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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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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.

    Road trip trivia and whale song

    Road trip trivia and whale song

    We're on the move in today's episode! We'll spot street signs in Queensland designed to keep drivers alert and amused. Then, we'll run a world record race with a speedy six-year old, before swimming deep underwater, to learn about how whale song works. After that whirlwind, we'll celebrate harmony day, before settling in for the… Wow of the week!

    Quiz Questions

    1. What is the coldest town in Queensland?

    2. How far was the race Helena ran? A) 200m B) 300m C) 400m

    3. What is special about whales voice boxes?

    4. What's the word for lots of different cultures living happily together?

    5. Where was the fossilised forest found?

    Bonus Tricky Question

    Which species of whale did the scientists look at the voices of?

    Answers

    1. Stanthorpe

    2. B)300m

    3. Extra fat and muscle cushioning

    4. Multiculturalism

    5. High on a cliff top, in England

    Bonus Tricky Answer

    Baleen

    • 11 min
    March meowness and athlete equality

    March meowness and athlete equality

    Today's show starts with some good news about an Aussie amphibian. We'll keep our voices down in a lovely library, cancelling peoples fines for a funny reason, and then meet the people representing Australia at an international song contest.

    Staying overseas, we'll speed over to the London marathon, to hear about an inclusive change they're making, and then after that, it's time for a prehistoric Wow of the Week.

    Quiz Questions

    1. What kind of frog was cared for at Melbourne Zoo and recently released back into the wild?

    2. Why did the librarians start asking for pictures of cats?

    3. What does 'One Milkali' mean in English?

    4. In which city and country is there a marathon offering equal prize money for athletes who run, and athletes who use a wheelchair?

    5. What was Damien doing when he found the bones?

    Bonus Tricky Question

    Why did the palaeontologists keep the discovery a secret for two years?

    Answers

    1. Spotted Tree Frog

    2. They wanted to cancel peoples fines, and get them to start coming to the library again

    3. One Blood

    4. London, England

    5. Walking his dog

    Bonus Tricky Answer

    They didn't want members of the public to find it, poke around, and maybe damage the bones. 

    • 13 min
    Hot chips and harbour helper

    Hot chips and harbour helper

    On today's show, I've got some good news about a tasty, potatoey snack.

    Then, we'll hear about some awesome women kicking goals for International Women's Day, and meet a local legend cleaning up Sydney Harbour.

    We'll travel to the country Canada, to learn about an important Indigenous program, and then after that, I'll present an aquatic Wow of the Week.

    Quiz Questions

    1. What the word for lots of different plants and animals living in the same area?

    2. Which competition did the Matildas just qualify for?

    3. What did Andy do with the money he inherited?

    4. What country is the internship program being held in?

    5. Which animal does Charlotte the stingray share a tank with?

    Bonus Tricky Question

    What's the word, starting with P, for when an animal gets pregnant by themselves?

    Answers

    1. Biodiversity

    2. The Olympics

    3. Quit his job to clean up the harbour

    4. Canada

    5. Sharks

    Bonus Tricky Answer

    Parthenogenesis

    • 11 min
    Leap year and round rooms

    Leap year and round rooms

    On today's show, we'll leap into the countdown with a chat about leap years, and then swim over to hear about some lucky fish that were saved from a drying lake.

    We'll learn about how the shape of a room could change the way someone feels, and then meet some Indigenous performers bringing an traditional story to a modern stage.

    Then, it's time for the Wow of the Week!

    Quiz Questions

    1. How often do we have a leap year?

    2. Why did Adam the biologist have to move quickly to save the fish?

    3. Can you name one thing that happened to the people in round rooms in the experiment?

    4. What language is the story Wundig Wer Wilura sung in?

    5. How many years will it take to play the song As Slow As Possible?

    Bonus Tricky Question

    Which instrument are they playing As Slow as Possible on?

    Answers

    1. Once every four years

    2. The lake they were in was drying up

    3. Heart rates slowed/ they had more creative answers to questions

    4. Noongar

    5. 639.

    Bonus Tricky Answer

    Organ

    • 10 min
    Stoked surfer and outerspace ocean

    Stoked surfer and outerspace ocean

    Today's web of stories starts with some spider's webs, catching more than just flies. We'll hang loose and surf with the best at big swells, and then travel to the other side of the solar system to hear about a very different kind of ocean. Then, we'll learn about International Mother Language Day, before plodding over to our Wow of the Week!

    Quiz Questions

    1. What's the thing that scientists can test the spider webs for? Hint: It's three letters

    2. What score did Molly get for her amazing wave at Pipeline?

    3. Mimas is a moon with water under it's surface... but which planet is it a moon of?

    4. How many Aussies speak a language other than English at home?

    5. Which island is the Aldabra Giant Tortoise being reintroduced to?

    Bonus Tricky Question

    What is 'megafauna dependent germination'?

    Answers

    1. DNA

    2. 10/10 - Perfect score

    3. Saturn

    4. One in Five

    5. Madagascar

    Bonus Tricky Answer

    Animals eat fruit and seeds, walk along, poo out the seeds and a new plant grows somewhere else.

    • 11 min
    Old school phones and DJ tones

    Old school phones and DJ tones

    Today's episode starts with a mystery illness affecting the raucous rainbow lorikeet. We'll hear about people swapping smartphones for older ones, and a teen DJ spinning tracks in front of huge crowds. Then, we'll spend time with some first nations gamers, before flying over to our Wow of the Week.

    Quiz Questions

    1. Which Rainbow Lorikeet behaviour have scientists asked everyday people to keep an eye on?

    2. Why would someone swap a smartphone for an old style phone?

    3. Which sporting tournament did Cooper DJ at?

    4. What's the name of the gaming group for First Nations gamers?

    5. What light source did moths usually use to help them fly straight?

    Bonus Tricky Question

    What can we do to help moths not get trapped in the glow of street lights?

    Answers

    1. What they're eating

    2. So they aren't addicted/ can focus more on everyday life

    3. Australian Open - Tennis

    4. BlackoutGG

    5. The moon

    Bonus Tricky Answer

    Make sure the lights point down, and not emit light in all directions

    • 12 min

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