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REEF FUNDINGThe federal government has confirmed it's chipping in a extra $100 million to tackle the environmental problems plaguing the Great Barrier Reef. The new funding has come with the release of a new report which explains how issues like pollution and the crown of thorns starfish could be stopped. But will it be enough to keep the reef's World Heritage Status?TEACHER RESOURCES INCLUDED Learning areas -Science / Science Understanding/Biological sciencesLiving things have life cycles Year 4Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive Year 4Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment Year 5The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment Year 6Interactions between organisms can be described in terms of food chains and food webs; human activity can affect these interactions Year 7Science / Science as a Human Endeavour/Use and influence of scienceScience knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions Year 4Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions Years 5 & 6Science understanding influences the development of practices in areas of human activity such as industry, agriculture and marine and terrestrial resource management Year 7Geography/Geographical Knowledge and UnderstandingThe importance of environments to animals and people, and different views on how they can be protected Year 4MALCOLM FRASERThis week, Australia will pay tribute to its 22nd Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, who died recently aged 84. We take a closer look at what Australia was like when he took power and how it changed during his time in office.TEACHER RESOURCES INCLUDED Learning areas -English / Literature / Literature and contextIdentify and explore ideas and viewpoints about events, issues and characters represented in texts drawn from different historical, social and cultural contexts Year 7English/Literacy/Creating textsPlan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience identify and locate a range of relevant sources. Year 5Plan, 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 6History / Historical Skills / Chronology, terms and conceptsSequence historical people and events. Years 4, 5, 6History / Historical Skills / Explanation and communicationDevelop texts, particularly narratives and descriptions, which incorporate source materials Year 6History / Historical Skills / Historical questions and researchIdentify and locate a range of relevant sources Years 5 & 6TACTILE BANK NOTESMost kids love getting money for Christmas, but for 13-year old Connor, cash gifts always came with a bit of a headache. Connor is blind, so he could never tell how much he was given. So he petitioned the Royal Bank of Australia to add a Braille label to notes - and he won! We find out more about this amazing kid and what dream will mean to other vision impaired kids around the country.HUMANS IN SPACEDuring the school holidays, the world will celebrate the anniversary of the first time a person was sent into space. It was an amazing achievement that paved the way for many more space success stories in the years after. We celebrate by taking a look back at all of those big moments, before casting our eyes towards where humans might travel next.SKATING PRODIGYHow old do you think Australia's under-18 skateboarding champion is? Seventeen? Maybe sixteen? Try 12. We find out more about this insanely-talented young kid that is already taking the skateboarding world by storm |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-03-31 at 10:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Project Apollo (U.S.)
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Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects.
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Coral reef conservation -- Finance.
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Politicians -- Conduct of life.
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Space flight to the moon.
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Fraser, Malcolm, 1930-.
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United States.
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Australia.
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Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef.
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Streaming video
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Bazley, Nathan, host
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Fuss, Eloise, reporter
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Smith, Carl, reporter
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Miles, Steven, contributor
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