Thursday, December 18, 2014
Step 7
Compared to final papers that I have done in the past, I greatly prefer this way of having finals because it is a much more enjoyable way of learning about a topic and sharing my knowledge on the topic with my classmates. This type of final exam is much easier on my work load because I ended up getting most if my work done in class, rather than having to do the bulk of it at home. I believe that I learned more about my topic with this way of a final exam because it allowed my to freely explore the internet and learn as much as possible on my topic. Also, I learned a lot about other people's topics as well because everybody was the master of their own topic and did a good job of sharing their knowledge with their classmates. Overall, this was definetely my favorite project this year, and I hope that we can use this way of learning for other projects in the future.
Step 6
Throughout the multiple steps in this ISearch project, I have learned a lot about my topic, Water Power: Gravity Aqueducts. Most importantly, I learned the who, when, and what of my project. Gravity Aqueducts were created by the Minoans, in 1900, but became popular because of the Romans beginning in 300 BC continuing until later than 200 CE. I learned where the word aquaduct derived from which is from the Latin word, Aqua Ductum, which means "water led". I learned about how aqueducts are used and constructed. The Romans had to be very precise with the construction of these multiple mile long aqueducts so water could flow down its gradual decreasing slope. Aqueducts were used in modern Rome (1500-2000 CE) and are still used in society today for multiple reasons including irrigation, water delivery, and most importantly, producing energy.
With this reaserch process, I learned that time management is key to a good performance. Doing one part of this reaserch project everyday was very important to my presentation because it reduced stress and ultimately allowed me to know more about my subject matter and give a more interesting presentation. Also, allowing a lot of in-class time to work on this project let me manage my time much better. The most important thing that I did to prepaired for this presentation was collect as much info. as possible so I know more about my topic than anybody else in the room.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Step Five
Works Cited
1."Aqueduct." - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.< http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct_>
2."Ancient Roman Aqueducts - Crystalinks." Ancient Roman Aqueducts - Crystalinks. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2014.< http://www.crystalinks.com/romeaqueducts.html>
3."Romans Reinvent Aqueducts to Harness Gravity for Making Power." Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.< http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-20/romans-reinvent-aqueducts-to-harness-gravity-for-making-power.html>
4.02.22.00, Posted. "Watering Ancient Rome." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.< http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/roman-aqueducts.html>
5."Roman Aqueducts." Roman Aqueducts. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2014.< http://www.unrv.com/culture/roman-aqueducts.php>
6."Antigravity Aqueducts - Ancient Inventions." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.< www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRDn6AOPRnQ>
7."5 Magnificent Aqueducts of the Ancient Roman Empire | Amusing Planet." 5 Magnificent Aqueducts of the Ancient Roman Empire | Amusing Planet. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.< http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/09/5-magnificent-aqueducts-of-ancient.html>
8."Basins in Roman Aqueducts." And Water Supply Systems. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.< http://www.romanaqueducts.info/castellaeintro/castellae.htm>
9."Aqueduct." Ancient History Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2014.< http://www.ancient.eu/aqueduct/>
10."Latin III - Mores - Aqueducts." Latin III - Mores - Aqueducts. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.< http://www.dl.ket.org/latin3/mores/aqua/homesec2.htm>
11."Roman Bridge and Aqeduct Construction." Roman Bridge and Aqeduct Construction. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.< http://www.technologystudent.com/struct1/roman2.htm>
Works Cited Books
1."Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome Paperback – April 1, 1995." Amazon.com: Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome (9780865162822): Peter J. Aicher: Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.< http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Aqueducts-Ancient-Peter-Aicher/dp/0865162824/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418314463&sr=1-1&keywords=Gravity+Aqueducts>
2."Water Distribution in Ancient Rome: The Evidence of Frontinus Paperback – November 1, 1997." Water Distribution in Ancient Rome: The Evidence of Frontinus: Harry B. Evans: 9780472084463: Amazon.com: Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2014.< http://www.amazon.com/Water-Distribution-Ancient-Rome-Frontinus/dp/0472084461/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_z>
Step Four
ISearch Project: Step 4:
My process for accumulating information was finding all of my sources first, and then analyzing and taking notes on them. After finding 10 very descriptive sources, I recorded the important points of each and put them in a list of bullet points. My notes are shown below.
An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to convey water
Any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose or a bridge on an artificial watercourse
Used by the Ancient Greeks, Ancient Egyptians, and Romans
Aqueducts sometimes run for some or all of their path through tunnels constructed underground
The simplest aqueducts are small ditches cut into the earth
Agricultural societies have constructed aqueducts to irrigate crops and supply large cities with drinking water
The Indian subcontinent is believed to have some of the earliest aqueducts
Egyptians and Harappans built sophisticated irrigation systems
Roman-style aqueducts were used as early as the 7th century BC
In Oman, a system of underground aqueducts called falaj or qanāts were constructed, a series of well-like vertical shafts, connected by gently sloping horizontal tunnels
In Persia a system of underground aqueducts called qanāts were constructed, a series of well-like vertical shafts, connected by gently sloping tunnels
Petra, Jordan constructed aqueducts and piping systems that allowed water to flow across mountains, through gorges and into the temples, homes and gardens of Petra’s citizens
In Greece, the Tunnel of Eupalinos is considered an underground aqueduct and brought fresh water to Pythagoreion for roughly a thousand years
Roman aqueducts supplied fresh water to public baths and for drinking water, in large cities across the empire, and set a standard of engineering that was not surpassed for more than a thousand years. Bridges, built in stone with multiple arches, were a distinctive feature of Roman aqueducts and hence the term aqueduct is often applied specifically to a bridge for carrying water
The ancient Romans harnessed water pressure to bring the city’s monumental baths and fountains to life. Today, modern Romans Flavio and Valerio Andreoli are using gravity’s effect to produce clean power
Ancient Rome was known as Regina Aquarum, or “the Queen of Waters,”
They could make water run uphill using gravity and pressure, providing Romans two millennia ago with as much as 250 gallons of water per person daily
The Romans could not have built cities as big as they did without aqueducts—and some of their cities wouldn't have existed at all
There would not have been a bath culture & city would not have been nearly as clean
aqueducts were built only to carry the flow of water in areas where digging, burrowing, or surface grades presented problems, such as valleys
entire system relied upon various gradients and the use of gravity to maintain a continuous flow
When water reached Rome it flowed into enormous cisterns (castella) maintained on the highest ground; reservoirs held high and connected to a network of pipes
Paid laborers, slaves and the legions all had parts in building parts of the water system
11 separate aqueducts supplied the city of Rome and were built over a span of 500 years; First one= Aqua Appia built in 312 BC; Last= Aqua Alexandria built in 226 CE
Manoans= first to build gravity aqueducts 4000 yrs ago
Romans brought system to perfection
Had to find a way for water to flow uphill
Water would always find a way to level
Need to find a way for water to be as high as the city
Water from the mountain (same height as city miles away) with system underground with 20x force of gravity forces water through pipes to reservoir of equal height to the city. With lead pipes, clay would have burst
My process for accumulating information was finding all of my sources first, and then analyzing and taking notes on them. After finding 10 very descriptive sources, I recorded the important points of each and put them in a list of bullet points. My notes are shown below.
An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to convey water
Any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose or a bridge on an artificial watercourse
Used by the Ancient Greeks, Ancient Egyptians, and Romans
Aqueducts sometimes run for some or all of their path through tunnels constructed underground
The simplest aqueducts are small ditches cut into the earth
Agricultural societies have constructed aqueducts to irrigate crops and supply large cities with drinking water
The Indian subcontinent is believed to have some of the earliest aqueducts
Egyptians and Harappans built sophisticated irrigation systems
Roman-style aqueducts were used as early as the 7th century BC
In Oman, a system of underground aqueducts called falaj or qanāts were constructed, a series of well-like vertical shafts, connected by gently sloping horizontal tunnels
In Persia a system of underground aqueducts called qanāts were constructed, a series of well-like vertical shafts, connected by gently sloping tunnels
Petra, Jordan constructed aqueducts and piping systems that allowed water to flow across mountains, through gorges and into the temples, homes and gardens of Petra’s citizens
In Greece, the Tunnel of Eupalinos is considered an underground aqueduct and brought fresh water to Pythagoreion for roughly a thousand years
Roman aqueducts supplied fresh water to public baths and for drinking water, in large cities across the empire, and set a standard of engineering that was not surpassed for more than a thousand years. Bridges, built in stone with multiple arches, were a distinctive feature of Roman aqueducts and hence the term aqueduct is often applied specifically to a bridge for carrying water
The ancient Romans harnessed water pressure to bring the city’s monumental baths and fountains to life. Today, modern Romans Flavio and Valerio Andreoli are using gravity’s effect to produce clean power
Ancient Rome was known as Regina Aquarum, or “the Queen of Waters,”
They could make water run uphill using gravity and pressure, providing Romans two millennia ago with as much as 250 gallons of water per person daily
The Romans could not have built cities as big as they did without aqueducts—and some of their cities wouldn't have existed at all
There would not have been a bath culture & city would not have been nearly as clean
aqueducts were built only to carry the flow of water in areas where digging, burrowing, or surface grades presented problems, such as valleys
entire system relied upon various gradients and the use of gravity to maintain a continuous flow
When water reached Rome it flowed into enormous cisterns (castella) maintained on the highest ground; reservoirs held high and connected to a network of pipes
Paid laborers, slaves and the legions all had parts in building parts of the water system
11 separate aqueducts supplied the city of Rome and were built over a span of 500 years; First one= Aqua Appia built in 312 BC; Last= Aqua Alexandria built in 226 CE
Manoans= first to build gravity aqueducts 4000 yrs ago
Romans brought system to perfection
Had to find a way for water to flow uphill
Water would always find a way to level
Need to find a way for water to be as high as the city
Water from the mountain (same height as city miles away) with system underground with 20x force of gravity forces water through pipes to reservoir of equal height to the city. With lead pipes, clay would have burst
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Steps Two & Three
2. What do I already know about the topic?
Without researching the topic Water Power: Gravity Aqueducts, I know very little on the subject. However, I know that the Romans were partly responsible for the creation of Gravity aqueducts and were famous for it. These aqueducts were designed to bring water into cities for public use by using gravity to take it there. In a way, this was a type of irrigation because water was channeled from a lager body of water, such as a lake or river, and was directed downhill to a city or town. Even though I do not know much about this topic now, I hope to learn much more about it throughout the course of this project.
3. What do I want to know about the topic?
- How were the gravity aqueducts created?
- Who is responsible for creating them first and what civilizations used them?
- How do they function?
- What are the good and the bad qualities of them?
- How are they built and how many resources and manpower does it require?
Without researching the topic Water Power: Gravity Aqueducts, I know very little on the subject. However, I know that the Romans were partly responsible for the creation of Gravity aqueducts and were famous for it. These aqueducts were designed to bring water into cities for public use by using gravity to take it there. In a way, this was a type of irrigation because water was channeled from a lager body of water, such as a lake or river, and was directed downhill to a city or town. Even though I do not know much about this topic now, I hope to learn much more about it throughout the course of this project.
3. What do I want to know about the topic?
- How were the gravity aqueducts created?
- Who is responsible for creating them first and what civilizations used them?
- How do they function?
- What are the good and the bad qualities of them?
- How are they built and how many resources and manpower does it require?
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Step One
Trevor Jones
11/13/14
Per. 7
Ancient Green Tech. Thesis-Question:
How were the early Romans affected by the use of gravity driven aqueducts and how did this impact their lifestyle? How were these gravity driven aqueducts created and how were they used by the Romans?
Sustainability: able to be maintained at a certain rate or level
11/13/14
Per. 7
Ancient Green Tech. Thesis-Question:
How were the early Romans affected by the use of gravity driven aqueducts and how did this impact their lifestyle? How were these gravity driven aqueducts created and how were they used by the Romans?
Sustainability: able to be maintained at a certain rate or level
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