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1 Discover the Muslim Heritage in our World Inventions Teachers Pack Science Activities for year olds For the Science National Curriculum Production This pack contains: 9 full colour activities Teachers notes for each activity Supporters Associate El-Rahma Trust

2 Acknowledgements chief editor Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani, University of Manchester, Chairman of Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) editors Tony Sherborne, Centre for Science Education, Sheffield Hallam University Philippa Hulme, Educational Consultant production manager Samia Khan, Muslim Heritage Consulting communications co-ordinator Yasmin Khan, Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation design and layout Linda Knight (Activities) Mukhtar Sanders, Inspiral Design (Pack Layout and Design) consultants Dr Anne-Maria Brennan, London South Bank University Professor Mohammad El-Gomati, University of York Martin Bazley, ICT4learning Tony Sherborne, Centre for Science Education, Sheffield Hallam University teacher writers Nigel Heslop Anne Cassell Christopher Clark Jane Vellacott Julie Smith Special thanks are due to Marianne Cutler, the Director of Curriculum Development for the Association of Science Education for her work on the complementary set of posters, Cameron Buxton on the poster design, Yasmin Khan for her kind assistance in the development of the pack, Elizabeth Woodcock and Dr Rabah Saoud for reviewing the text. Special thanks and gratitude to Yaqub Yousuf, CEO International Holdings Group (UAE), for championing the development of this teachers pack and supporting the teams that worked to publish it. Special thanks for financial support to International Holdings Group (UAE), The Home Office: Cohesion & Faiths Unit (UK), The Office of Science and Technology DTI (UK), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK), El-Rahma Trust (UK) and the Bin Hamoodah Group (UAE). Thanks are also due to the British Association for the Advancement of Science (UK) for their continued encouragement and endorsement of the project. Produced by Muslim Heritage Consulting (MHC) for the Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation (FSTC), UK. Published by the Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation (FSTC), UK. 27 Turner Street Manchester M4 1DY Great Britain Copyright 2006 by the Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation (FSTC), UK All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means except for downloading and printing for personal or classroom use only. isbn-13: isbn-10:

3 Contents Title Curriculum Area Page Introduction 5 Activity 1 Seeing in the Dark Activity 2 Coffee Activity 3 Perfume Activity 4 Raising Water Activity 5 Puzzling Plants Activity 6 Pharmacy Activity 7 Build it Strong Activity 8 Figuring out Phenomena Activity 9 Bird Man Teachers Guide to the 1001 Book Light Ideas and evidence Ages How Science Works Fit and healthy Scientific enquiry Solutions Pressure and moments Variation and classification Investigating scientific questions Acids and alkalis Exploring materials Ideas and Evidence Ages How Science Works Speeding Up

4 University Library, Istanbul; Muslim Heritage Consulting, Dubai.

5 Introduction The main aim of this pack is to help science teachers teach the science content of the National Curriculum in a fun and engaging manner while highlighting contributions by Muslim scientific scholars. By offering easily digestible historical facts and simple experiments to demonstrate key scientific and technological principles this resource offers an exciting opportunity to promote understanding and contributions of the Muslim civilisation in a hands-on and minds-on fashion that is accessible to younger audiences between the ages of 11 and 16. How to use this Pack The activities are a result of collaboration between Foundation of Science, Technology and Civilisation, science teachers and consultants. It is structured around the Science National Curriculum requirements at Key Stages 3 and 4 and contains one activity for the Design and Technology curriculum. Each activity is ready to photocopy and is accompanied by teacher notes including the areas of the curriculum which are covered, instructions on how to run the activity and relevant background material. The 1001 Inventions Project The 1001 Inventions Teachers Pack is part of unique UK based project which aims to convey 1,000 years of Muslim contributions to science, technology and modern civilisation Inventions is a non-religious and non-political project and encompasses a highly interactive mobile exhibition, a richly illustrated overview book, a website and several poster sets, all dedicated towards promoting Muslim heritage. The posters have been designed intertwining science concepts with the relevant Muslim contributions and are available separately for use in classrooms. Also, for teachers who are interested in further reading, the 1001 Inventions Book provides the facts in a wider context and to facilitate the use of the book to teachers, a teachers guide to the articles in the book has been produced with links to the science content of the National Curriculum and some links to the Design and Technology curriculum.

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