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We are the descendants of great people
Textbook: Part 3, pp. 33–34
GoalName our great scholars and what they did.
New words
great scholar · allomamathematician · matematikglobe · globushadith (sayings of the Prophet) · hadis
Explanation
Many great scholars came from our country. Al-Khwarizmi was a mathematician; he described how digits are written and the rules of the four operations. Abu Rayhan Beruni was among the first to make a globe and knew many languages. Imam al-Bukhari was born in Bukhara and is called the sultan of the science of hadith. In the textbook the audio text “Biz — buyuklar avlodimiz” (We are the descendants of great people) is listened to.
Worked examples
“Great scholars”. Many great scholars came from our land. Al-Khwarizmi was a mathematician born in Khorezm. He described how digits are written and the rules of the four operations. Abu Rayhan Beruni made a model of the Earth, a globe. Imam al-Bukhari was born in Bukhara and collected hadiths. We are proud of their work.
Match: Al-Khwarizmi – mathematics; Beruni – globe; Al-Bukhari – the science of hadith.
Class activity
“Scholar cards”: each child makes a card with a scholar’s name and work and introduces it to the class.
Practice
1
Which science was al-Khwarizmi a scholar of?
Mathematics
2
Who made the globe?
Abu Rayhan Beruni
3
Where was Imam al-Bukhari born?
In Bukhara
4
Where was al-Khwarizmi born?
In Khorezm
5
How many scholars are named in the text?
3