Engineering Islam

When and where

Took place on 12th July 2010 from 09:00 till 16:00

Venue The Royal Academy of Engineering

Event details

Engineering Islam returns for the third year.

Pupils will learn about some of the Islamic feats in Engineering and will get to try out activities inspired by 1001 Inventions, these include:

 

• Raising Water – pupils are given the task of moving water from one point to another using a range of materials including corex, wood, string, straws and electric pumps.
• Camera Obscura – pupils make a simple pinhole camera using plastic cups, transparent paper, black tape and card – they then get to test their cameras in a dark room.
• Scentsations – pupils are given a range of essential and fragrance oils which they can combine and add to a carrier oil to make a new unique scent.

 

Contact

For further information, please contact: Darrell Pariag (pariagd2@lsbu.ac.uk)

Report

Engineering Islam is an annual event hosted by the London Engineering Project (LEP). The event celebrates Islamic culture and aims to show young people the important contribution that Muslims made to society particularly in the field of science and engineering. The event was inspired by 1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World, a book created by the 1001 Inventions organisation.  

This year pupils from schools in South and East London attended the event which was held at the Royal Academy of Engineering. The day opened with an introduction to the topic of engineering and science in Islam by Dr. Anne-Maria Brennan, a lecturer from the Department of Applied Science at LSBU who is also a member of 1001 Inventions. Pupils then went on to complete three hands-on activities which are inspired by engineering feats of the Islamic world.

Over lunch the pupils were treated to a viewing of a short film 1001 Inventions and the Library of Secrets, which was created for the 1001 Inventions global exhibition.  A fun day was had by all, Darrell Pariag, Schools Liaison Officer for the LEP said, ‘It was great to see pupils coming together and learning about some of the amazing feats that have come out of the Islamic World. The pupils had a great time completing the activities – one student asked me if he could come back tomorrow!’