Farming in Ancient Mesopotamia: An Ancient Civil Engineering Problem

• Author: Alie Victorine
• Subject: Science and Technology
• Institution Name: The Tech Museum of Innovation
• Collection: The Tech Museum of Innovation Design Challenges
• Grade Level: Primary

• Abstract: In this integrated, multi-day Design Challenge unit, students will explore simple machines, transportation of materials, and river systems using stream tables. They will discover the problems ancient farmers faced and design their own working models that will attempt to solve those unique problems (includes Design Challenges Flowing From Here to There and Two Rivers Ran Through It).

• Languages: English
• Material Types: Teaching and Learning Strategies
• Media Formats: Downloadable docs
• Technical Requirements: PDF Reader

• Conditions of Use: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5