make straight lines, right-angles, and learn the magic of measurement from the ancient world! The 30-Minute Road After construction of our groma and knotted rope, we could start our measurement adventures. First we started with construction…
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Week 8 Lab Data Group 2: Measurement

This week’s lab focused on ancient ways of measurement. It was divided into three sections: Monday included the making of a rope with knots for making right triangles; Wednesday was mainly the construction of the groma; Thursday was actually using the groma to do measurements. Monday For Monday, we had to make a rope with…
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Lab Group Data: Measurement (Group 6)

Summary For this lab, we were responsible for building a groma, a measuring device from ancient Rome that allowed for the creation of 90° angles and sight-lines for straight lines. Then, we practiced four exercises with the groma: making a “road,” an “observation zone for soothsayers,” a grid/Roman colony, and measuring the area of an…
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