ABC KIDS News Time

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ABC KIDS News Time Podcast

Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    Big brass band and prize-winning pasta

    On News Time, we count down five news stories from around Australia and the world, and today's show has a tasty mix of news morsels for you. I've got award winning lunch orders, booming brass bands and cool coastal science on the menu. Quiz Questions Can you name two of the veggies in the pasta? How many new species were added to the National Species List? In which town, starting with B, is the all-ages brass band? What's the indigenous name for Botany Bay? What kind of mushroom have the scientists used for the robot? Hint: It's a little bit royal! Bonus Tricky Question What's the name of the rootlike structures that the mushroom has grown into the hardware? Answers Any two of these: sweet potato, tomato, carrot, cauliflower, capsicum and zucchini  750 Bega Gamay King Oyster Bonus Tricky Answer Mycelium

    12 min

  2. 13 SEPT

    Speed cubers and snazzy salons

    For News Time today, I've rounded up five stories from across Australia. We'll hear about proficient puzzlers, daring dingoes and a curly solution for hairdressers … all before a creepy crawly Wow of the Week. Quiz Questions In the Nie family, who learnt how to solve a puzzle cube first? What is Issy trying to raise awareness about? What's the name given to the dingo safety sticks? What sort of hair texture are more hairdressers learning about? Which spiders had smaller brains? Spiders in the city, or the country? Bonus Tricky Question Which species of spider were the scientists investigating? Answers The dad, Peiching Bullying Wongari sticks Afro textured hair Spiders in the city, under lights Bonus Tricky Answer Orb Weaver

    12 min

  3. 6 SEPT

    Indigenous Sign Language and super soap

    On News Time, we count down five of the best stories from around Australia and the world. Today's show has clever kids making marvellous potions, awesome athletes winning gold and a discovery about bubble blowing whales. Quiz Questions Can you name a Paralympian? What award did Heman win? Who did Joe write his first letter to? What is the ISL word for Australia? What kind of whale has been found to make and use tools? Bonus Tricky Question What do the whales capture and eat? Answers We named James Turner, Thomas Gallagher, Jamieson Leeson, Daniel Michel and Madison de Rozario, but if you need any Paralympian, you get this one right! TIME Kid of the Year His daughter, Julie A fist placed on top of the hand Humpback Whales Bonus Tricky Answer Krill

    13 min

  4. 30 AUG

    Awesome athletes and yucky toads

    On News Time today, we'll meet some powerful Paralympians representing Australia! Plus, hear about astronauts, archaeology, cane toads and cheeky horses.  Quiz Questions Where are the Paralympic Games being held this year? What's the name of the ship that astronauts conduct experiments on? Hint: ISS What animal has been eating fewer cane toads because of this experiment? What dance style/s are the kids learning? What did the horses get if they did the right thing? Bonus Tricky Question What's the name of the sport in the Paralympics where the ball has a bell in it? Answers Paris, France International Space Station Crocodiles Breaking/Dabke A treat Bonus Tricky Answer Goalball

    13 min

  5. 27 AUG

    Meet the Paralympians

    Liz Wright from ABC Sport speaks with three Australian Paralympians, as the 2024 Paralympic Games get underway in Paris.

    14 min

  6. 23 AUG

    Helpful hippo and friendly rodeo

    On today's episode, we're headed to outback Queensland, an estuary in New South Wales, a cave in Indonesia and a river in Thailand that's home to a helpful hippo. Quiz Questions What colour was the mangrove lobster that Mimka found? In which state or territory did people break the record for the biggest game of Keppy Uppy? What is Phra trying to clean up with the Hippo? Which country were the visitors to the rodeo from? How tall was homo floresiensis? Bonus Tricky Question What does Hippo stand for? Answers Pink Queensland The river near his monastery New Zealand About as tall as a cricket bat, 100cm Bonus Tricky Answer High Impact Plastic Pollution remOver

    12 min

  7. 16 AUG

    National Science Week

    It's National Science Week! So, on News Time, we'll be counting down five of the best science stories this week from around Australia, and the world. What do gardens and robots have in common? Or koalas and flying drones? You'll find out soon! Quiz Questions Which chore is the robot dog helping with? What carried the stones to Singing Stones Beach? Which organisation created the D.A.R.T program? Why do the rangers want to know whether there are koalas in the trees?   Ilbandornis woodburnei is a kind of what? A) Wombat B) Bird C) Kangaroo D) Mouse Bonus Tricky Question What's the name of the robot dog? Answers Weeding Glacier NASA So they can safely do cultural burns B) Bird Bonus Tricky Answer Spot

    13 min

  8. 9 AUG

    Olympic champions and farty footpumpers

    We’ll visit the Olympic Games in Paris, take a tour around some schools across Australia, and then finish with a 10-legged mystery for our… Wow of the week!   Quiz Questions Can you name an Aussie medallist at this year's Olympic Games? What's the name for the system of raised dots that people who are blind or have low vision can use to read? What's the word that Jon uses to describe the sound of his workshops? What does student Greg hope to build at his house when he grows up? What do the giant spider crabs do when they visit Australian shores? Bonus Tricky Question What are the scientists studying the crabs asking people to help with? Answers There are too many to list! Any medallist means you got this one correct. Braille Joy A garden Moult (shed their shells) Bonus Tricky Answer Look at photos

    12 min
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Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.

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  • Channel
    ABC Kids listen
  • Creator
    ABC Kids listen
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2024, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
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