Block Garden
Place pieces on an 8×8 board and clear rows and columns. Build combos, clear several lines at once and beat your personal best in this free block puzzle.
Sense Arcade · 10 LANGUAGES
Choose a learning language and difficulty. Match words and phrases to concise translations, then explore example sentences after each answer.
Explore the meaning and example. This sample has no timer and does not affect a score.
Meaning: waterfall
See it in a sentence: Oímos la cascada antes de verla.
We heard the waterfall before we saw it.
Choose a learning language different from your interface language, then select easy, medium, hard or progressive difficulty. You have 20 seconds to match a word or phrase to one of two translated choices. One mistake or timeout ends the run.
Choices show concise equivalent meanings instead of long dictionary definitions. After every answer, right or wrong, you can read an example in the learning language and its translation into your interface language. Continue with the next button when you have finished reading.
Some words and phrases have several direct translations. The game groups relevant meanings together; this does not mean they are interchangeable in every context. Read the example to see one use.
Leaderboards are separate for each learning language and difficulty. Start with easy for a gentler round, or choose progressive to move through increasing levels.
Place pieces on an 8×8 board and clear rows and columns. Build combos, clear several lines at once and beat your personal best in this free block puzzle.
Choose between two numbers about population, the economy, health and the planet. You have 20 seconds; one wrong answer ends your streak.
Choose a learning language and difficulty. Match words and phrases to concise translations, then explore example sentences after each answer.
Five shared questions for the world each day. Take your time and finish all five, even if you get one wrong.
Understand the UN’s rounded 2024 population figure, how estimates are built, and why the year and edition matter.
Read the storyLearn what ITU’s 2024 internet-use estimate counts, and why using the internet is different from having fast, affordable access.
Read the storyExplore WHO’s global life expectancy at birth for 2023 and the difference between a population indicator and an individual prediction.
Read the storyUse IEA’s 2024 electricity figure to distinguish generation from capacity, renewable power from nuclear, and electricity from total energy.
Read the storyUnderstand IEA’s annual electricity-demand increase, calculate a growth rate, and distinguish percentages from percentage points.
Read the storyRice reached about 820 million tonnes on a paddy basis. Compare wheat and maize while keeping milling, harvest scope and units clear.
Read the storyThe Energy Institute’s 2025 edition puts 2024 oil output at 96.9 million barrels daily. Understand what counts and how gas and coal differ.
Read the storyUS surface area is about 9.83 million km²; Canada’s land area is 8.79 million. Learn why this cannot establish a ranking.
Read the storyCompare Alaska at about 1,723,000 km², Texas at 696,000 and California at 424,000 using one Census definition of total area.
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