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Activities
for Qatar
Language Arts
- Visit ArabNet
- Qatar and read about the people who
live there. What percent of the people were
not born in Qatar?
How do you think this might affect
the country?
- Visit the State
of Qatar and look at the pictures. (This
site is slow because it is located in Qatar,
but it is well worth the wait! The page includes
video clips). What do you think it would be
like to live there? What would you like to
see?
- Visit the State
of Qatar and listen to the national anthem.
What does it make you think of?
Social Studies
- Visit ArabicNews.com
and see if there is any recent news about
Qatar. Write a summary of the news for your
class. If there isn't, check out the food
& recipes to see what Arabic people like
to eat. What would you like to make and taste?
- Visit ArabNet
- Qatar and read about the discovery of
oil. How has this affected life in Qatar?
Read about Housing to see an example
of how the government helps its citizens.
- Visit Atlapedia
Online and look at the maps of Qatar and
surrounding areas. Also look at the map at
ArabNet
- Qatar and this
one from the CIA Factbook. What countries
surround Qatar? What is the capital of Qatar?
What bodies
of water are around Qatar and where are they
(North, south, etc)?
What is the name of land that is shaped
like Qatar?
- Visit ArabNet
- Qatar and find out how Qatar is ruled?
How are the rulers similar?
Math
- Visit the State
of Qatar and look at the figures about
education. At which level does the government
have the most number of classrooms? How many
students per teacher were there in 1995 at
the intermediate level? How many students
per teacher are there in your school? How
many more or less students per teacher are
there in your school compared to Qatar?
- Challenge. Look at the other figures on
the page above and make up your own questions
for your classmates.
Bible
- Visit the State
of Qatar and look at the pictures. What
else can you pray for?
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