Virginia SOL 3.6.e

Social Studies3rd Grade

The Standard

identifying and explaining the architecture and its influence in the world today

Virginia Standards of Learning for History and Social Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify Roman features such as arches, domes, columns, aqueducts, and amphitheaters. They explain how these designs appear in modern buildings, bridges, stadiums, and water systems.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students can name a Roman feature in an image and describe its purpose. They can compare it with a modern structure and explain how the Roman design influenced it.
Common Misconceptions: Students may label any old building or any building with columns as Roman. They may notice similar shapes without explaining how the design serves the same purpose today.
How to Assess It: Show pictures of a Roman arch and a modern arched bridge. Ask students to name the shared feature and explain how the Roman design influenced the bridge.

Lesson moves

Build an arch with blocks, remove the center support, and record what keeps the structure standing.
Compare the Colosseum with a modern stadium, then discuss which design features builders still use and why.
Play a card matching game that pairs Roman arches, domes, aqueducts, and amphitheaters with modern examples.
Examine a photo of the Virginia State Capitol and identify architectural features connected to ancient Rome.

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