Expedition Earth: AFRICA - Morocco

What a beautiful country !  

I am inspired and would love to go here and explore.

We Learned

We experimented making repeating patterns.
We used Pattern Blocks from Sonlight.

• Moroccan food tastes wonderful !
• Morocco is known for it's ceramic tile designs.
• The designs themselves are an act of worship and are in keeping with the Islamic law, humans or animals or plants are not to be depicted in art.
• The kings castle has golden doors.
• During Ramadan they don't eat during the day.
• One sand dune is so tall it has a name. 
• The Cascades d'Ouzoud waterfall is 100m.
• Their colours are green and red.
• Some one calls from the mosque minaret to announce prayer. This happens five times a day.
• They speak Arabic in Morocco.
• All children must go to primary school for six years. 
• Only half the people can read and write.
• They have a king in Morocco. Morocco is one of three kingdoms in Africa.

The Resources we Used

Books

• Villas and Courtyard Houses of Morocco: with 235 Colour Illustrations By (author) Corinne Verner, Photographs by Cecile Treal
• Welcome to Morocco by Deborah Fordyce (For Primary aged students) *****
• Modern Middle East Nations and their strategic place in the World: Morocco by Lynda Cohen Cassanos. (High School Students)
• Mirror by Jeannie Baker.This book compares the life of two different families, one from Australia and one from Morocco.
• Usborne Stories From Around the World Illustrated by Linda Edwards Retold by Heather Amery. Story Read: Clever Aisha Page 72 (Sonlight P 3/4)
• The Usborne ART Treasury Author: Rosie Dickins

Notebook Pages

• Morocco Lapbook over at Homeschool Share. (FREE)
• Morocco Printable over at National Geographic KIDS (FREE)
• Expedition Earth over at Confessions of a Homeschooler
• Epedition Earth Discovering Gods Animals over at Confessions of a Homeschooler (FREE)
• National Symbols of Morocco (Barbary Lion, Coat of Arms, )

On the Net

• Learning about Morocco over at Homeschool Creations.
• Beautiful building / photo's of Morocco over at  My Marrakesh
• Moroccan National Anthem: Arabic + Transcription + English Translation  
• Visit Morocco 
• Arabic alphabet for kids on YouTube
• Area and Population of Countries on infoplease. 
• Time and Date.com
• Morocco Slide Show Time For Kids
• Morocco over at National Geographic Kids. Interesting video.
• Morocco Photo's over at National Geographic
• Moroccan tile documentary.Very interresting.
• Moroccan tile patterns.

Folktales from Morocco

•  Four Folktales We did not enjoy these however they were an interresting insight in the types of stories told.

Animals

• Dorcas Gazelle
  Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas)on ARKive
  Kids 'n' Countries.
• Fennec Fox
Fennec Fox (Fennecus Zerda) on YouTube eating a scorpian.
Fennec Fox on National Geographic Wild
Fennec fox sounds on YouTube.
Kids 'n' Countries.
• Honey Badger
  Honey Badgers Identification
  Honey Badger-The Most Fearless Animal on Earth National Geographic
• Striped Hyena
Striped Hyena on YouTube.
Update on rescued Stripped Hyenas

• Spotted Dolphin
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin colouring in sheet at Enchanted Learning
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin over at ARKive.
Guardians of the Sea: Wild Dolphins. Start at 2:35

• Scimitar-horned oryx (Sahara Oryx)
  Arabian oryx - endangered species conservation success
  Sahara oryx (Oryx dammah) On BBC Science & Nature. 
• Slooghis
  The Prince of Slooghis
  Kids & Countries Animals of Morocco
  Kids 'n' Countries.

Cooking

• Mint Tea
• Chicken Morocco
• Moroccan Casserole with Cous Cous (Coles Recipe)
• Ghriba - Moroccan Cookies *****

These biscuits were gorgeous.  We really like them.  We had to add extra oil as she says in the video.
 I took the two Moroccan dinner dishes and combined them to make a one pot meal.  I made the cous cous as a side rather than adding it.  It was delicious.

Blessings
 Chareen 

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