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- 7th
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Students gain insight into the daily lives of Muslims and to develop empathy for them by studying the Islamic world and creating presentations. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research and discuss their perceptions of women in Islam. They read a set of interviews from the PBS Frontline episode "Muslims" and an interview with religious writer Karen Armstrong in the article "Fundamental Problems". Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are introduced to characteristic features of Islamic art and architecture. They follow a rubric to design an original Islamic mosque and to create a sketch for a tessellated style tile. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students complete a series of lessons in which they research the history of the Islamic religion. They construct maps and timelines that show the reach of Islam during medieval times, identify famous Islamic thinkers and complete worksheets. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate Islamic cultural influence in western civilization. They locate cities whose names have originated from Arabic influence. They locate in their community examples of Islamic architecture and art. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students research great thinkers and accomplishments of Islam. They watch and discuss a PBS video, "Islam: Empire of Faith," conduct Internet research, and create a fact cube that presents their findings. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students describe the life of Muhammad, fundamental teachings of Islam, and connections of Islam to Judaism and Christianity. They research the fundamental beliefs of Islam, the Five Pillars and create a poster to display the information. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students trace the extent and consequences of Islam's spread in Asia and the Mediterranean region, including North Africa and Europe's Iberian Peninsula. They color the areas on a blank map to which Islam spread and answer questions about their given area. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of Islam using a variety of resources to conduct research. They focus upon the geography of how the religion spread throughout the world and students identify the regions given a map of the area. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a lesson that is about how civilization developed around the concept of Islam. They conduct research using different types of resources and identify some of the basic geography of the Arabian Peninsula. Students also provide a presentation of the prophet Mohammed. Full Review »

