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PART 1 TEACHERS’ NOTES GO ROMAN ROMAN SOLDIER THEMED TEACHING PACK AND HANDLING BOX GO ROMAN ROMAN SOLDIER THEMED TEACHING PACK AND HANDLING BOX PART 1 TEACHERS’ NOTES Contents 1. Introduction 2. What’s in the box? 3. Using the objects in the classroom 4. Risk assessment 5. Background information, further resources and activities 6. Go Roman Game 7. Antonine Wall App 8. Curriculum for Excellence: experiences and outcomes 9. Places to visit in Scotland 10. Feedback Form PART 2 TEACHERS’ NOTES GO ROMAN THEMES 1. Go Roman: The Legionary Soldier notes and object checklist 2. Go Roman: The Syrian Archer notes and object checklist 3. Go Roman: Off Duty notes and object checklist 4. Go Roman: Food and Cooking notes and object checklist PART 3 LET’S INVESTIGATE PUPIL AND OBJECT DISCUSSION CARDS 1. Go Roman: The Legionary Soldier Let’s Investigate card and 8 object cards 2. Go Roman: The Syrian Archer Let’s Investigate card and 5 object cards 3. Go Roman: Off Duty Let’s Investigate card and 8 object cards 4. Go Roman: Food and Cooking Let’s Investigate card and 7 object cards PART 1 TEACHERS NOTES GO ROMAN: ROMAN SOLDIER THEMED TEACHING PACK AND HANDLING BOX 1/14 1 INTRODUCTION This handling collection features high The collection is intended to complement an quality replica Roman objects for use in the exciting and innovative virtual reality game classroom. All objects are based as closely as based on a digital reconstruction of Bar Hill possible on real objects found along, and in Fort on the Antonine Wall. The free game, the vicinity of the Antonine Wall and dating Go Roman, is available to download for both to the construction and occupation of the Android and iOS. Many of the objects which Antonine Wall from AD142 to around AD165. appear in the games are based on the originals It is intended that they are handled, examined of the objects you see in the box. and tried on by students of all ages to enhance learning and stimulate further queries and A visit to your local section of the Antonine investigation. Wall, one of Scotland’s World Heritage Sites, and/or a visit to your local museum to see Curriculum experiences and outcomes are original Roman artefacts would be the ideal linked specifically to Curriculum for Excellence complement to using the box in the classroom. First Level in Social Subjects: People, past Visit http://www.antoninewall.org to plan events and societies. your visit. The teaching pack and handling box is split into three parts, two for teachers and one for pupils. It is considered most likely that a school/ teacher/facilitator will wish to borrow 1 or at the most 2 boxes at the same time due to planning of work and lesson timing constraints. The idea is that a teacher can use a single theme that is able to stand alone, however, the themes are also designed to work together in case there are instances where all four of the suite of Go Roman boxes are to be borrowed. PART 1 TEACHERS NOTES GO ROMAN: ROMAN SOLDIER THEMED TEACHING PACK AND HANDLING BOX 2/14 PART 1 TEACHERS’ NOTES PART 1 TEACHERS’ NOTES The teacher/facilitator is required to only GO ROMAN ROMAN SOLDIER THEMED access and/or download this section once TEACHING PACK AND HANDLING BOX to obtain information that covers all the Go Roman Themes including notes and information on the handling boxes, e.g. Curriculum for Excellence, Places to visit in Scotland, and an evaluation/feedback form. PART 2 TEACHERS’ NOTES GO ROMAN THEMES PART TEACHERS NOTES Made up of four sections for each of the Go GO ROMAN THEME 1: Roman Themes. The teacher/facilitator will THE LEGIONAR be required to access and/or download the SOLDIER Teachers’ Notes that match the Go Roman handling box they have on loan e.g. Go Roman: The Legionary Soldier, Go Roman: The LETS INESTIGATE Syrian Archer, Go Roman: Off Duty, and Go NOTES AND OBECT Roman: Food and Cooking. An object tick list CHECKLIST for checking objects out and back in after loan. PART 3 LET’S INVESTIGATE PUPIL CARDS AND OBJECT CARDS The teacher/facilitator can access and/or download the required Go Roman Let’s Investigate Pupil cards and accompanying object discussion cards that match the handling box (es) they have on loan. GO ROMAN THEME 1: THE LEGIONAR SOLDIER OBECT INORMATION HATS All of these objects are replicas (copies) of 1 SHOES 2. SHIELD LETS things worn or carried by Roman legionary • The shoes with the high ankle were worn by • This shield was known as a scutum 1 soldiers on duty. IN THE BOX soldiers when they invaded Scotland. A • Rectangular shields like this were used by legionaries. • They were called caligae. Other types of soldiers had oval shields. Look at the objects. legionary was a highly trained professional INESTIGATE soldier who was a Roman citizen. He • They had slits to let the air in and stop the feet • The shield protected the soldier’s body. Were they for getting too sweaty. served in the army for 25 years. They had • The metal part protected his hand as he held the protecting the soldier, • The studs in the bottom were to stop the soldier shield. or for attacking to buy their own weapons and uniform, slipping around, and helped them last longer as they marched over long distances. • Roman soldiers could group together and put their enemies – or both? and keep them in sparkling condition. shields over their heads to defend themselves against • The shoes with the closed toes are copies of shoes attack from above for example from arrows. This was found at Bar Hill Roman fort. called the testudo – or tortoise formation. • Around 70 pairs of shoes have been found at Bar • This testudo ‘shell’ was so strong that a chariot could Hill fort on the Antonine Wall. Some are even for be driven across the top women and children. 2. 3. 4. 3. HELMET 4. LORICA SEGMENTATA BOD ARMOR 4 • This type of helmet was known as a galea and was • Legionaries wore this armour in battle to protect 3 worn by legionaries. themselves from being stabbed by swords. 1. Strike a pose - are • It is made of metal • The thin metal plates were lighter than one complete 2 piece of metal and fitted better. Dress up in you attacking, • The different sections of the helmet protected the the objects. defending, injured, or skull, the back of the neck and the sides of the face. • The metal hinges and leather straps helped the soldier Talk about the move more freely. resting? Take a • The parts on top of the head might have been used to questions on the photograph as a add a crest made of brightly coloured feathers. This • Soldiers would have worn a tunic underneath for helped soldiers spot the officer in charge during a warmth, protection and to stop the armour rubbing. 7. 8. 9. cards for each record. battle, for example. object. 1. Shoes 5. Dagger and scabbard 2. Shield 6. Sword and scabbard 5. DAGGER 6. SORD 3. Legionary’s helmet 7. Spear head • This is a short dagger, or pugio in its case or • This is a sword or gladius, the most important weapon 5. 6. 4. Body armour 8. Wax tablets 5 scabbard, which was carried by legionaries. of the Roman soldier, and its case or scabbard. Tunics to wear underneath 9. Writing tool • The dagger was used as a general purpose tool by • The sword is metal with wood and leather on the Finally, sketch legionary soldiers, almost like a Swiss army knife handle, while the case is made of wood, held together by metal bands. one of the • As well as being used as a weapon, this was also used as an eating utensil. • Soldiers had to buy and look after their own uniform, objects. armour and weapons. GO ROMAN THEME 1: • On the case is a picture of Romulus and Remus and a wolf. This was a story about how Rome was originally • They practised with wooden weapons before moving THE LEGIONAR SOLDIER built. on to the real metal ones. 7. SPEAR HEAD 8. WAX TABLETS AND STLAE • This is the head of a javelin or pilum, a spear which • The wooden tablet with wax was called a tabula. The the soldiers threw. metal writing pen was called a stylus. • The spearhead was attached to a long metal pole. • The pointed end of the pen was for writing in the wax, When complete, it was around 2m long the flat end was for rubbing out and smoothing the wax down again. • In battles, soldiers began their attack by throwing the javelin. Then they rushed in with their swords and • The holes were where leather strips would tie two daggers to fight at close quarters. tablets together, to make a sort of book. • Throwing the spear meant that soldiers could stay • Romans used wax tablets like these to write letters, away from the enemy for a little longer. But if they give orders and instructions, keep records and report missed their target, then their spear was gone and on events. wasted TAKE A LOOK HAT DO O THINK INORMATION • Do you think these would keep • Look closely at both pairs of shoes • Do you think these would keep your feet warm? your feet warm? • Look at how they are the same GO ROMAN THEME 1: • Do you think the Roman soldiers • Do you think the Roman soldiers The soldier’s • Look at how they are they different wore socks? SHOES THE LEGIONAR SOLDIER SHOES wore socks? shoes were called • Look at the materials they are • Why• Why do you do thinkyou think there there were were slits slits in the leather? caligae.
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