Activitiy Teacher's Book al-Zalzalah

WEEK 1 DAY/ACTIVITY LESSON OUTCOMES MATERIALS INSTRUCTIONS LESSON / SECRET OF LESSON ASSESSMENTS VERSE Intro: In week 1, the main emphasis is on the contextual background in which the situation and the visual imagery of the surah, its significance and its lessons can be understood. Hence, the geographical and the geological knowledge of the Earth are much more emphasized. Day 1 activity focuses on the general presentation of the Earth, presenting it as a spherical object that floats in space. Day 2, next, focuses on the present state of the Earth which is prevalent (lāzim) with many types of frequent natural disasters. This has its spiritual significance. And this will be addressed in the activity in Day 3. At this point, the general message of the surah comes full circle. The surah tells the situation of the Earth during the Day of Qiyāmah, and the natural disasters that are present now are the trailers and teasers of what will happen one day. The task of man, therefore, is to make the most out of the time that is available - by doing as many good deeds as possible. And the Earth is one of the things that demands human care and attention. For the condition of the Earth reflects the spiritual condition of humans. DAY 1 1. Students will be 1. Round Balloon. 1. Cover your work 1. Show the reality of Summative Assessment: D.I.Y GLOBE USING able to visualize the 2. Newspaper. surface well as the present state of PAPER MACHE geographical and 3. Papier mache paste papier mache can the earth. 1. Ask the students to https://www.thespruce crafts.com/paper- geological stature 4. Acrylic paint. get pretty messy. 2. Enlightening describe the mache-globe-craft- 1253090 of the Earth. 5. Paintbrush. Keep a bowl of students about geography of the Set Induction: In surah - shape water or a wet human Earth: al-Zalzalah, Allah says that the Earth will one - number of cloth nearby to responsibility on day shake terribly. But what is the Earth? Do continents help keep your earth to take care - shape you know that it is our one and only home in - number of fingers clean. about it. - number of continents oceans 2. Blow up and tie the 3. Encourage students - number of oceans - position in the balloon. If you want to carry out - position in the solar solar system to set it on top of a activities that system bowl while working protect the earth. on it, completely Suggestion: cover the bowl 1) What is the shape with plastic wrap so of the earth? the paper mache

this world? What makes hopefully does not 2) How many this planet so special? stick to it. continents are And why does Allah 3. Tear some there on Earth? mention it in the newspaper into Quran? strips that are 3) How many oceans about 1-inch wide are there on Earth? Let’s get to know our and 4- to 6-inches home. long. You'll need a 4) Where are the lot of newspapers! positions of the Choose one of moon, sun, and these papier mache stars in our solar paste recipes, mix system? up a batch and follow these step- by-step directions to papier mache your balloon. You should apply three or four layers; allow each layer to dry completely before applying the next. You might also need to let one side of the balloon to set before applying papier mache to the other side.

4. Once the paper mache is dry, paint your balloon to look like a real globe using blue, green and even white paint. Add as much or as little detail as you like. As you paint continents, countries and bodies of water, teach kids some fun facts or share your travel stories. DAY 2 1. Students will be 1. Laptop 1. Teachers show to This video clip shows us Summative Assessment: VIDEO OF NATURAL able to understand 2. Tv/LCD students this video: how earthquakes DISASTER natural disasters as 3. HDMI Cable (https://www.youtube.c happened but during 1. Ask the students to one of the effects om/watch?v=vm4xx6P5 Qiyāmah it will be describe how the Set Induction: of the Earth’s 6H4). stronger as mentioned Earth’s geography Previously, we have geography, in verse 2-3. allows the looked into how specifically 2. At the end of class, occurrence of awesome our Earth is. earthquakes. relate the video with earthquakes. But do you know it can verse 1-3 then make (optional: ask be scary as well? On the 2. Students will be them think of the about other natural surface of the Earth, we able to understand comparison between disasters as well) have the occasional the spiritual two earthquakes; what significance of the Suggestion: natural disasters

violent and extreme (as signs of God, as Allah said in this Surah 1. What makes phenomena. reminders, as and the video. earthquakes punishments, etc). possible? What are the Ans: the layers of phenomena? And how (condition) the Earth’s crust. do they occur? And what is the significance Formative Assessment: of natural disasters to Muslims? Let’s find out! 1. Ask the students about the spiritual reasons why natural disasters occur. (As signs of God, as reminders, as punishments, etc). Suggestion: 1. Besides the shape of the Earth, what is the reason of the occurrence of natural disasters in term of spiritual or belief? Ans: the disobedience of man. God

annihilates the people of Thamud, Lot and others, for example, because of their disobedience to Him. DAY 3 1. Students will be 1. Cupboard / used Before Class: 1. Students can Summative Assessment: RECYCLE BIN – LET’S able to understand box. Provide basic understand the SAVE THE EARTH! the human 2. Mahjong paper. ingredients to produce importance of 1. Ask the students responsibility in 3. Printed recycling a waste bin from used preserving the about who is Set Induction: We have taking care of the symbol. materials (suggestions: earth responsible in learned that natural Earth. 4. A few cans, paper used boxes or used 2. Students can see taking care of (and disasters can be the 2. Students will be and glass. plastic bins), signage, the actions they in corrupting) the signs of God, reminders able to understand symbols to mark need to take to Earth and why are for us, tests of our faith, the worldly and the recycling bins. protect the earth. humans the one and, sometimes, spiritual 3. Taking care of the responsible: punishments for our significance of During Class: Earth is important - Because we own wrongdoings. taking care of the 1. Give each student a because it is the are entrusted Earth. chance to get only home that we with the Earth Having known this fact, involved in have. Its by Allah. what can we do? How (condition) producing the bin. destruction implies - Because we can we learn the 2. Explain the 3R our own downfall. are the only lessons that Allah tries concept – Reduce, 4. Spiritually, the creatures with to teach us through Reuse, and Recycle. Earth is our the ability to natural disasters? Let us 3. Show categories of reflection. We are do so. do an activity to find recyclable its miniature out. materials. version. If we fail to take care of

ourselves, it means Formative Assessment: that we fail to take care of the Earth. 1. Ask the students And the opposite is about the spiritual also true. connection 5. Recycling practices between man and can be embedded the Earth. as a culture in everyday life of Suggestion: students 1. Who is the creature that is responsible for taking care of the earth? Why? 2. How is man and nature connected?

WEEK 2 DAY/ACTIVITY LEARNING OUTCOMES MATERIALS INSTRUCTIONS LESSONS LEARNING ASSESSMENT Intro: In week 2, we are going to look deeper into the phenomena of earthquakes. Because it will be such a dramatic phenomenon on the Day of Qiyamah, therefore we really need to understand it and capture its imagery. So that we will understand its scale and our place in relation to it. Day 1 activity explains the mechanisms of earthquakes - how it occurs. Next, Day 2 explains its behaviours and its destructive effects. And on Day 3, the activity visualizes the effects that will occur exclusively on the Day of Qiyāmah, that is, the coming out of everything from the Earth’s belly. DAY 1 1. Students will 1. Cardboard 1. Punch two holes on 1. Earthquakes are Formative Assessment: be able to rectangles HOW THE EARTH describe the one side of one of very dangerous. QUAKES mechanisms 2. Cookie sheet of 3. Strings or yarns the cardboard But it also has its 1. Ask the students to earthquakes. 4. Hole puncher 5. Dirt rectangles. Tie a benefits for nature. demonstrate the 6. Tape string through the 2. Earthquakes on the mechanisms of holes. Repeat with Day of Qiyāmah earthquakes using the second piece of serve the purpose the materials cardboard. to vomit out all of provided. 2. Tape the two the secrets that the pieces together, Earth has been Suggestion: Set Induction: Do you but leave room so keeping since the know how earthquakes happen? And do you they can sit apart. first man set his 1. What is the first know why earthquakes are called earthquakes? 3. Set the cardboard foot on its surface. thing that comes to This is because the Earth quakes. side by side on the 3. The Earth is a your mind when we Let’s make an cookie sheet side witness of what we talk about experiment to understand the by side. do on its surface. earthquake? 4. Cover the And it will testify cardboard with against us before dirt. You do not Allah. need a thick layer 4. We must always be of dirt, but you do aware of what we do in this world,

mechanism of want all of the because there are earthquakes. cardboard covered. many witnesses in 5. Instruct the this world that can students to gently testify before Allah pull on the strings. against us. 6. Next, ask the students to gently shake the cardboard and observe what happens to the dirt. DAY 2 1. Students will be 1. Card box. 1. Draw some 1. The buildings in the Formative Assessment: ROLLING IN THE DEEP able to understand 2. Marker pen. the behaviour of 3. Sugar cubes/ Lego epicentres on the centre will be more earthquakes. pieces. card box. easily collapsed 1. Ask the students to 2. Students will be able to understand 2. Make small due to the explain the nature the patterns in the effects of an buildings with earthquake than of the magnitude earthquake. different heights the ones far away. of an earthquake. and widths using 2. In the first verse, sugar cubes on Allah says that the 2. Ask the students to different locations earth will shake explain the range of the epicentres. horribly when the of an earthquake’s 3. Shake the card box Day of Qiyāmah destruction using Set Induction: from slow vibration comes. the epicentres Previously, we have looked into how to strong vibration 3. This experiment model. earthquakes work. Now let us see how an gradually to demonstrates the earthquake behaves. What is the range of resemble the reality of Suggestion: earthquake. earthquakes. 4. See what happens. 1. How large are the destructions that

destruction an can be caused by earthquake has? Let us an earthquake? make another 2. Using the experiment to explore epicentres model the answers. you build, show the range of an earthquake’s destruction. DAY 3 1. Students will be 1. Straw 1. https://allfortheboy Based on verse 1 & 2, Summative Assessment: FLOATING BALL able to understand 2. Paper s.com/floating-ball- Allah shows us how the and visualize the 3. Glue activity/ earth will be, “when the 1. Ask the students to effects of the 4. Scissor earth is shaken with its give examples of earthquakes of the 5. Pom Pom Ball earthquake. And the the secrets that Day of Qiyāmah, earth discharges its have been kept by i.e.: the vomiting of burdens''. the Earth. things from the (Remnants and Earth’s belly. So, this activity gives a relics from the past (condition) simple situation of how kings, people and the ball floats up/down civilizations such as in the air. Similarly, all Fir’awn etc.) of human secrets will be spilled out as well on Suggestion: the Day of Qiyāmah soon. 1. What are the things that are contained in the Earth’s belly? (Provide a picture and let the students arrange

that picture according to the layers of the Earth.)

WEEK 3 DAY/ACTIVITY LEARNING OUTCOMES MATERIALS INSTRUCTIONS LESSON/SECRET OF LEARNING ASSESSMENT VERSE Intro: In this week, our focus will be on verse 6 and 7-8. On Day 1, the activity only revises the previous lessons learned. On Day 2, the activity focuses on the precision by which human deeds will be measured and weighed. All of human deeds, even the smallest ones, will not be overlooked and left not considered. On Day 3, the activity gives an attention to the outcome of weighed deeds. Humans will be divided into groups according to their deeds. DAY 1 1. Students will be 1. Power point Prepare the following Revision for students on QUIZ INFO able to recall the 2. Laptop question in PowerPoint. what they studied from lessons that they 3. Tv/LCD The questions are: the storybook. DAY 3 have learned 4. HDMI Cable ● What is the type of ATOMIC AIR previously. Set Induction: natural disaster in Previously we have this surah? learned about the (Earthquake) ● Keyword of the 2nd verse in this surah is ‘EARTH’, Right or Wrong? (Right) ● Why are people confused about what is happening to the earth? Students will be able to: 1. Paper. 1. Cut the paper into 1. Our deeds are Formative Assessment: a frame. 2. Strings. mostly the size of 2. Tape the frame 1. Conduct the proper 3. Clear tape. with its sticky side the things that are 1. Instruct the exposed. experiment steps 4. Hole puncher. sticking at the tape. students to and setup for air 5. Scissors. They are as small as conduct the composition. 6. Magnifying glass. atoms.

events that will take 2. Draw a proper 3. Punch a hole in the 2. However, we must experiment with place before conclusion from paper frame using humankind will be the experiment on a hole puncher. not think that they the proper steps. gathered to be judged. the nature of the All of the global hereafter. 4. Hang the frame are insignificant. disasters that occur are where the wind is to transform the Earth blowing actively. 3. Each small deed Summative Assessment: into another place Leave it for a day. specialized for the that we do will be purpose of the 5. Look at the taped Judgment Day. frame with a shown to us, and 1. Ask the students magnifying glass. See what sticks to those good deeds close-ended and it. will help us to enter guided questions to Jannah. arrive at no. 4 of 4. If even human the lessons capacity can provided. discover the But what will happen on extremely small the Judgment Day itself? Let us explore it objects, then it through today’s activity. should not be a problem at all for God. DAY 3 Students will be able to: 1. Black pepper. 1. Pour some water in 1. The black pepper Suggestion: PEPPER SEPARATION 1. Explain the science 2. Dish soap. a flat white plate. separates from the Set Induction: Last time behind the pepper 3. Water. 2. Put some black water because of 1. Why the pepper is we have learned about separating at the 4. A flat white plate. pepper into the the dish soap. separating at the the situation that will centre. water. 2. Pepper centre of water? is hydrophobic, 2. What is the take place on the Day of 2. Relate the 3. Dip your finger meaning that water condition of Judgment. That condition of pepper inside. Nothing is not attracted to mankind on the everyone will be judged with the condition happens right? it. Because of that, Day of Judgement? the pepper can't Is the condition according to their of mankind on the 4. Now wipe your dissolve in the being same as the finger with a bit of water. pepper? deeds. Judgment Day.

But what happens after dish soap and dip 3. But why do the that? Now that your finger again. flakes float on top everyone will know the See what happens. of the water? value of their deeds, Water molecules then what? In verse 6, like to stick Allah says that everyone together. They line will be grouped in up in a certain way different groups. What that gives the top would the situation be of the water like? Let us do an surface tension. experiment to Because pepper understand it. flakes are so light, and hydrophobic, the surface tension keeps them floating on top. 4. The next question to think about is why the pepper shoots to the sides when soap touches the water. Soap is able to break down the surface tension of water. 5. As the soap moves into the water, and the surface tension changes, the

pepper no longer floats on top. 6. But the water molecules still want to keep the surface tension going, so they pull back away from the soap, and carry the pepper along with them. 7. On the Day of Qiyāmah, we will be separated into two groups just like the black pepper. One who did good in their worldly lives, the other are those who did not.

WEEK 4 DAY/ACTIVITY LESSON OUTCOMES MATERIALS INSTRUCTIONS LESSON/SECRET OF LESSON ASSESSMENTS VERSE Intro: In this week, we are going to explore more on the concept of deeds. The type of exploration that we are going to conduct is a bit philosophical. We are going to classify the deeds that we do on a daily basis. And we are going to identify the types of deeds (good and bad) and the magnitude of deeds (small or big). This will be the activity of Day 1. And on Day 2, all lessons will be summarized in the activity of journaling. DAY 1 Students will be able to: 1. Mah-jong papers. 1. (Optional) Warm 1. In our daily Formative Assessment: 1. Nurture the habit 2. Various coloured up and get a sense situations, BIG DEEDS, SMALL of introspection or marker pens. of our intuitions sometimes the line 1. To help the DEEDS self-evaluation 3. Some anecdotal about the topic between good and students think (muḥāsabah). situations. either by bad is blurry. And systematically, you Set Induction: We have 2. Analyse and classify a. Your presenting sometimes, can break down the learned previously that the types of deeds mother anecdotes, between two good questions based on our deeds will be into: command questions, or things, we get the following weighed and judged to a. Moral ed you to connecting to confused on which categories: determine our destiny, quality: lie to your previous is the better one. a) Characters involved whether we will go to good/bad. relatives discussions. 2. Therefore, we must in the situations. heaven or hell. b. Magnitud about 2. You can begin by always be mindful Whether they are e: your asking everyone to of our actions. good or bad? And none of our deeds big/small. grade. You write down a list of 3. And we must b) The moral will be left out, not actually good and bad always ask Allah’s judgment on the even the smallest ones. failed, but deeds that they can guidance to help us situation. Whether But what are small your think of. These in making moral the actions are deeds? And what are mother deeds are decisions. good or bad? bad deeds? Let us told you to interesting to c) The magnitude of explore this theme say that examine in the the actions. together. you context of its Whether they are excelled rationale. How do big or small we classify deeds good/bad deeds?

your as good or bad? d) How should a person of good dīn exam. And what makes a respond in such a situation? b. You and good/bad deed big your or small? friends 3. Split students up played in according to how the school many pieces of office. butcher paper you Suddenly, have. Each sheet of you broke paper should have an one common expensive situation written laptop. into the centre, Then, a and perhaps a teacher small picture came in illustrating the and situation. scolded 4. Clearly outline the your rules for the friend activity: instead of a. Absolutely you. And no talking your is allowed. friend b. Everyone remained will have quiet so as about 5- not to get 10 you in minutes to trouble. respond to

situation by writing on their group’s piece of paper. c. Responses can include thoughts, ideas, questions, and drawings. d. Every 5-10 minutes each group will switch to the next table to respond to the next dilemma and/or the thoughts of the previous group.

e. Everything should be related to the question. But allow for fa- fetched responses to be on the papers as well. 5. After everyone has had a chance to respond to each situation, and each sheet of paper is full of thoughts, questions, drawings and lines, ask everyone to circle one thought, drawing, or question that they find particularly thought-provoking. 6. As a large group, use the remaining time to discuss one or more of the

“circled” thoughts, either by going through them one by one or by voting. This is also a good chance to think about whether the “classification” in step 1 that everyone outlined could still apply to the situation that were discussed. DAY 2 1. Paper. 1. Let the student Repetition and self- JOURNAL OF SURAH AL 2. Magic Colour. ZALZALAH 3. Colour Pencils. draw what they study are part of 4. Decorations. have learned about effective learning. The Surah Al Zalzalah students can revise throughout the what they have learned month. by writing down the 2. They may decorate lesson. their papers as they wish! The teacher will check their journal once in a month.