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Questions for discussion

Air Safety

1. Discuss the Air Safety story with another student. Record the main points of your discussion and share them with other students.

2. Where did the plane crash happen?

3. Describe roles of air traffic controllers and pilots.

4. Why is flying a commercial plane a bit like driving on a busy road?

5. Why were some people surprised to find out that some planes were flying over Ukraine?

6. Why is cost a factor?

7. What has happened to the airspace over Ukraine now?

8. What sort of restrictions are some people calling for?

9. Air travel is known as one of the safest types of transport. True or false?

10. What was surprising about this story?

Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page

Punishing Kids

1. Explain the Punishing Kids story to another student.

2. What does corporal punishment mean?

3. How has the way students are disciplined changed over the years?

4. Corporal punishment is illegal in Australia. True or false?

5. What are Kevin Donnelly’s views on corporal punishment?

6. Do you agree with his views? Explain your answer?

7. What does Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell say about sending children to the

`naughty corner’?

8. Do you agree with her views? Give reasons why or why not.

9. What do you think are fair consequences for kids who misbehave?

10. How did this story make you feel?

Vote in the BtN poll. Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/polls.htm Check out the BtN Punishing Kids teacher resource on the Teachers page http://www.abc.net.au/btn/teachers.htm

AIDS Awareness

1. What does AIDS stand for?

2. AIDS is brought on by which disease?

3. HIV attacks the ______________ system.

4. Describe in your own words what HIV does to the body.

5. How can a person get HIV?

6. How many people are living with HIV at the moment?

7. About how many people get HIV every day?

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8. What proportion of people with HIV live in Africa?

9. What recent breakthroughs have there been in the treatment of AIDS?

10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the AIDS Awareness story?

Do the quiz on the BtN website http://www.abc.net.au/btn/quiz.htm

Bee Problems

1. Briefly summarise the BtN story.

2. What protective clothing do you need to wear if you are handling bees?

3. What do the bees collect to make honey?

4. Where is the nectar stored to make honey?

5. It’s thought that the pollination done by bees provides about a ________ of the world’s food.

6. The Varroa mite has spread to Australia. True or false?

7. Why are beekeepers worried about the Varroa mite?

8. Why do the kids in the BtN story like beekeeping?

9. Why is it important to protect bees?

10. Create a facts chart about bees and beekeeping.

Check out the BtN Bee Problems teacher resource on the Teachers page http://www.abc.net.au/btn/teachers.htm

Postcards from Tennant Creek

1. What was the main point of the BtN story?

2. Where is Tennant Creek? Locate it on a map.

3. Which sport do the Longreach Warriors play?

4. What did you learn about the Girl Guide groups in Tennant Creek?

5. Which famous singer featured in one of the videos?

6. Choose one of the video postcards and describe it.

7. What did you learn about the kids living in Tennant Creek?

8. Which video postcard was your favourite? Why?

9. Illustrate an aspect of this story.

10. If you were to create a video postcard about an aspect of your life, what would you do?

Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.

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Activity

Punishing Kids Key Learning Students will investigate the debate about whether sending children to time out is a fair and effective form of discipline.

Discussion Questions

1. Explain the Punishing Kids story to another student.

2. What does corporal punishment mean?

3. How has the way students are disciplined changed over the years?

4. Corporal punishment is illegal in Australia. True or false?

5. What are Kevin Donnelly’s views on corporal punishment?

6. Do you agree with his views? Explain your answer?

7. What does Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell say about sending children to the

`naughty corner’?

8. Do you agree with her views? Give reasons why or why not.

9. What do you think are fair consequences for kids who misbehave?

10. How did this story make you feel?

Activities Class discussion

Hold a class discussion about the issues raised in the BtN story and ask students to record the main points. Here are some questions to help guide discussion:

The Australian Curriculum

English / Literacy / Creating texts

English / Literacy / Interpreting, analysing, evaluating

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 (ACELY1704) 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 (ACELY1714) 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 (ACELY1725) Year 7

Identify characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text (ACELY1690) Year 4

Identify and explain characteristic text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text (ACELY1701) Year 5

English / Language / Text Structure and organisation

Understand how authors often innovate on text structures and play with language features to achieve particular aesthetic, humorous and persuasive purposes and effects (ACELA1518) Year 6

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What are the rules in your classroom?

What are the consequences when the class or school rules are broken?

What do you think are fair consequences for kids who misbehave?

What do you think are fair and effective ways to manage kids’ behaviour? Give examples.

Give your opinions about what Kevin Donnelly and Anna Sullivan are saying about punishing

kids.

Students will investigate the punishment debate in detail by either holding a mini debate about the issue or constructing an exposition text.

Question to respond to:

Sending children to time out is a fair and effective form of discipline.

Mini debate

Preparing for your mini debate

Working in pairs, students will prepare a 1-2 minute speech for a mini debate about whether

sending children to time out is a fair and effective form of discipline. One person will speak for the

affirmative and the other will speak for the negative.

Before students begin to construct their argument, ask them to record what they already know

about the topic and what they would like to find out. Students then research the topic to gain a

greater understanding of the issue.

Ask students to list their arguments in point form on paper (without their partner seeing them).

When they have done this, ask them to choose the five best points that will form the basis for

their debate.

Students will write in point form, their debate on cards that fit into the palm of their hand. Their

debate needs to have an introduction (introducing the topic), middle (three main points) and a

conclusion (restating their position). Students practise their speech and then present the mini

debate to other students.

Guide for giving feedback Was the information clear and

accurate?

Were the arguments logical?

Were the counter arguments accurate

and relevant?

Comments about the presentation style

(tone of voice, body language,

enthusiastic, convincing).

Reflection

How difficult was it to think of points to

support one side of the argument?

Do you think you would have done a

better job supporting the other side of

the argument?

Was I able to convince others of my

opinion?

Did my opinion change?

What did you learn from this activity?

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Construct your own exposition text

Explain that students will be constructing a text to persuade others that sending children to time out is a fair and effective form of discipline. Provide students with the following structure to follow when completing this activity.

Use a persuasion map to plan your exposition text. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/

Reflection

Ask students to think about how difficult it was to think of arguments to support their case. Do they think they could have created a stronger argument if they were speaking for the opposing view?

Further Investigation

Interview several adults about the punishments they received when they were at school. How does it

compare with what happens in schools today?

Related Research Links Behind the News – Old School http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2953658.htm Behind the News – Smacking Ban http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3814890.htm ABC News – Federal Government rules out return of corporal punishment, after curriculum adviser says it can be `very effective’ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-16/kevin-donnelly-slammed-over-corporal-punishment-comments/5600408

Structure of an exposition text

Introduction

What is the point you are trying to argue? Construct an

introductory paragraph which states the issue or topic.

Introduce the arguments that will be developed in the body

of the text.

Body

Construct arguments that support your point of view.

Each paragraph starts with a topic sentence which

introduces each point.

The rest of the paragraph gives more reasons.

Arguments can be ordered from strongest to weakest.

Conclusion

Restate your position on the argument

Construct a concluding paragraph that provides a summary

of your arguments and a call to action.

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Activity

Bee Problems Key Learning Students will research information about bees play and create a report and a labelled diagram.

The Australian Curriculum

Discussion Questions

1. Briefly summarise the BtN story.

2. What protective clothing do you need to wear if you are handling bees?

3. What do the bees collect to make honey?

4. Where is the nectar stored to make honey?

5. It’s thought that the pollination done by bees provides about a ________ of the world’s food.

6. The Varroa mite has spread to Australia. True or false?

7. Why are beekeepers worried about the Varroa mite?

8. Why do the kids in the BtN story like beekeeping?

9. Why is it important to protect bees?

10. Create a facts chart about bees and beekeeping.

Activities

Key words

Students will find out what the following key words mean.

Class Discussion

What do you know about bees?

Science / Science Understanding / Biological sciences

English/Literacy/Creating text

Living things have life cycles (ACSSU072) Year4 Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other and the environment to survive (ACSSU073) Year 4

Plan, 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 (ACELY1694) Year 4

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Ecology Parasite Nectar

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Hold a class discussion to find out what students know about bees. Using sticky notes, students write down a piece of information they know about bees. Collect and place all the notes on a wall in the classroom. The following questions may help generate discussion:

Information Report

Students will write an information report about bees. Using the information discussed and recorded earlier The following may help guide students’ research:

Description of a bee

Diet, habitat

What are the different roles bees have in the colony

The life cycle of a bee

Important role in agriculture

Threats to bees

Interesting facts about bees Structure and features of an information report Discuss with students what they already know about the purpose, structure and features of an information report. Use the following as a guide to use with students. Purpose An information report provides information to the reader by stating facts. Structure Introduction - the opening statement explains the subject of the report, and includes a definition or short description. Description – the body of the report is a series of paragraphs giving information. Conclusion – a summary of what has been said. Language features Present tense Technical or scientific words Written in the third person They can then use the following plan to help them write their report. There are some website links at the end of this activity to help students with their research.

Why do bees pollinate flowers?

What parts of the bee are involved in pollination?

Why is pollination important to agriculture?

What jobs do different bees have in the colony?

What is a hive?

What happens inside a hive?

How do honey bees communicate?

Why is it important for bees to communicate? What makes the nectar change into honey?

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Information report plan

Headings

Key words

Definition

Description Important facts about the subject in paragraphs

Summarising comment

Students can present their reports using publishing software or as a brochure.

Create a labelled diagram

Self assessment

Parts of the activity I

enjoyed

Parts of the activity I

found challenging

Parts of the activity I

found interesting

Students create a labelled diagram of a bee. Include:

A title

An accurate drawing,

A scale to show the object’s size

Labels showing the main features

Body parts to include: Antennae, wing, pollen sac, proboscis, stinger, abdomen, head, thorax, eye Further Investigation Research and find a close up image of bees collecting pollen. Describe what you see.

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Further Investigation

Investigate what kinds of bee-friendly plants grow in your area design and plant a bee garden.

https://www.organicgardener.com.au/blogs/bee-friendly-planting

Research the process of extracting honey from bee hives. Explain the process using words and

pictures.

Related Research Links Behind the News – Backyard Bees http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2968817.htm ABC News – Parasite could threaten WA bees http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-07-15/parasite-could-threaten-wa-bees/905408 Australian Museum – Australian Honey Bee http://australianmuseum.net.au/Honey-Bee/ National Geographic – Honey bee http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/honeybee.html ABC Gardening Australia – Backyard Beekeeping http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s2204613.htm Australian Museum - Bees collecting pollen http://australianmuseum.net.au/Bee-Scene1 Internet 4 Classrooms – Learn about a bee http://www.internet4classrooms.com/susan/beefacts.htm

History of Australian bees http://www.honeybee.org.au/pdf/wonderfull01.pdf

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BtN: Episode 20 Transcript 29/7/14

Coming up:

School punishments in the spotlight we look at what's right when being taught

about what you did wrong.

Find out about a disease 35 million people are currently living with across the

world.

And meet Junior the young cowboy of Tennant Creek and a few of his friends.

Hi I'm Nathan and you're watching Behind the News. Those stories will all be up

really soon. But first to the latest developments on MH17 the plane shot down over

Ukraine a few weeks ago. Here's the wire.

The Wire

The week started with news from the United Nations. A resolution put forward by Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop had been passed which forced the armed rebel group controlling the crash site to allow international investigators in. PM Tony Abbott also sent some Australian Federal Police officers to help investigate and protect the site. But fighting between Ukraine and the Russian-backed rebels has so far made it too dangerous for them to get to work. Meantime, many of the victims of flight MH17 have been flown to the Netherlands and given a special service as a mark of respect. They'll be DNA tested and eventually returned to their families. 298 people including 38 Australian citizens and residents were killed in the crash.

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Two other planes have crashed in separate incidents. The first in Taiwan, saw just 10 people survive out of 58 people onboard. In the second crash 116 people died, after a plane crashed in Mali in Africa.

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To Gaza now and things aren't any better between Israeli's and Palestinians in the Middle East.

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There was meant to be a 24-hour ceasefire to mark the end of Ramadan. But the fighting continued. More than a-thousand people have been killed in the latest conflict so far.

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And a new study has found most Aussie kids reckon their parents don't know what they're doing online! It found that 7 out of 10 kids are hiding their online lives from their mums and dads. They're deleting searches and files and even creating fake pages. The report said kids are really worried about losing their online privacy.

Plane Safety Reporter: Matt Holbrook

INTRO: As you saw before the tragedy of flight MH17 is still being felt around the

world. And after hearing about it and the other two plane crashes that happened

this week it's natural to feel worried about the thought of getting on a flight

yourself. Heaps of kids have told us that's how they're feeling right now. So Matt

decided to take a look the safety of air travel and find out what lessons will be

learnt for the future.

When something like this happens, the world takes notice. 298 people were killed

when Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine. And as

investigators begin to piece together what went wrong, they're also trying to make

sure nothing like this happens again.

Around the world, there are heaps of planes taking off and landing at airports every

single day. And the vast majority do so without any problems at all. Behind the

scenes lots of people work hard to make that happen. Air traffic control looks after

flights coming into and out of airports. Pilots make sure they follow set routes and fly

at certain heights safely. Airlines do constant maintenance and countless checks on

their planes. And aviation groups look over everything making new rules and giving

warnings about issues as they arise.

Usually, these groups work together to provide travellers with an incredibly safe

journey. But in the case of MH17, something went wrong. So does that mean air

travel isn't safe anymore? Or was it just a freak event that couldn't be predicted?

Well on the day of flight MH17, air traffic control did their job to get the flight in the

air. The airline made sure the plane was safe. The pilots flew the plane safely, and all

of the rules were followed. But there were some warnings that weren't. And while

that doesn't make anyone wrong in this situation, those warnings could have made a

big difference.

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When MH17 was shot down, some airlines were already choosing not to fly over

Ukraine. Because it had become a war zone, some aviation authorities had

recommended the area be avoided entirely. Qantas, for example, had redirected its

flights a few months ago. But Malaysian Airlines continued to fly there, as did many

others.

One of the reasons would have been cost. Avoiding the area, would have cost the

airline more fuel. Therefore passengers would've had to pay more for their tickets.

About an extra $66 each in this case.

Some people are now calling for stricter rules, so flights can't travel over war zones. It

would cost airlines more, but would guarantee a situation like this doesn't happen

again. The aviation industry is also looking at other ways it can protect passengers.

One suggestion is that planes could be fitted with missile defence systems, warning

pilots about any dangers coming from the ground.

Even without new systems, travelling by air is still one of the safest ways to get

around.

The stats show there's only a one in 11 million chance of dying in a plane crash. And

it's 22 times safer than travelling by car. You're more likely to die from being struck

by lightning, falling off a ladder, getting food poisoning, and even falling out of bed.

So even though we've seen a lot of worrying news lately, we've actually got some

pretty good reasons to feel comfortable in the sky.

Presenter: Now if you're feeling worried about any of the things you've heard about

MH17 or any of the news today there is some helpful stuff to read on our website.

Just go to abc.net.au/btn. Next up:

Kids Punishment Reporter: Natasha Thiele

INTRO: The way kids are punished has been a big talking point over the past few

weeks. Two comments started it all. First, the National Children's Commissioner

said putting kids in a 'naughty corner' might go against their rights. Then, a

national education advisor said he would support the return of corporal

punishment in some schools. Tash looks into both sides of this interesting debate.

NATASHA THIELE, REPORTER: Back in the day school was pretty strict! And if you

misbehaved in class you got into trouble! It was called 'corporal punishment'.

Corporal punishment is a way of telling kids off by hitting them usually on either

their bottom, hands or legs and it was really common in the past.

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WOMAN 1: The boys got hit with the cane or ruler, but the girls we only got hit on

the back of the leg.

MAN: Sometimes when you didn't listen and concentrate you got a real good hard

whack on the tail and that was Mr. Payne!

WOMAN 2: I used to get rapped on the knuckles with a ruler.

Things have changed a lot now. Although corporal punishment is still legal in some

parts of Australia, it's hard to find any schools that still use it. But recently, this guy

said he'd support bringing it back. His name's Kevin Donnelly. He's in charge of

reviewing Australia's school curriculum.

KEVIN DONNELLY ON RADIO 2UE: "If the school community is in favour of it then

I have got no problem if it's done properly."

He made the comments after being asked about the high number of students being

suspended in NSW schools. Although the federal government was quick to jump in

and say it'll never happen.

On the opposite side of the punishment debate is this woman. Her name's Megan

Mitchell. She's Australia's Commissioner for Children and here's what she said on

3News recently about the use of punishments like the naughty corner in schools.

SARAH LARSEN, 3NEWS PRESENTER: Now tell me like things like time out and

you know the naughty corner and those sort of things are pretty common aren't they,

so what's wrong with them?

MEGAN MITCHELL, COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN: They are and so is

suspension and expulsion and I think it's time we challenged whether those things,

those kinds of approaches actually protect children's rights to an education and to be

treated with respect.

She's talking about a set of rules called the 'Declaration of the Rights of the Child'.

She says two of those rules, the right to an education and the right to dignity, might

be broken by punishments like the naughty corner. But many teachers and parents

disagree saying they believe they are effective and non-violent ways of disciplining

kids.

Of course everyone agrees that kids need to experience some consequences when

they do the wrong thing. But what do you think is the right punishment for kids?

KID 1: I think sitting in time out or in the naughty corner away from the class so that

it gives them time to reflect on what they've done wrong and nobody's going to

disturb them.

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KID 2: I do think that if they took work to the naughty corner it would better for

them.

KID 3: There shouldn't be such thing as a naughty corner because you don't learn

anything sitting in a corner doing nothing.

KID 4: They face the wall and then they need to think about what they've done and so

they can also get embarrassed and so that'll teach them that like they've done the

wrong thing.

KID 5: Probably give a child three warnings and then if they didn't do that, maybe

just like tell the parent that the kid isn't behaving at school.

Online Poll

Right, I bet you guys will want to have your say on that one. Do you think 'Naughty

Corner' type punishments go against your rights as a child?

Our website is the place to vote.

Last week we asked you if Australia should use more renewable energy, even if it

makes power bills rise. And the renewable energy fans took this one out. More than

three thousand of you cast a vote and just under two-thirds want more power

generated from sources like solar and wind.

Thanks to everyone who got involved!

AIDS Reporter: Emma Davis

INTRO: Recently world experts gathered in Melbourne to talk about a disease that

affects millions of people worldwide, AIDS. You've probably heard of the disease

but don't know that much about it. So Emma found out more about it, and what's

being done to find a cure.

EMMA DAVIS, REPORTER: 30 years ago people were really scared of a newly

discovered disease called AIDS. Lots of people were dying and experts weren't exactly

sure why. Nowadays people understand it a lot better, but it's still deadly.

So what exactly is AIDS? Well AIDS stands for Acquired Immuno Deficiency

Syndrome. But you can't catch it. You develop AIDS after becoming infected by a

virus called HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Once HIV gets into the body it

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attacks the immune system. They're the cells that help you fight off diseases. Over

time HIV gets rid of all the good cells so they can't protect the body anymore. With

no defence people can get really sick. When that happens a person is said to have

AIDS.

You can't catch HIV through normal, every-day touching so kids don't usually have to

worry about getting it. It has to be passed through blood or bodily fluids, like if

someone got an injection with a needle already used on someone infected with HIV

or if a person had unprotected sex with someone who had HIV. But back in the 80s

people didn't really understand any of that so there was a lot of misinformation

around and people were really afraid.

Within a decade HIV had spread around the world and by 1997 millions of people

had died because of it. Things were looking bad, but around that time countries also

really started to step up their research efforts and campaigns to educate people

started having an effect too. Soon, drugs were created to help manage HIV and slow

it's progress or even stop it growing altogether so people with it can live a fairly

normal life.

But even with all of this progress, HIV and AIDS are still a really serious global

problem. Right now there are around 35 million people living with HIV and six

thousand more get it every day. That's 260 every hour and seven out of ten of them

live in Africa. One of the big reasons for that is many people there aren't educated

about HIV so don't know the best ways to protect themselves from it. Today there's

still no proven cure for AIDS, but there have been some exciting breakthroughs.

Ultimately doctors want to come up with a vaccine for HIV, something they would

give to people to protect their bodies so they can't catch HIV and therefore AIDS.

There's still a long way to go before that becomes a reality. But with better education

and promising research already having an impact, many people are hoping we're just

a few steps away from finding a cure.

Quiz 1

Okay now let's test your knowledge about AIDS awareness.

What colour is the ribbon sold to raise money for AIDS research?

Red

White

Or Blue

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The answer - Red

They're mostly sold on World AIDS day on the 1st of December each year.

Bee Problems Reporter: Matt Holbrook

INTRO: Now, seeing a Bee would probably make most of us worried because of

that nasty habit they have of stinging you. But a government report released

recently says we should be more worried for bees. It talks about some threats that

are doing a lot of damage to bee populations overseas. So Matt found out what

would happen if those threats made it here.

MATT HOLBROOK, REPORTER: So I'm putting on a suit because I'm about to go

hang out with bees. Even though they're not going to hurt me, I'm just being super

cautious. And obviously this is cool because I feel a bit like an astronaut.

And showing me around today are a couple of bee experts.

INAKI: My name's Inaki and I really like bees because it's such an interesting hobby

and I've been interested in them for a long time.

NATALIE: I'm Natalie, I like bees because they're just really interesting creatures

and the hives are all run by worker bees which are female, so girl power.

A little while ago they got involved with their school's bee club, where they learn all

about bees and how to care for them.

NATALIE: How to open a hive how to check them now not to be scared of them,

because they're not really scary, they'll only attack you if you aggravate them.

But why all the buzz over bees? Well, the obvious answer is this: bees make honey!

And honey's something many of us love. They do it by collecting the nectar in

flowers, and storing it in a special honey making stomach that they have. But honey

isn't the only upside to these little insects. As bees go around from plant to plant,

gathering nectar to make honey, they also spread pollen, which helps plants produce

seeds and fruit.

That's a huge deal, because it's thought that pollination helps provide about a third of

the world's food! So these little guys are super impressive!

MATT: Alright, we've got all our safety gear on, we're set I'm not going to get stung

am I? I did get stung on the eyebrow once which was kind of painful, and then the

bee died, so I won.

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Because it's a bit chilly, it's not a great time of year for bees. So we're just going to

have a quick look so we don't disturb them too much.

MATT: Look at all these bees!

NATALIE: That's all honey around the edges, and under here is pollen.

But while these guys seem to be doing OK, bees in other parts of the world are

struggling. And a big reason is this. It's called the Varroa mite. It attaches itself to the

bees, and infects them with viruses, which eventually kill it. Bee keepers are really

worried because given the chance, the Varroa mite could wipe out Australia's honey

bee populations.

INAKI: The Varroa mite would be really bad if it got to Australia, because the bees

here haven't been exposed to it yet. It would just wipe out a lot of bees really quickly.

Here in Australia, the government's looking into the future of bees. A new report

recommends getting more info about bee populations, and setting up funding to help

if and when the Varroa mite makes it here.

For these bee heads, beekeeping is a lot of fun. But they're hoping to educate more

people about why bees are so special and why we need to protect them.

So, when we dig into this sweet treat, it's worth remembering just how important

bees can be.

Quiz 2

Bee quiz time now.

Good luck!

There are two jobs for girl bees in a hive. One of them is the Queen Bee.

What is the other?

Is it a Drone

A Worker

Or a Collector

The answer is - A Worker

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Yep, worker bees are only girls. As their name suggests they do most of the work!

One of their main jobs is to collect pollen and are the only bees with stingers for

protection. They only live for a few months because they literally work themselves to

death!

Okay, sports news now. Here's the Score.

The Score

Aussie Formula One driver, Daniel Ricciardo has won the Hungarian Grand Prix! It's his second win of the season and his career and he was pretty excited about it! Ricciardo finished ahead of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.

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And while many sports fans are focused on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland we'd prefer to show you a different type of games has been held there! These are the Highland Games and they're about celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture. Like this event called the caber toss. “And you run as fast as you can and you want to flip the caber end over end and land as close to 12 o clock as humanly possible." And these men do everything in a kilt! But they don't mind the uniform too much. "Oh yeah man, no problem, better than a pair of trousers" It all looks like heaps of fun!

Tennant Creek Kids Reporter: Emma Davis

INTRO: Finally today we often get sent videos from kids around Australia showing

us what their lives are like. But recently we got a batch that were a little different.

They were video postcards sent from kids in and around Tennant Creek an area

pretty close to the centre of Australia. They're pretty fun so we thought you'd love to

see them.

We're the Elliot Longreach Warriors.

Most people haven't heard of our cricket team. That's because we're saving our fame

and glory.

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We've been hard at work training nine till five every Saturday and Sunday

We're so good we're always practicing our victory lap.

I hope they like cooking, because we brought them a wooden spoon.

Dear Girl Guides Cambodia, we're the Tennant Creek Girl Guides from Australia.

We have three awesome Girl Guide groups.

There's the Unicorns, they're the little ones, the cheeky ones.

There's the Eagles. We're called the Eagles because we aim high.

And there's the Redbacks. We're the older girls, the wiser girls.

We've been up to all sorts of fun.

We'd love to hear all about what you girls have been up to.

Dear Dad and Dallas. I am staying at the Kelly Ranch.

I help with the work on the farm.

I feed the chickens, I feed the cows.

When I work with the horses I gotta dress like a real cowboy.

Oh yeah. Yeehaa!

When I get on the horse I feel real tall.

I'm gonna grow taller soon

I hope I'll grow up, not out!

All right, I'm off to shovel the horse poo.

Dear Jessica Mauboy.

We are Elliot Strong Sisters.

We just want you to know we love you and your music.

We are proud of you because you are aboriginal like us mob.

We learn how to be healthy and beautiful in the inside and out.

We make jewellery to sell at the market so we can go away on camps.

We want to grow up to be successful just like you.

Closer

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