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Kind Classrooms 2017 Continues<br />What kind act is your class doing for this year's BTN Kind Classrooms campaign? Last year we saw car washes, snack deliveries and donations to the homeless all planned and carried out by kids. So get thinking, film your work and send it in to BTN - and you might see your good deeds featured on the show.<br /><br />For more details, please head to our website.<br /><br />Power Fix<br />Recently, South Australia has had problems with its power supply, so this week its Premier announced it would attempt to fix these issues with two things - batteries and gas. We take a look at both of these technologies and find out how each one might be able to make an electricity grid more reliable.<br /><br />Queensland Drought<br />Almost 90% of the state of Queensland is currently suffering drought conditions, leading to worries for the people there that rely on rainfall for their livelihoods, like farmers. We meet some of the kids living in these drought areas to find out what sort of problems it's causing for them each and every day.<br /><br />TEACHING RESOURCES INCLUDED<br />Learning Areas:<br /><br />Science / Science Understanding / Earth and space sciences: <br />Sudden geological changes and extreme weather events can affect Earth's surface Year 6<br /> <br />Geography / Water in the world:<br />Causes, impacts and responses to an atmospheric or hydrological hazard Year 7<br /> <br />The quantity and variability of Australia's water resources compared with other continents Year 7<br /><br />Epilepsy<br />Sunday the 26th of March is Purple Day. It is dedicated to raising awareness about epilepsy. So we asked one young Aussie to tell us what living with epilepsy means for him.<br /> <br />Earth Hour Torches<br />Some Kind Classrooms inspiration next - a group of kids are working hard to make cheap and enviromentally sustainable torches for families in Africa. They're building the solar-powered lights as part of Earth Hour, an environmental awareness campaign that's marking its tenth anniversary this year. We'll join them to find out how they make these special torches and why they're needed overseas.<br /><br />TEACHING RESOURCES INCLUDED<br />Learning Areas: <br /><br />Science/ Science as a Human Endeavour / Use and influence of science:<br />Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions Years 5 & 6 <br /> <br />Science / Science as a Human Endeavour / Nature and development of science:<br />Scientific knowledge has changed peoples' understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available Year 7<br /><br />Science / Science Understanding / Earth and space sciences:<br />Some of Earth's resources are renewable, but others are non-renewable Year 7<br /> <br />Geography / Knowledge and Understanding:<br />The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably Year 4<br /><br />VR Classroom<br />We've all heard of the school of the air, but what about the school of virtual reality? Aurora College in NSW claims to be the first VR school in the state, with students meeting together digitally for lessons held by teachers all over the world. We find out what going to this special kind of school is really like.<br /> |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2017-03-21 at 10:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Droughts -- Social aspects.
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Electric batteries -- Design and construction.
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Electric power.
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Epilepsy in children.
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Renewable energy sources -- Government policy.
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Volcanoes -- Social aspects.
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Queensland.
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South Australia.
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Streaming video
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Archer, Chris, reporter
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Bazley, Nathan, host
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Moseley, Amelia, reporter
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Musk, Elon, contributor
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Smith, Carl, reporter
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Weatherill, Jay, contributor
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