Had an e-mail from the education officer on a project called the JEWEL OF MUSCAT.I am writing to you about an exciting historical project called the Jewel of Muscat. The Jewel is the recreation of a 9th-century Arab sailing ship being built in Oman. The building of the ship has now been completed, and she is due to embark on an historic voyage from Oman to Singapore in Feb/Mar 2010.
The ship will retrace the international maritime trade routes of the 9th century, very similar to the adventures of the legendary Sindbad.
As part of this project, we have created a series of education materials for use to teach young people. The materials include lesson plans, classroom activities, quizzes, games and experiments. These materials are completely free, and have been specifically designed for use in geography (as well as history and science & technology) lessons. The materials have been divided into Beginners (ages 6-8), Intermediate (ages 9-12), and Advanced (ages 13-16).
These learning materials are available on our website - where you can also find out more about the construction and upcoming voyage. You can see the latest videos, photos and interactive features.
We’d love to be able to get schools and young geographers involved in the upcoming journey.
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