Sail East! UFLI Foundations Lesson 86

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Sail East!

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A vast Minecraft ocean biome scene shown in a split cross-section view, with a pale sky and pink-tinged clouds in the upper right above the waterline and bright blue water below. The left half of the underwater area is open, lighter blue water, while the water deepens to darker blue toward the right edge. In the centre, colourful blocky coral formations — pink, red, teal, and yellow — rise from the ocean floor along with kelp and sea plants. Two cheerful snorkelling children swim just right of centre among rising bubbles: a dark-skinned child with curly brown hair wearing a yellow mask and snorkel, yellow top, green shorts, and green flippers, and a light-skinned child with orange hair wearing a blue mask, blue shorts, and blue flippers, one arm outstretched. A pixelated wave border runs along the bottom edge of the image.

The sea is a vast biome. It flows on and on, far past the coast. Sail any way you like, and you will always find more sea. Above the water is pale sky. Beneath the surface, a big wild world is waiting for you to explore.

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A small sandy Minecraft-style island surrounded by vast ocean water, viewed from a slight distance to emphasise isolation. The island juts up from the deep blue sea with just a seam of beach and sand visible. Misty, overcast skies stretch across the background, creating a sense of scale. A small purple coral or crystal formation is visible in the bottom-left corner near the water's edge. The right side of the image is dominated by a large expanse of deep blue ocean, providing clear space for text overlay. No characters are present in the scene.

The sea cuts the land into chunks. Where land pokes above the water, a bit of land forms. Some bits of land are narrow, with just a row of sand blocks. Others are so big you can make a home on them. Will you find a cosy bit of land, or will you keep on sailing?

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An underwater ocean scene in Minecraft style, with kelp forests and bubbles visible in the deep blue water on the left side. On the right side of the image, colourful coral reefs and seagrass cover the sandy ocean floor. Small blocky tropical fish weave between the coral formations, and a squid drifts in the mid-water. The scene is bright and sunlit from above, with vibrant coral reefs and aquatic vegetation filling the frame, depicting a warm sea teeming with life.

Mild seas are shallow and full of life. Seagrass and kelp grow on the sandy floor below. Vivid tropical fish roam in yellow and red, and squid drift in the flowing water. Almost all sea mobs can live in this biome. It has more life than most sea biomes.

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An underwater scene in a Minecraft cold ocean biome, viewed from beneath the surface on the left side of the image. Tall green kelp plants rise from a sea bed of gravel and dirt on the left, with a cod fish swimming among the kelp fronds and a salmon visible further back in the murky water. A squid drifts in the mid-distance. The water is a cool blue-green with dim light filtering down from the surface above, creating a bleak, cold atmosphere. The right side of the image is covered by a plain dark blue overlay panel for text placement.

Cold seas are dark and deep. Below, the floor is gravel and dirt, not sand. The glow is low, and the cold water flows slowly. Not many mobs roam this far into the cold sea. Cod and squid do not mind. Swim deeper, and the water grows darker.

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A frozen ocean scene rendered in a Minecraft-style blocky aesthetic, with large angular chunks of blue-white ice scattered across the landscape. On the right side of the image, a squid with dark tentacles floats near the icy water's surface, while a small salmon swims just beneath it. The environment is bright and cold, with pale icy terrain and frozen water stretching into the distance, conveying a bleak, dead-cold atmosphere where not much can survive.

A frozen sea is a very cold place. Big chunks of ice float on the surface, and the water below is icy and dark. Snow falls on the ice, and the chill grows deep. Not much can survive in a frozen sea. Just squid and small fish can swim in the deep.

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A vibrant underwater coral reef scene rendered in a Minecraft-style blocky aesthetic. On the left side, large peach and pink coral structures rise up in great heaps, surrounded by clusters of blue and purple coral formations at the base. Small blocky tropical fish weave past each clean, bright mound of coral. The scene is set in a shallow, sunlit ocean with a bright sky visible above the waterline in the background. The right side of the image is occupied by a dark blue translucent text overlay panel.

Shallow seas are home to coral reefs. The reefs glow with pink and yellow. Coral grows in many shapes: brain coral, tube coral, and fan coral. Tube coral is hollow inside. Coral is not a plant. Each coral is a tiny animal, and many grow together in big clusters called reefs.

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An underwater ocean scene in Minecraft style, with deep blue water filling the frame. On the right side, a Guardian mob floats menacingly, its single large eye visible and orange spikes extended outward as it fires an orange laser beam across the scene. The Guardian looks threatening and powerful as it patrols the deep. Seagrass and kelp rise from the ocean floor, and a distant treeline is visible above the waterline in the background.

Not all sea mobs are tame. A mob roams the deep and follows any swimmer who gets close. Zap! It fires a beam at them. In the dark, other sea mobs lurk in the shadows and attack any swimmer they find. The sea holds danger in every shadow. Swim fast.

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On the left side of the image, a green Minecraft-style turtle crawls out of the water onto a sandy beach, with a small yellow axolotl beside it on the sand. Both creatures appear calm and relaxed as they rest at the water's edge on the warm sand. In the background on the right, partially submerged in blue water, another turtle and axolotl can be seen swimming. The scene is set outdoors on a bright, sunny day along a sandy shoreline with stone and greenery in the background.

Some sea mobs leave the water for a short time. Turtles lay their eggs on sandy beaches and then return to the sea. A small yellow fellow rests on the sand with them for a while. Then it floats back into the sea. The shore is close, but the sea is home.

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A vibrant underwater ocean scene viewed from above, with the right side showing a colourful coral reef teeming with bright pink, red, and purple corals growing on sandy blocks, while the left side shows the deeper open ocean in calm blue tones. Various sea creatures — small tropical fish, a squid, and a turtle — can be seen swimming among the coral on the right side of the image, depicting a reef that teems with life. The scene is set in clear, sunlit shallow waters with light filtering down from the surface.

The sea is home to a vast number of animals. Fish, squid, turtles, and coral all depend on clean water to live and grow. When the water is clean and safe, all of them thrive. The reef glows, and fish roam free. But something is off. Turn the page.

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On the left side of the image, two Minecraft-style villager characters stand on a sandy beach looking out toward the ocean with concerned, determined expressions. They face the viewer at a three-quarter angle. One is taller and the other shorter, both standing together. They face a large body of blue ocean water that fills the right portion of the scene. The beach setting is bright and sunny with a clear sky, and scattered trash and litter — plastic blocks, discarded items — can be seen spread on the sand at their feet, reinforcing the theme of ocean pollution and the need to keep seas clean.

Real seas glow with life, just as the seas in Minecraft do. But real seas face real danger. Trash on the sand harms sea animals, and heat kills coral and harms the reef. It is sad to see, but we can act. The sea is vast and full of life. Let us keep it that way.

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