1. © PrimaryUpd8 To subscribe, visit www.primaryupd8.org.uk Mehrab Mollah is 9 years old. Page 1 Image courtesy: Practical Action Bangladesh His family are building a new home on raised ground. This will keep it above the flood water. 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.

2. © PrimaryUpd8 To subscribe, visit www.primaryupd8.org.uk Big question What material do you think Mehrab should suggest his parents use for the roof of their new home? Buildings in Mehrab’s village have straw roofs. Images courtesy: Practical Action Bangladesh Page 2

3. © PrimaryUpd8 To subscribe, visit www.primaryupd8.org.uk What material has been used for each roof? Could a different material be used? Why has that material been chosen? Page 3

4. © PrimaryUpd8 To subscribe, visit www.primaryupd8.org.uk A graph to show the average rainfall each month in Bangladesh A graph to show the average rainfall each month in the UK Date in July Rainfall mm Page 4 Rainfall mm A graph to show daily rainfall in Chittagong, Bangladesh

5. © PrimaryUpd8 To subscribe, visit www.primaryupd8.org.uk Mehrab says it is now quite noisy when it rains but his family feel a lot safer. 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’s new roof is made of corrugated iron. Image courtesy: Practical Action Bangladesh Page 5

6. © PrimaryUpd8 To subscribe, visit www.primaryupd8.org.uk This activity was produced by the Association for Science Education in partnership with Practical Action as part of the Global Learning Programme. 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. 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. Promoting Excellence in Science Teaching and Learning 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.www.glp-e.org.ukprimaryupd8.org.ukpracticalaction.org.uk/schools Page 6