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The Seven Lanterns

Fred Jalili

All aboard the Nereid, a brass and teal submarine with a curious crew! The Seven Lanterns is a deep sea audio adventure for children 8-11: Nilo, Captain Mara, musical Compass and tiny Pip hunt the lost Seven Lanterns, solving mysteries with real maths big numbers, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, geometry, data and money, all worked out aloud inside the story. Funny, warm 30minute adventures with songs and rich underwater sound. New episodes dive regularly.
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  • 11 episodes
  • Avg 30 min
  • English

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  • S1 · E11
    Friday · 26 min

    The Harbour Market

    Learning topics: Coin and bill values: Canadian denominations (nickel 5¢, dime 10¢, quarter 25¢, loonie $1, toonie $2, $5 and $20 bills), taught through the animals on the coins Estimating a total cost: rope $6 + oil $4 + chart $3, "about thirteen", exact $13 Budgeting: the brass bell at $12 would take the total to $25, more than the $23.65 purse, so it cannot be bought; the $2 honey cakes fit Paying exactly and making change: the chart paid exactly with a toonie and a loonie; a $20 bill for $12 of goods, $8 change counted aloud

  • S1 · E10
    Monday · 28 min

    How Heavy, How Full

    Learning topics: Capacity: measuring which jar holds more (short wide jar = 8 cupfuls beats tall thin jar = 6); "measuring beats guessing" Mass vs volume: two equal-size crates — cork floats (small mass) vs anchor chain (great mass) Time measured by counting: twenty cupfuls at ten counts each = 200 counts

  • S1 · E8
    October 17 · 26 min

    Tenths of the Sea

    Learning topics: Fractions to tenths: 3 of 10 steps under water = three tenths Fraction–decimal equivalence, said aloud: "three tenths, written 3 over 10, is the same as 0.3" Tenths as a measuring system: the beacon's glass gauge marked in ten parts, filled to seven tenths Comparing tenths: 0.6 beats 0.3; 5/10 = 0.5 is a half

  • S1 · E8
    October 11 · 25 min

    Sharing the Catch

    Learning topics: Division as fair sharing: 49 ÷ 4 = 12 with 1 left over Sharing in rounds (10 each, then 2 each) and checking by multiplication (4 × 12 + 1 = 49) Division as grouping: 12 full groups of 4 from 49, 1 left over Equal shares as a story condition (the door opens only for equal baskets)

  • S1 · E7
    October 8 · 28 min

    Rows of Light

    Episode 7 Learning topics: Multiplication as arrays: seven rows of eight Breaking multiplication apart: 5 × 8 = 40, 2 × 8 = 16, so 40 + 16 = 56 Checking an array from the other direction: eight rows of seven also make 56 Using multiplication inside an adventure problem without rote memorization

  • S1 · E6
    October 6 · 35 min

    The Vault of Big Numbers

    Episode 6 This episode is built around math topic: Whole numbers to 10,000 Place value: thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones Comparing and ordering large numbers Nearest thousand versus the next whole thousand Rounding to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand in story context Addition and subtraction with large numbers

  • S1 · E5
    October 5 · 30 min

    The Longest Corridor

    Episode 5 This episode is built around math topic: measurement - length, the perimeter of a rectangle (14+6+14+6=40), and an introduction to area by counting rows.

  • S1 · E4
    October 5 · 30 min

    The Door Only One Shape Could Open

    Episode 4 This episode is built around math topic: geometry and spatial sense - symmetry and reflection, 3D shapes (prisms and pyramids), right angles, and grid location (three across, four down).

  • S1 · E3
    October 5 · 33 min

    The Logbook That Counted the Ocean

    Episode 3 This episode is built around math topic: data and probability - reading and comparing data (which night was brightest) and probability language (likely / unlikely / certain / impossible) for choosing a route.

  • S1 · E2
    October 5 · 37 min

    The Lantern That Blinked in Code

    Episode 2 This episode is built around math topic: patterns and algebra - repeating patterns, growing patterns, equality and the missing number, and step by step instructions.

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