Language Arts
- Visit ArabNet
- Oman and find out what a souq is. What would you like to
see there?
- Visit ArabNet
- Oman and look at the history about independence. Read about
the castle and look at the pictures. Who built the castle and
what happened to them?
Social Studies
- Visit ArabNet
- Oman and read about the Omani empire. See this
map to see where Zanzibar is. How far east did the empire
extend? Print this
map and color the general area where the empire was. (You
may need to look at your globe!)
- Visit ArabNet
- Oman and look at the map and this map.
Describe the land forms. What countries surround Oman? What is
the capital? What bodies of water border Oman and where? Why
do you think some of the borders are not defined?
- Visit OmanNet and learn
about the economy in Oman. What makes up a significant part of
their income? What do they spend most of their money on? For
a fun challenge for students in the US, play the short version
of the budget
simulation. Leave the budget the same (hold even) and see
where the US spends the most money. What do you think of the
difference?
- Read about the Search
for Ubar. Why couldn't people find this city? Include info
about the Empty Quarter in your answer. What did NASA do to help?
For fun, take the Ubar quiz.
- Visit Oman.org and StudyWeb's
Oman page for more information.
Math
- Visit Omanet and look
at the national data. What is their money called? If you took
US $100 to get it exchanged, how much Omani money would you have?
- Visit Omanet and look
at the national data. How many hours a week do the Omani work?
What two days make up their "weekend"? (If you're wondering
why, learn about their religion at one of the sites on this page.)
Have all your classmates find out how many hours a week their
parents/guardians work? Average the data you collect. How does
it compare to Oman? Would you rather work here or there? Why?
Bible
- Visit Oman
Info and read about the population and look at the pictures
under counties. What can you pray for?
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