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HELLO!

Are you ready to join our musical journey, following a

raindrop as it falls from the clouds, floats along rivers

and drifts out to sea?

Watch the films below to hear our music,

learn fun watery facts and get creative with

some friends we'll meet along the way!

We all have a part to play protecting and preserving water,

so let’s dive in and…

MAKE A SPLASH!

Alice & Sonia

Sensory Writing

Source to Sea litter

Creative Beach Clean

Humpback Whale Song

Where does rain come from and where does it go?

Watch the film to learn answers to these questions and more, as we go on a musical journey round the
water cycle.

Then try out our fun experiment to make your own mini water cycle in a bag!

EXPERIMENT

Click the triangle to listen to our relaxing evaporation music while you try this experiment.

The Water Cycle
with Sequoia

The Water Cycle

Go on a rainy walk in your imagination and discover how music
and our senses
can awaken your
inner-poet!

Watch this film to
find out more and
to get inspiration
for your writing.

Click on the worksheet and audio track below to create your own watery wordscape!

WORKSHEET

READ POEMS

You can read some of Nalini's poetry here

Sensory Writing
with Nalini Paul

Did you know that 80% of the litter we find in the sea comes from land?

Watch this music video to follow a
drop of water on its journey along the River Clyde.

Then click on the links to think about ways we can help to tackle the problem of
source to sea litter.

Discussion Questions

Click the bin to find out about #2minutelitterpick

Source to Sea litter
with Sequoia

Clean your local beach... and turn washed-up sea plastic into works of art!

Watch this film to meet the inspirational artist Hannah Tofts and discover how to transform beach trash into masterpieces!

Click below to see more of Hannah's creations in

her fun films with music by J.S. Bach

Creative Beach Clean
with Hannah Tofts

Water Dance

Learn how to make your own dance sequence inspired by water in the world around us.

Join star choreographer Aya Kobayashi and her team of explorers as they move their bodies to mirror running water, bubbles, waves and sea creatures.

Water Dance
with Aya Kobayashi

Aya and the water explorers are dancing to a piece of music called the ebb by Scottish composer Stuart MacRae.
Click to hear the whole track, and dance along with your own moves!

Watch this film to learn fun facts about these incredible mammals who SING to communicate... then find out how to make your own ocean instrument using household junk.

You can even play along with our whale choir!

Humpback Whale Song
with Dr. Alex South

Alex wrote a piece of music for violin, cello and

electronics inspired by Humpback Whale song.

Click to listen and play along on

your ocean instrument.

Underwater Adventure

Our seas are amazing

places and home to incredible creatures and underwater plants.

This music video

celebrates Scotland’s beautiful seas and

coastline.

Watch, then click on

the worksheets

to take part in our

activities.

Discussion Questions

Dive Down!

Underwater Adventure

with Sequoia

Thanks for Making a Splash!

Listen

We'd love you to listen to our album

WATER MUSIC

source to sea.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback.

What did you enjoy? What could we do better?

Send us your creative work

or share on your social media #makeasplash

More activities

Have a look at our other collection of short films and creative activities TRANSPLANTED carbon

Where does rain come from and where does it go?

Watch the film to learn answers to these questions and more, as we go on a musical journey round the
water cycle.

Then try out our fun experiment to make your own mini water cycle in a bag!

The Water Cycle
with Sequoia

Go on a rainy walk in your imagination and discover how music
and our senses
can awaken your
inner-poet!

Watch this film to
find out more and
to get inspiration
for your writing.

Sensory Writing
with Nalini Paul

Did you know that 80% of the litter we find in the sea comes from land?

Watch this music video to follow a
drop of water on its journey along the River Clyde.

Then click on the links to think about ways we can help to tackle the problem of
source to sea litter.

Source to Sea litter
with Sequoia

Clean your local beach... and turn washed-up sea plastic into works of art!

Watch this film to meet the inspirational artist Hannah Tofts and discover how to transform beach trash into masterpieces!

Creative Beach Clean
with Hannah Tofts

Water Dance
with Aya Kobayashi

Aya and the water explorers are dancing to a piece of music called the ebb by Scottish composer Stuart MacRae.
Click to hear the whole track, and dance along with your own moves!

Humpback Whale Song
with Dr. Alex South

Thanks for Making a Splash!

Listen

Feedback

Share

More activities

MAKE A SPLASH! was produced by Monika Smekot & Sequoia (Alice Rickards and Sonia Cromarty)
All rights reserved 2023

Where does rain come from and where does it go? Watch the film to learn answers to these questions and more, as we go on a musical journey round the water cycle. Then try out our fun experiment to make your own mini water cycle in a bag!

The Water Cycle with Sequoia

Go on a rainy walk in your imagination and discover how music and our senses can awaken your inner-poet! Watch this film to find out more and to get inspiration for your writing.

Sensory Writing with Nalini Paul

Did you know that 80% of the litter we find in the sea comes from land? Watch this music video to follow a drop of water on its journey along the River Clyde. Then click on the links to think about ways we can help to tackle the problem of source to sea litter.

Source to Sea litter with Sequoia

Clean your local beach... and turn washed-up sea plastic into works of art! Watch this film to meet the inspirational artist Hannah Tofts and discover how to transform beach trash into masterpieces!

Creative Beach Clean with Hannah Tofts

Water Dance with Aya Kobayashi

Aya and the water explorers are dancing to a piece of music called the ebb by Scottish composer Stuart MacRae. Click to hear the whole track, and dance along with your own moves!

Humpback Whale Song with Dr. Alex South

Thanks for Making a Splash!

Listen

Feedback

Share

More activities

MAKE A SPLASH! was produced by Monika Smekot & Sequoia (Alice Rickards and Sonia Cromarty) All rights reserved 2023

Where does rain come from and where does it go?

Watch the film to learn answers to these questions and more, as we go on a musical journey round the
water cycle.

Then try out our fun experiment to make your own mini water cycle in a bag!

The Water Cycle
with Sequoia

Go on a rainy walk in your imagination and discover how music
and our senses
can awaken your
inner-poet!

Watch this film to
find out more and
to get inspiration
for your writing.

Sensory Writing
with Nalini Paul

Did you know that 80% of the litter we find in the sea comes from land?

Watch this music video to follow a
drop of water on its journey along the River Clyde.

Then click on the links to think about ways we can help to tackle the problem of
source to sea litter.

Source to Sea litter
with Sequoia

Clean your local beach... and turn washed-up sea plastic into works of art!

Watch this film to meet the inspirational artist Hannah Tofts and discover how to transform beach trash into masterpieces!

Creative Beach Clean
with Hannah Tofts

Water Dance
with Aya Kobayashi

Aya and the water explorers are dancing to a piece of music called the ebb by Scottish composer Stuart MacRae.
Click to hear the whole track, and dance along with your own moves!

Humpback Whale Song
with Dr. Alex South

MAKE A SPLASH! was produced by Monika Smekot & Sequoia (Alice Rickards and Sonia Cromarty)
All rights reserved 2023