Benchmark#5:AnsweringYourResearchQuestions

DueDate:May13,2016
Directions:UsingyourresearchandCornellNotes,usethebestinformationyoufoundfrom
yoursourcestoansweryourresearchquestions.Followthestepsbelow:
1) CopyandpastethesourcesyouusedforyournotesintotheSourceboxandnumber
eachsource
2) Takethequestionsyouusedduringyourresearchandpasteonequestionintoeachrow
onthelefthandside
3) Answerthequestionsontherighthandsideofthetable(providesourcenumbersfor
whereyoufoundyouranswers)
4) Figureoutwhatyouandyourgroupstillneedstolearnandresearchmoreaboutand
whatnewquestionsyouhave.

Mr.RutherfordsExample:
Sources
1)http://education.nationalgeographic.org/activity/technologyandcontrolancient
rome/
2)http://rome.mrdonn.org/achievements.html
3)http://rome.mrdonn.org/romanroads.html
4)http://www.knowtheromans.co.uk/Categories/SubCatagories/Inventions/
5)http://www.history.com/news/historylists/10innovationsthatbuiltancientrome
6)http://www.historyforkids.net/romanscience.html
7)http://www.scientiareview.org/pdfs/258.pdf
8)http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_roman_engineering.php
9)http://www.ngkids.co.uk/history/10factsabouttheancientRomans
10)http://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/ancientrome/
QuestionsandAnswers:
1)Whatinventions/innovations TheRomansinventedandinnovatedaqueducts,roads,arches,
didtheancientRomans
amphitheatersandconcrete.(Sources1,3,5)TheRomansalsoinvented
create?
andinnovatedsewersystemsandtheJulianCalendar(Sources2,4)
Whatdoyoustillneedtolearnmoreabout?
Questionyoustillhave:

HowweretheRomaninventionsbuilt?
WhatmaterialsdidtheRomansusetobuildthese
inventions

Informationyoustillneedtolearn

Istillneedtolearnmoreabouthowthese
inventionsworkedandwhattheywereusedfor.
Ialsoneedtofindoutthecausesofbuildingthese
inventionsandinnovationsandtheeffectsthese
innovationshadonRomans.

YourWork
Sources
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5)

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/romans/armour.html
http://www.romanfood.org/romanfoodanddrink/
http://www.classicsunveiled.com/romel/html/clothwomen.html
http://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/romanclothingromanclothingmaterials.htm

http://www.cleverstorage.com/foodstorage/thechangingfaceofstorage/fromthestone
agetotheromans.html#.VyAJ5lsrLC0
RomanEmpirePamphlet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Ancient_Rome
http://www.mariamilani.com/ancient_rome/Ancient%20Rome%20Geography_.htm
RomanArmyRanks

6)
7)
8)
9)
10) HierarchyStructure
11) BuildaKit
12) RedCross
13) Wired
14) TheRthDimension
15) RaynasCornellNotes
16) RomanArmyTactics
17) TribunesAndTriumph
18) FactsandDetail
19) AncientMilitary
20) PrimaryHomeworkHelp
21) Logicalthinking
22) RomanRecruit
23) RomanEmpireWhathappenedinCDLXXVIPamphlet
24) 72HourSurvivalKitItems

QuestionsandAnswers:
Questions

Answers(Source#)

WhywouldtheRomans
needasurvivalkit?

TheRomanswouldneedasurvivalkitbecauseitwouldbegoodfor
themtohavematerialswhichcouldbeeasilymoved.Itwouldalsoallow
foreverysoldiertohaveaccesstothingstomakesurethattheyarefully
suppliedforwar.(Source21)

Wouldmakingallofthekits SeeingthattheytradedmaterialswithothercivilizationsandthatEgypt
beawastetotheir
alwaysgavethemagoodsupplyoflinen,itwouldn'tbethatmuchofa
resources?
wasteforthemtomakeallthekits.(Source4).

Whywouldthesurvivalkit
helptheRomansinwar?

ThesurvivalkitwouldhelptheRomansinwarbecauseitwillallowthem
tohavemorefoodsuchasbread,morespaceforthemtoholdweapons
suchasadagger,andtheycanhaveextraarmorwhichweighedmore
than30pounds.(Source2,17,23)

Whywouldweneedtohave Wewouldneedtohavedifferentkitsbecausetherearedifferentrolesin
differentkits?
theRomanarmy.(Source9)Eachroleinthearmywillalsohavedifferent
thingsthattheywillbringintobattlesuchassomehavingswordswhile
othersusebows.(Source17)

Howmuchkitswouldneed
tobemade?

Howbigshouldthesurvival Thekitsshouldbeasbigasthethingsthatwillbeputinitandtheycan
kitsbe?
besomethingthatissimilartomessengerbags.Ifweareputtingareally
longthinglikealanceinthekit,itwouldbebettertohavestrapsonthe
outsidesowewonthavetomakethekitsaslarge.Ifthekitswillhaveto
needtohavealotofitems,theycanbecomesomethingthatlookslike
backpacks.(Source17)

Whatshouldthekitslook
like?

The kits should be comfortable to wear while still being able to hold a
largeamountofitemsneededtosurviveduringwars.Theycanlooklike
messengerbagsforthepeoplewhodon'thaveasmuchthingstocarry.
If you are a person who will be carrying a lot of items, the kit can be
turnedintosomethingthatlookslikeabackpackwithextrapockets.All
of the kits will have straps on the outside which will allow for things
suchaslances,swords,andladderstobeputonthekitwithouthaving
tomakethekitlarger.(Source21)

Howlongwouldittakefor
thekittowearoutina
battle?

Inabattle,ifthekitgetshitbysomethingsuchasanarrow,sword,
lance,orrock,itmightteareasilyifthekitismadeoutoflinenorleather.
Ifthereisalayerofmetalsurroundingthekit,itmightbeabletosurvive
afewblowsfromaswordandlance.(Source21,4,17)

Whatisgoingtobeinside
ofthekits?

Thethingsthataregoingtobeinsidethekitareasfollows:somefood
suchasbread,theweaponsthatthepeoplewhowillbegettingthekit
wieldsuchasaswordorjavelin,sometoolsthattheycanusesuchasa
knife,spoon,orspade,somethingsthattheycanusetosleepsuchasa
cloth,andsomecandlesthattheycanuseforlighting.(Source17,18,2,
and21)

Howwillthesurvivalkitsbe Survivalkitswillbedistributedthesamewayweaponsandarmorare.
distributedinRome?
Theywillbesoldatstoresorbytheemperorhimself.(Source21)

Wewouldpreferablyhaveakitforeveryimportantrolethatfightsin
wars.(Source9and10)Thiswouldmeanthatwewouldhavealotofkits
thatwilleachhavetheirownitems,butforthisproject,wewillprobably
make13kits.(Source21)

ADDMOREROWSFORQUESTIONSIFYOUNEEDTO.
Whatdoyoustillneedtolearnmoreabout?
Questionsyoustillhave:

Informationyoustillneedtolearn

Whatwillthesurvivalkitshavefora
design?
Wherepocketswillgointhesurvivalkits?
Whatistheshapeofthesurvivalkits?

ReasonswhyRomansgotowar
Thepeoplewhowillbemakingthesurvivalkits.