In The Sea Nomads of Southeast Asia, host Simon Reeve visits the Bajau community, known as the sea nomads of Southeast Asia, who live their entire lives on the water. He spends a night with Bari and his family, learning how they rely on Bari’s daily fishing trips to survive and earn money for essentials. Despite the dangers of diving alone in tiger shark territory, Bari provides for his family while they also raise chickens for extra food. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Wilderness With Simon Reeve, an epic adventure into the heart of Earth’s last great wild areas, where nature is at its most beautiful and fragile.
In Deep Breath: The Bajau’s Incredible Diving Adventures, Simon explores the world of the Bajau, a community of sea nomads who live in homes built on stilts above the coral reefs. He meets Bari, a skilled diver who shows him the underwater world of the coral triangle. Bari dives 50 to 65 feet (15 to 20 meters) deep on a single breath, and Simon learns the Bajau have evolved to hold more oxygen in their blood, allowing them to stay underwater for long periods of time! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Wilderness With Simon Reeve, an epic adventure into the heart of Earth’s last great wild areas, where nature is at its most beautiful and fragile.
Travel across the islands of Indonesia with this colorful one-page fact file for Grades 3–8. Students will explore Indonesia’s geography, history, culture, wildlife, and government while learning about thousands of islands, volcanoes and coral reefs, tropical rainforests, unique animals such as Komodo dragons and orangutans, and the traditions of Indonesia’s many cultures.
You can use this fact file to:
- Introduce a geography or social studies unit
- Support nonfiction reading practice
- Compare countries and cultures
- Complete map and research activities
- Prepare students for projects or presentations (use our country report template!)
- Pair with videos, articles, or other informational texts (see Related Resources below)
In The Sea Nomads of Southeast Asia, host Simon Reeve visits the Bajau community, known as the sea nomads of Southeast Asia, who live their entire lives on the water. He spends a night with Bari and his family, learning how they rely on Bari’s daily fishing trips to survive and earn money for essentials. Despite the dangers of diving alone in tiger shark territory, Bari provides for his family while they also raise chickens for extra food. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Wilderness With Simon Reeve, an epic adventure into the heart of Earth’s last great wild areas, where nature is at its most beautiful and fragile.
In Deep Breath: The Bajau’s Incredible Diving Adventures, Simon explores the world of the Bajau, a community of sea nomads who live in homes built on stilts above the coral reefs. He meets Bari, a skilled diver who shows him the underwater world of the coral triangle. Bari dives 50 to 65 feet (15 to 20 meters) deep on a single breath, and Simon learns the Bajau have evolved to hold more oxygen in their blood, allowing them to stay underwater for long periods of time! This video is excerpted from BBC’s Wilderness With Simon Reeve, an epic adventure into the heart of Earth’s last great wild areas, where nature is at its most beautiful and fragile.
Travel across the islands of Indonesia with this colorful one-page fact file for Grades 3–8. Students will explore Indonesia’s geography, history, culture, wildlife, and government while learning about thousands of islands, volcanoes and coral reefs, tropical rainforests, unique animals such as Komodo dragons and orangutans, and the traditions of Indonesia’s many cultures.
You can use this fact file to:
- Introduce a geography or social studies unit
- Support nonfiction reading practice
- Compare countries and cultures
- Complete map and research activities
- Prepare students for projects or presentations (use our country report template!)
- Pair with videos, articles, or other informational texts (see Related Resources below)