Sharing on Topic 3:

The Rise of Islamic Civilisation and cultural

interactions between Europe and Asia in

medieval times

CDI020171265 17 November 2017

Mr IP Kai-yiu

Pui Kiu College

SCHOOL INFORMATION

• Targeted grade for trial teaching: • S2 students

• Characteristic • Great learning diversity

• Classes allocation of S2 • Top 60 of the grade 2 classes of ‘elite classes’

• Others normal classes

• Language: • English

• Periods per week • 2

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BEFORE STUDYING ISLAMIC CIVILISATION:

STUDENTS’ VOICE

What do students

know about Islam?

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Topic 3: The rise of Islamic Civilisation and

cultural interactions between Europe and Asia in medieval times

Sub-topics Period(s)

1. The origins, teachings and development

of Islam

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2. Cultural contacts between Europe and

Asia and spread of Islam in Medieval Times

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3. Results and impact of the cultural

interactions between Europe and Asia

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AN OVERVIEW

Curiosity

• The flow for the whole Islamic civilization

• Guiding question for each lesson

Mini-research

• Prep-task to ensure everyone is capable in doing the mini-research

• Diversified materials for mini-research

• Pictures / passages / video

• Give students clues find out the whole picture

• Cater for learning diversity Group work

Consolidation

• In-class: concept map

• After school: homework

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LESSON FLOW

1. Basic information of

Islamic civilisation

•5 pillars

•Common practices of a Muslim

•The holy book

•The Islamic Empire

2. Interactions with East and

West

•Major goods

•How + why benefited from the interactions

•Benefits brought

3. Achievements of Islamic civilisation

• Astronomy

• Navigation

• Mathematics

• Medical development

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LESSON DESIGN: ENQUIRY APPROACH

• A general enquiry question to start each lesson

• Use questions to link up the lessons

Basic information of Islam

• How did the Islamic world form?

Trading of the Islamic World

• How could the Islamic Empire sustain itself?

Navigation and astronomy

• Why could they sail on the sea without problem?

Mathematics

• How could they manage their wealth

Medical development

• With wealth and mathematics ability, how did the Muslims upgrade their lives. 7

Sub-topic 2—trading

(cultural contacts)

Sub-topic 3—navigation

and astronomy

(results and impacts)

EXAMPLES OF ENQUIRY QUESTIONS

How could they develop sea trade? How to sustain such a vast empire?

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LINK TO THE PRESENT—SUB-TOPIC 3

NAVIGATION

START WITH CURIOSITY ENTRY POINT FOR TOPIC 1

Live media programme from Mecca

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcDvREEQhXE (Accessed on 9 Nov 2017)

RELATE TO DAILY LIVES— SUB-TOPIC 3 ASTRONOMY

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Transportation nowadays?

Transportation at that time?

GPS today

Astrolabe at that time

MINI-INVESTIGATION—SUB-TOPIC 2 CONTACT WITH THE EAST

• Student as an active learner

• Mini-DBQ for in-class discussion

• Group work

• Learn from each other

• Consolidation of knowledge

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SCHOOL-BASED BOOKLET

• A booklet

• Tailor-made for

students

• Teachers

• Easy to follow

• Confident to teach

• Guiding questions

skills

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TO FOSTER ENQUIRY LEARNING

• The Study Kit

• (A)Preparation Task

• (B)In-class Activities

• (C)Post-lesson Task(s)

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SUB-TOPIC 2: CULTURAL INTERACTIONS

• Make good use of preparation task

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SUB-TOPIC 2: CULTURAL INTERACTIONS

STUDENT’S LEARNING OUTCOME

• Make good use of preparation task

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SUB-TOPIC 2: CULTURAL INTERACTIONS

• What kind of relation was established between the Europeans and the Arabians shown in the source?

• What was the role of the Arabians in transferring the goods?

• How did the Islamic empire benefited from the activity that shown in the source?

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SUB-TOPIC 3: ISLAMIC MATHEMATICS

• What was the origin of Arabian mathematics?

• What was the invention of the Arabians in terms of geometrical

calculation?

• How did the Arabian mathematician contribute to the development

of computer program? 16

SUB-TOPIC 3: ISLAMIC MATHEMATICS STUDENT’S LEARNING OUTCOME

Origin

Develop from other people’s

foundation

Contribute to today’s

technology 17

CONSOLIDATION • Sub-topic 2—

trading • In-class:

trading • Homework:

war

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CONSOLIDATION

• Source: war

• Own knowledge: trade (class)

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STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOME

New input

Consolidation

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Surgical knife looked like the ones we are using nowadays

The Arabs practiced surgery in the 9th century

The Arabians had certain level of anatomy knowledge in the 9th century

PICTURES FOR COMPARISON

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PICTURES FOR UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS

http://www.republika.co.id/berita/dunia-islam/islam-mancanegara/13/02/25/mirp58-dokter-muslim-as-pengobatan-gratis-cermin-petunjuk-alquran

http://www.1001inventions.com/pharmacy

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For picture about Islamic surgery in

the past, please refer to the

following webpage

For picture about Islamic roots of

modern pharmacy, please refer to

the following webpage

LEARNING BY DOING

• Lateen sail vs square sail

• Which one is faster?

• Prove it by students themselves

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RESOURCES Live programme Science and Islam, Al Jazeera, BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gnqck/episodes/guide

• Live from Mecca https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2542nlyd4ck

Academic books

• Dr. Jim Al-Khalili, The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science saved ancient knowledge and gave us the Renaissance

• Adam J. Silverstein, Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction

• Books for kids on Prophet Muhammad and Muslim inventions

• Magazine

• Aramco World Magazine

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SUB-TOPIC 3—ISLAMIC MATHEMATICS STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOME

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AFTER STUDYING ISLAMIC CIVILISATION: STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOME

• Test performance

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AFTER STUDYING ISLAMIC CIVILISATION: STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOME

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AFTER STUDYING ISLAMIC CIVILISATION: STUDENTS’ VOICE

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AFTER STUDYING ISLAMIC CIVILISATION: STUDENTS’ VOICE

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