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The Shrinking of the Aral Sea

Posted on March 13, 2019 by KW

Here is a link to a video NASA have posted which shows how the Aral Sea (once the fourth largest internal sea in the world) has become smaller since the 1960s when the two the course of the two rivers that fed it were diverted to support the USSR cotton industry. The impact on the region’s physical and human geography has been huge, affecting the landscape, settlements and employment as well as health and migration. Since the construction of a dam, the northern lake has recovered some of its size, but the southern lake has continued to shrink. The Aral Sea is now about 10% of its original size in the 1960s. Much of the area is now known as The Aralkum Desert.

We looked at these NASA satellite images together in sequence, but this short video links them together and also provides a brief summary of what has happened in the area which is a useful summary of what we discussed if you want to look again or share it with your family.

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Global climate change

Posted on March 13, 2019 by KW

Here are the links to the NASA climate change website with graphics that you can investigate to show what is happening to sea ice, sea-level etc. You might like to share these with your family. It is clear why this is a serious problem that we need to try to understand and find ways to tackle… Your Eco-team ideas are a really good place for us to start.

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Maths Race

Posted on March 13, 2019 by KW

Here’s another game that our ‘testers’ thought was fun and would make practising multiplication facts (and other maths facts) more fun. Let me know if you find other free games that are good.

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Archery maths game

Posted on March 13, 2019 by KW

This is the archery multiplication game that some of you asked for. I hope you have fun getting speedy with your tables! Perhaps you could post a comment with your high score for others to beat? (Make sure you only use your nickname.)

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Maths ‘space invaders’ game

Posted on March 12, 2019 by KW

This game allows you to practise quick maths facts including multiplication facts, decimals and fractions and many more. Can you find the answers and dodge the alien attack?!

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Arithmetic practice

Posted on March 12, 2019 by KW

This site offers online practice of the kinds of questions that are covered in the arithmetic paper for Year 6. You can choose the number of questions to have a go at and can take it at your own speed. Answers are given straight after you’ve had go at the question so you will know straight away what you need to work on.

Click on the image to go to the site.

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