Roman Arch Set
Retail Price: $35.00
Normally $33.95
Today's Sale Price: $33.25
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Item: HB010
Quantity on Hand: 24
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Ingenuity and architectural brilliance inspired the Romans to incorporate form and function into design. The arches allowed the acqueducts to flow freely as to provide sufficient water for the growing cities. This large block set allows children to use and learn the same engineering principles the Romans followed. Completed set measures 9 x 10 x 16 inches.
Roman Arch Set has been reviewed 27 times with an average rating of 4.81. Click here to view all Roman Arch Set reviews...
My rating of Roman Arch Set
Posted 2/17/2008
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I recommend this product. One of the earlier reviews mentioned rough wood and the need to sand the pieces, but this was not the case with our set. The pieces were smooth and fit together easily. I did puzzle over the diagrams a little, but my son (aged 9) figured it out quickly enough. He's taken it apart and rebuilt it several times now.
Great Job
Posted 2/15/2008
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This arch set is exactly what I needed for demonstration purposes. I had been looking for something like this for some time and was pleased to see how readily it fit the presentation, saving me hours of prep time.
Understanding Innovation
Posted 1/25/2008 by Wendy Neeld
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Actually, this is the third of these Roman Arch sets that I've purchased, but all three sets get a great deal of use. I'm humanities teacher at a community college in Florida, and for me, these Roman arch kits provide a valuable teaching tool. Getting taller does not change human beings' love of getting hands-on. In my humanities classes, I teach my students about the amazing innovention involved in moving from post-and-lintel architecture to the rounded Roman arch. Not only do I teach them about the physics that make the arch work, I talk about the support structures needed in the process of building the arch. This Haba block set is made of high-quality wooden blocks and it contains an "arch support" that reflects the Roman way of supporting the structure. It lets my students build an arch and see for themselves that it requires support only until the keystone is put into place. In the classroom, I combine this set with a Roman arch block puzzle found elsewhere on the internet, and the two sets have provided a powerful, re-usable teaching tool for me for several years. The set stands up well to use and abuse, is simple enough to clearly illustrate my point, and is complex enough to challenge my adult students (who knew college students would have problems building with blocks?). This set is wonderful and meets my needs perfectly. That's why I bought a third set to accomodate hands-on opportunity for a larger number of students in my classroom. It's durable, fun, and a great teaching tool.
A rating of Roman Arch Set
Posted 12/31/2007 by Penny
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This product is wonderful to have when studying the Romans. And it is just fun for the builder. I do not think it to be a preschool toy. My children are 10. They seem to be a good age to appreciate more complex building blocks. It is a shame to me that the HABA blocks are marketed with the preschool toys! Some of the period blocks are for much older children who can appreciate the period styling and building techniques.
Excellent Product
Posted 12/21/2007
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The product was exactly what I had hoped for. I have searched all over for something like this. I am so glad to have finally found them. And to not be disappointed.
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