1. Topics based on The Genius of Islam (each topic has a 2-3 page chapter devoted to the topic)
• Islamic Calligraphy • Agriculture: qanats, water wheels
• Geometric Patterns in Art and food varieties • The Art and Use of Paper Making • Mechanical innovation based on the • Architecture and the Pointed Arch crank and connecting rod • The New Math – Arabic Numbers • Opthamology • Astronomy and the Astrolabe • Music • Medical Care and the Bimaristan • The House of Wisdom • Philosophy
2. Important People
• Ibn Sina • Abbas Ibn Firnas
• Ibn Rushd • Al Jazaris • Fatima Al Fihri • Ibn al Haythan • Mimar Sinan • Merriam al Astrulabiya
3. Individual Topics (The Book 1001 Inventions & Awesome Facts is very helpful)
• Islamic Arts: Pottery, fabric, • Islamic Advances in Surgery
geometric design • Islamic design of towns • Innovations in geographic science • Islamic Gardens • Innovations in Exploration • Coffee • Trade and Money Throughout the • Harnessing wind and water for use Islamic Empire • Muslim Foods throughout the • Muslim Innovation in Weaponry Empire • Architectural innovation • Islamic Advances in Vision • Islamic discoveries in Flight • Islamic advances in Fashion • The House of Wisdom • Islamic Music • Islamic advances in Medicine • Islamic Advances in Communication
Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES:
Grade 6 Integrated Social Studies/English Language Arts Curriculum Page 1 Revised September 2014