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Sugar Cube Colosseum Arch Challenge

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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Sugar Cube Colosseum Arch Challenge

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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