Web Quest for Al Khawarizmi

Did you know that Al Khawarizmi is the father of algebra?  In fact, the word “algebra” comes from a famous book he wrote titled Kitab al-Jabr wa-l-Muqabala

Go to "The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing"  to find out more about this famous book and find out in what year it was written. You will be surprised!

During the Middle Ages, the most famous scientists and scholars came from the Arab world.  How many of them do you know?  Go to Wikipedia to see a list.  You will be amazed!

Did you ever wonder who came up with the idea of "scientific research"?  Who was the first person to use empirical and experiment methods to investigate things? Hint: you can find his picture on Iraqi money. Check out this Website for the answer.

Everybody has heard of Marco Polo, the famous explorer that travelled from Europe to Asia during the Middle Ages.  But do you know who Ibn Battuta is?  He was a famous Moroccan explorer who left home at the age of 20 in the year 1325 and returned 29 years later after travelling 75,000 miles  Go to here and take a virtual tour, travelling in the footsteps of Ibn Battuta.

Did you ever wonder why Arabs were such great navigators and explorers during the Middle Ages, opening up trade routes between the East and the West?  Here’s a little known secret.  They invented the “astrolabe.”  Go to here to find out what an “astrolabe” is and why it was so important.

Arab scientists were world leaders during the Middle Ages, but what about today? Are Arab scientists making valuable contributions to solving modern problems? Did you know that Her Highness Sheikha Mozah brought Arab scientists from across the world to Doha to enhance the national research vision of Qatar. Find out what happened here.

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