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WEAPONS WORRIESRecently the Australian Government approved the delivery of weapons and ammunition to those fighting against the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq. It's not an unprecedented move, but critics say it's a dangerous one that Australia should not be involved in. So why would one country give weapons to another to help them win a war? BtN looks through the history books to find out.FLAG DAYOn the 3rd of September, 1901, the Australian national flag was raised for the first time. It was designed as part of a competition. But why does it look the way it does, and what changes could be in store for it in the future? All of those questions and more will be answered as we sink our teeth into some interesting vexillology!TEACHING RESOURCES INCLUDEDLearning areas -History/Historical Knowledge and Understanding/Community and remembrance Days 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 3History/Historical Knowledge and Understanding/The Australian colonies The impact of a significant development or event on a colony; for example, frontier conflict, the gold rushes, the Eureka Stockade, internal exploration, the advent of rail, the expansion of farming, drought. Year 5History/Historical Knowledge and Understanding/Australia as a nation Experiences of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, migrants, women, and children Year 6STEM CHANGESAustralia may see itself as a forward thinking country, but when it comes to Science and Maths education, Australia's Chief Scientist says we're actually living in the past. The number of senior students taking advanced maths classes is declining, and we are the only OECD country without a national science strategy. So this expert has suggested some big changes to how science and maths is taught in schools. We take a look at the plan and find out if kids think it could turn things around.TEACHING RESOURCES INCLUDEDLearning areas -Science/Science 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 5 & 6 Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions Year 5 & 6Science/Science 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 5 & 6Science/Science Inquiry Skills/Questioning and predicting With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be Year 5 & 6THEATRE CUTSSome of Australia's most famous actors got their start performing with small community theatre companies as kids. But federal funding for them was cut a couple of years ago and recently, many state governments stopped funding these companies too. This has left aspiring young actors at risk of losing their access to the stage. Urban Myth is one theatre company under threat. We meet the kids trying to save it.TRAIN KIDTrain travel used to be a really important form transport in Australia, but as its popularity has dwindled many services have been shut down. Some are only still operating with the help of very dedicated volunteers, like the Pitchi Richi railway line in South Australia. BtN meets the 13-year boy who is helping to keep the steam engines burning.**Teacher resources available at www.abc.net.au/btn/teachers.htm** |
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Broadcast 2014-09-09 at 10:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Flag Day.
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Government aid to the theater.
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Primary)
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Recreational vehicles.
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Science -- Study and teaching (Primary)
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Steam-engines -- Conservation and restoration.
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Australia.
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South Australia.
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South Australia -- Adelaide.
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Streaming video
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Bazley, Nathan, host
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Davis, Emma, reporter
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Fuss, Eloise, reporter
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Holbrook, Matthew, reporter
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