Toy duck invasion of UK on its way.

The ducks began life in a Chinese factory and were being shipped to the US from Hong Kong when three 40ft containers fell into the Pacific Ocean during a storm on January 29, 1992. Today over 10000 ducks are still floating at sea.
Find out more here.

Desertification warning!

Desertification could make up to 50m people homeless over the next 10 years. Read about the encroaching deserts here.

How far will you travel this summer?

Newcastle to Beijing 4947 miles (7961 km)
Find out distances between places here.

Where is this?

Click the aerial photo to find out.

View the floods.

View the Sky News flooding map here.

Lightwater Valley today.

This satellite image shows the heavy rain falling across Yorkshire.

Year 10 leisure and tourism got soaked.They were investigating the products and services of Lightwater Valley.

Sun Safety

Advice for sunny weather
Whether you are in experiencing summer in Beijing or a day out at Blackpool .

Remember
Slip on a shirt
Slop on some cream
Slap on hat
Slide on some glasses
Seek shade

Boscastle Under Flood Water Again

Three years after it was devastated by flash flooding, the Cornish village of Boscastle has been given another soaking. At its worst point, the floodwaters were three feet deep. But the deluge pales in comparison with the 440m gallons that flushed through the town in August 2004.

World Heritage Sites

People gathered at Stonehenge today to see the sun rise on the longest day of the year .This is known as the Summer Stolstice.
Stonehenge is a World Heritage site.
Another World Heritage site is the Great Wall of China.

Mapzone - the fun site from the Ordnance Survey.

Practise you map reading skills here.

How many people live in China?

Look at China's population clock to find the answer.

Find out why there are more boys than girls in China here.

Where are the next Olympics in 2008 going to be held?

Find out more about the Beijing logo here.

Fairtrade at Easington

Carlos is an orange producer from Cuba. Read his fairtrade story here.

At Easington we are getting involved with Fairtrade.
Here is a message from 7B1:

7B1 are making smoothies in room 22.

• On Tuesday and Thursday we will be selling them at break and lunchtime.

• They cost 30p each.

• We are making the smoothies to help all the people who are growing the fruit and making the juice to earn a decent living.

• With our profits we are going to keep on buying more fruit and juice. The money we spend on the fruit and juice will go to the people who make them.

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Where exactly is Beijing?

Find out more about longitude and latitude here.

Counting your money Chinese style

Some Chinese people were taught to count to 100,000 by using their fingers.

Chinese currency is based on the decimal system, and consists of paper money and coins. The smallest coin is 1 fen.
10 fen make up a jiao (also called mao)
10 jiao make up a yuan.
Paper money comes in six denominations - 5 jiao, 1 yuan, 2 yuan, 50 yuan, and 100 yuan.

Approximately
1 British Pound = 15 yuan
1 yuan = 7p
You can view Chinese money here

Which is the world's longest river ?

Check your answer here.

What is the time in China ?

London Heathrow - destination Beijing

Heathrow is the world's busiest international airport. Regarded as the hub of the aviation world, around 90 airlines have made Heathrow their base. We depart for Beijing from terminal 3.

http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=51.4775&lon=-0.461389&z=15&r=0&src=ggl
http://www.heathrowairport.com/

Countdown to China

17 days before some of us fly to China. You can track the weather in Beijing. It might help you decide what clothes to pack.
http://www.accuweather.com/world-forecast-15day.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&locCode=ASI%7CCN%7CCH002%7CBEIJING&metric=1

Amazon explorer

If you're ready to explore the wilds of the Amazon jungle, journey on, adventurer!
http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/explorer.html