The
Roman Baths were part of British Science Week again this year by hosting and
participating in several events during the week, the first of which was Science
Busking. This involved having five tables of information regarding the science
behind different aspects of Roman life and buildings such as; where the thermal
water came from, how hypocausts heated rooms, coin manufacture, health and
bones. This garnered the attention of around 55 visitors throughout the three
hour event. A model aqueduct and water organ attracted more children and
families who, with the help of volunteers from the Explorium and staff members
learned about how they worked.
Throughout
the week a table set up on site was used to inform visitors of the science
behind a variety of objects and engineering feats found in the Roman world.
These tables ranged from information about skeletons, coins, aqueducts,
hypocausts and glass with objects being available for the public to hold and
discuss with a volunteer. Each day held interest for the visitors with between
40 and 70 people taking in or questioning the material available. However,
Wednesday was the most popular day with over a hundred playing with and
learning about the aqueduct.
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| My handling table on the science of glass |
The
last event was Bath Taps into Science at Victoria Park, to which the Roman
Baths took an aqueduct and arch model. These proved to be very popular with the
children, who enjoyed learning about how and why the engineering feats worked
whilst playing with them themselves. The constant stream of families meant
there was no way of verifying the numbers of visitors, though all seemed to
enjoy it. All in all, Science Week appeared to be a success as a popular event
for children, families and the general public alike.
Bradford University intern
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