A Protected Ceiling: The Earth's Atmosphere
"And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, [i.e. signs present in the heavens] are turning away." [Surah Al-Anbiya 21:32]"And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, [i.e. signs present in the heavens] are turning away." [Surah Al-Anbiya 21:32]"And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, [i.e. signs present in the heavens] are turning away." [Surah Al-Anbiya 21:32]Allah, Glorified and Exalted be He, describes the Earth’s Atmosphere as a Protected Ceiling. Through this unit, we take you through all the layers of the Earth’s atmosphere, linking them back to what Allah has told us about them in the Qur’an.
In this unit, we cover:
All 5 layers of the Earth’s atmosphere
Gravity and its role
The protection that each of the layers of the earth’s atmosphere provides and their roles
Muslims who played a role in discovering inventions that have enabled us to study the atmosphere and space
Meteors and the Islamic perspective
The Ozone Layer
Tafseer of verses 30-32 of Surah Anbiya
Activities include: Quranic copywork, word find, crafts, aurora artwork, partial vacuum experiment and space station research activities.
This unit is best suited for children in early to mid primary levels ages 5-6 and up.
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