AC9S4U04: Examine the properties of natural and made materials including…

Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe Grades 5–6

Science and English together, for English learners (CEFR A2–B1). How does a felt yurt keep a family warm when it's −30 °C outside? Students test insulators around jars of warm water, graph the results and design a winter wall, using the real science of the Kazakh kiiz üy.

• How does a felt yurt keep a family warm at −30 °C? 60 min, or two 35-minute periods

  Science and English together, for English learners at CEFR A2–B1. Teams wrap jars of warm water in felt, cotton, foil and paper, measure how fast each one cools, and graph the class results. Then they use the evidence to design a winter wall for a kiiz üy.

Printable practice for AC9S4U04

These pages practise a closely related idea; the match to AC9S4U04 is partial.

• Kitchen Chemistry for Families workbook included with the unit

  2 practice pages, 2 readings, 1 word wall, 1 English-support page, 1 unit review, 1 unit test, with answer keys.

• Clean Water Challenge: Mixtures, Dissolving and Separating workbook included with the unit

  3 practice pages, 3 readings, 1 word wall, 1 English-support page, 1 unit review, 1 unit test, with answer keys.

• Solids, Liquids and Gases workbook included with the unit

  1 word wall, 1 practice page, 1 reading, 1 unit review, 1 unit test, with answer keys.

• Grade 4 Rocks and Minerals printable pack

  3 practice pages, 2 readings, 1 activity, 1 assessment, with answer keys. Free sample.

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