PS.6.2.4: Engage in argument from evidence to classify materials as conductors…

Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe Grades 5–6 · partly supports this outcome

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 PS.6.2.4

These pages practise a closely related idea; the match to PS.6.2.4 is partial.

• Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook included with the unit

  1 reading, 1 unit test, with answer keys.

• Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook included with the unit

  4 practice pages, 4 readings, 3 English-support pages, 1 word wall, 1 unit review, 1 unit test, with answer keys.

• Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook included with the unit

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

• Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook included with the unit

  4 practice pages, 4 readings, 3 English-support pages, 1 word wall, 1 unit review, 1 unit test, with answer keys.

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