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1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 min. 33 sec.) ; 148197486 bytes |
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RECONCILIATION ACTIONIt's Reconciliation Week on Behind the News. We kick off the show with a look at an experiment by one young indigenous girl that aimed to promote acceptance in the community through free hugs. We then travel to a school getting involved in Reconciliation Week by holding an art class with a seriously important message.TEACHER RESOURCES INCLUDED Learning areas -History/Historical Knowledge and Understanding/Community and remembranceDays and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Harmony Week, National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC week and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems. Year 3Civics and Citizenship Knowledge and Understanding/Citizenship, diversity and identityHow groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, express their particular identities, how this influences their perceptions of others, and others' perception of them. Year 7Different perspectives about Australia's national identity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, and what it means to be Australian. Year 8History/Historical Knowledge and Understanding/Australia as a nationExperiences of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, migrants, women, and children. Year 6The contribution of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and migrants, to the development of Australian society, for example in areas such as the economy, education, science, the arts, sport. Year 6IRON OREIt's said to be the most important mineral to the global economy. And lately it's been the most important mineral to our budget too. But what is iron ore and why does its price affect Australia so much? We dig down into this rock to find out more.QUARANTINE QUESTIONSLast week, two dogs were threatened with the death penalty after their celebrity owner smuggled them into the country without telling Quarantine. It's a pretty serious punishment to threaten two little dogs with. But breaking quarantine law is a pretty serious issue. We find out why.DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIPSThis week, is the final of the Australian National Debating Championships. So we decided to go along to find out what debating is and why it's important. Find out all about this intellectual sport from the best young debaters in Australia.TEACHER RESOURCES INCLUDED Learning areas -English/Literacy/Creating textsPlan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features Year 4 Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience Year 5 Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audience Year 6 Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, selecting aspects of subject matter and particular language, visual, and audio features to convey information and ideas Year 7English/Literacy/Interacting with othersPlan, rehearse and deliver presentations, selecting and sequencing appropriate content and multimodal elements for defined audiences and purposes, making appropriate choices for modality and emphasis. Year 6COOBER PEDY KIDSImagine living in a place where people build their homes underground, and the main way of making money is fossicking for precious rocks. That's the story of Coober Pedy, an Australian town that's just turned 100 years old. One young resident tells us what makes this town such an interesting and historically important place to live |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-05-26 at 10:00:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Debates and debating -- Technique.
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Dogs -- Transportation.
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Governmental investigations.
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Persuasion (Rhetoric)
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Race discrimination -- Prevention.
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Reconciliation.
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California.
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South Australia -- Adelaide.
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Streaming video
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Larsen, Sarah, host
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Fuss, Eloise, reporter
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Moseley, Amelia, reporter
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Smith, Carl, reporter
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