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Culture Shock
Arabia
Shock 1:
Housing
House design
Houses must match their
environment.
What things are in your house
to make it more comfortable?
House design
Design a house for an
environment that is highly
polluted, overpopulated and
has very little open space.
Shock 2:
Math
Math
The Arabians loved math. They
invented Algebra and helped
popularize the number system
we use today. They also loved
number puzzles!
Magic Square Puzzles
• Squares where the numbers going across
and down add up to the same value.
“Perfect Numbers”
Any number where the sum of its
factors, not including itself, equals the
number.
For example:
6 is a
6
perfect
number!
1
2
3
6
Can you
find any
more?
Shock 3
4 Quarters
Shock 4
Arabian Nights!