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Title Behind the News: Nepal Earthquakes/Hubble Birthday/Minecrafting Parks/Dinosaur Show/DJ Kid
Published Australia : ABC3, 2015
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Summary NEPAL EARTHQUAKESNepal is now in recovery mode after a massive earthquake there killed thousands of people and caused widespread damage. Unfortunately, it's far from a rare event in this part of the world. BtN looks into the geology behind these big disasters to find out why some areas are much more likely to be hit than others.TEACHING RESOURCES INCLUDED - Learning areas -Science Understanding / Earth and space sciences Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect Earth's surface Year 6Science as a Human Endeavour / Use and influence of science Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples' lives Year 6Science as a Human Endeavour / Nature and development of science Important contributions to the advancement of science have been made by people from a range of cultures Year 6Science Understanding / Earth and space sciences The theory of plate tectonics explains global patterns of geological activity and continental movement Year 9Geographical Knowledge and Understanding Significant events that connect people and places throughout the world Year 6HUBBLE BIRTHDAYBirthday notification: The Hubble space telescope has just turned 25! To celebrate, BtN's taking a look back through Hubble's timeline to find out it's biggest achievements and most memorable moments. We'll also find out how many more birthdays this amazing piece of technology can look forward to.MINECRAFTING PARKSMinecraft is one of the world's most popular computer games. It allows kids to design whole digital worlds with just a few clicks of a mouse. But what about using it to design something in the real world? That's exactly what one state government is attempting, by asking kids to design real national parks within the game. BtN meets some of the kids taking part in this interesting experiment.TEACHING RESOURCES INCLUDED - Learning areas -Design and Technologies Processes and Production SkillsCritique needs or opportunities for designing, and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed solutions Years 5 & 6 Generate, develop, communicate and document design ideas and processes for audiences using appropriate technical terms and graphical representation techniques Years 5 & 6 Negotiate criteria for success that include consideration of sustainability to evaluate design ideas, processes and solutions Years 5 & 6DINOSAUR SHOWDinosaurs have long captured the imagination of kids. But how can we accurately imagine what they were like, if all that is left of them is bones? Well they may have gone extinct millions of years ago, but there are some revealing clues that they've left behind. And one show has put them all together to build some realistic modern copies. We find out how they did it.DJ KIDTriple J Unearthed are used to getting sent amazing music from amateur artists all over the country. But what they are not used to getting sent, is an amazing dance music track produced by an 11 year old boy. He goes by the name Black Summer. And next week you'll get to meet him
Notes Closed captioning in English
Event Broadcast 2015-05-05 at 10:00:00
Notes Classification: G
Subject Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)
Disc jockeys.
Social skills in children -- Study and teaching.
Telescopes -- Design.
Video games and children.
Australia.
Form Streaming video
Author Bazley, Nathan, host
Summer, Black, contributor