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The forefather who studied the stars
Textbook Part 2, pp. 15–17
GoalLearn about Mirzo Ulugh Beg and his contribution to science.
New words
observatory · rasadxonagrandchild · nevarato observe · kuzatmoqlist · ro‘yxat
Explanation
Mirzo Ulugh Beg was a great scholar and ruler, the grandson of Amir Temur. He ruled the country from a young age. He built an observatory in Samarkand and watched the sky, the Moon and the stars. The textbook has a legend about his amazing memory.
Worked examples
“At the observatory”. There is Ulugh Beg’s observatory in Samarkand. Mirzo Ulugh Beg was the grandson of Amir Temur. Here he observed the sky, the Moon and the stars. Ulugh Beg made a list of the stars. Our class visited the observatory and listened to its history.
Main idea: Ulugh Beg is the forefather who studied the stars.
Class activity
“Memory game”: the teacher says 5 words (Moon, star, Sun, sky, observatory); children repeat them in the same order.
Practice
1
In which city is Ulugh Beg’s observatory?
In Samarkand
2
Whose grandson was Mirzo Ulugh Beg?
Amir Temur’s
3
What did he observe at the observatory?
The sky, the Moon and the stars
4
What did Ulugh Beg make a list of?
The stars