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Mehrab
Mollah is
9 years
old.
He lives in Bangladesh
with his mum Shahana.
 Every year there are very heavy
rains called the monsoon.
 These rains make the rivers
in Bangladesh flood.
 Mehrab’s family are afraid that
their home could get washed
away in the floods.
His family are building a new home on raised ground.
This will keep it above the flood water.
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Buildings in Mehrab’s village have straw roofs.
Big question
What material do you think Mehrab should suggest
his parents use for the roof of their new home?
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What material
has been used
for each roof?
Why has that material
been chosen?
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Could a different
material be used?
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A graph to show the
average rainfall each month in Bangladesh
A graph to show the
average rainfall each month in the UK
600
Rainfall mm
Rainfall mm
600
500
400
300
200
100
500
400
300
200
100
0
0
A graph to show daily rainfall in Chittagong, Bangladesh
40
Rainfall mm
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0
5
10
15
Date in July
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20
25
30
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Mehrab’s new roof is made of corrugated iron.
Raised platform to keep Mehrab’s
home above the flood waters.
This was quite
cheap to buy
and is more
waterproof than
his old straw roof.
Mehrab says it is
now quite noisy
when it rains but his
family feel a lot safer.
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This activity was produced by
the Association for Science Education in partnership with
Practical Action as part of the Global Learning Programme.
Promoting Excellence in Science Teaching and Learning
The GLP is a ground-breaking new
programme which will create a national
network of like-minded schools,
committed to equipping their students
to succeed in a globalised world by helping
them to deliver effective teaching and
learning about international development
and global issues at Key Stages 2 and 3.
ASE is providing the science education
support for the Global Learning Programme
which is funded by the Department for
International Development. This activity can
be found on the Global Learning
Programme www.glp-e.org.uk, ASE Primary
upd8 primaryupd8.org.uk and Practical
Action practicalaction.org.uk/schools
websites.
Thank you to the children of Year 6 at Camp Primary and Nursery School, St. Albans
for sharing their ideas and to their teachers for making time available for this project.
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