The Secret life of Plants

In collaboration with Qatar National Museum, Grade 6 students at Swiss International School Qatar have produced a magazine to preserve oral medical traditions and cultural practices. They also create ethical cosmetics and explore how football stadiums could feed hungry people. We are only young scientists so we do welcome feedback. This is a magazine written by children for children so there will be mistakes. Errata: Zaid's name is misspelled. The author is named Zade. In collaboration with Qatar National Museum, Grade 6 students at Swiss International School Qatar have produced a magazine to preserve oral medical traditions and cultural practices. They also create ethical cosmetics and explore how football stadiums could feed hungry people. We are only young scientists so we do welcome feedback. This is a magazine written by children for children so there will be mistakes. Errata: Zaid's name is misspelled. The author is named Zade.

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Shh! We’re in a library and the books are 900 years old! You might not realize this but not everything can be found on google. Some knowledge is so ancient that we can only find it in the heads of ancient people -that’s why we need museums! When grade 6 first started learning about Qatar’s green heritage, we really struggled to find anything. That’s because the older generation transmitted their knowledge orally and the younger generation never wrote it down. This meant that all this valuable knowledge could be lost but luckily Qatar National Museum was here to save the day! They not only allowed teachers like me into their archives, but they also helped me with translations and checked my lessons so my grade 6s could celebrate Qatar’s green heritage - and record the green heritage of their own cultures. Cultures like Palestine, Syria, India, France and Sudan.

Bedouin Beauty Making soap and body scrubs Many of our students were horrified to discover how many chemicals we used in modern skin care. Once again, the museum stepped in to show us how to make soaps and scrubs with natural products that our ancestors would use. Sidra is one of the most loved trees in our garden. Like the prophet Muhammad (Pbuph) we made shampoo and body wash with dried leaves and hot water. Nothing else. No pollution or chemicals. No animal testing. 100% halal.

Shh! We’re in a library and the<br />

books are 900 years old!<br />

You might not realize this but not<br />

everything can be found on google.<br />

Some knowledge is so ancient that we<br />

can only find it in the heads <strong>of</strong> ancient<br />

people -that’s why we need museums!<br />

When grade 6 first started learning about Qatar’s green<br />

heritage, we really struggled to find anything. That’s<br />

because the older generation transmitted their<br />

knowledge orally and the younger generation never<br />

wrote it down.<br />

This meant that all this valuable knowledge could<br />

be lost but luckily Qatar National Museum was here<br />

to save the day!<br />

<strong>The</strong>y not only allowed teachers like me into their<br />

archives, but they also helped me with translations and<br />

checked my lessons so my grade 6s could celebrate<br />

Qatar’s green heritage - and record the green<br />

heritage <strong>of</strong> their own cultures. Cultures like<br />

Palestine, Syria, India, France and Sudan.

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