1. What Was the Main Point of the Tongue Tied Story?

Questions for discussion

Tongue tied EPISODE 3 1. What was the main point of the Tongue tied story? TH 2. The leadership battle has been between which two politicians? 28 FEBRUARY 2012 3. Why do politicians often avoid answering questions? 4. Why can it be damaging for a politician to reverse a decision they’ve made public? 5. Kevin Rudd was in which country when he announced that he would contest the leadership? 6. How did some politicians respond once he had made the announcement? 7. What do you think is meant by `plain speaking’? 8. How do you think the public feels about politicians who avoid answering questions? Explain your answer. 9. What qualities do you think are important for a politician to have? 10. Think of a question you would like to ask a politician.

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School funding 1. Discuss the issues raised in the School funding story and record the main points of the discussion. 2. Where do public schools get most of their funds from? 3. How are private schools funded? 4. Give some reasons why children go to private schools. 5. Private schools don’t get government funding. True or false? 6. Do you think the government should spend money on private schools? Explain your answer. 7. What did the recent report into school funding recommend? 8. What did the report say about private school funding? 9. Do you think funding in schools needs to be increased? Explain your answer. 10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN story?

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Bat man 1. Briefly summarise the BtN Bat man story. 2. Which animal uses sonar skills? 3. Which body part does Daniel click as he moves around? 4. In your own words, describe how it works.

© ABC 2012 5. Using sound to locate objects and navigate is called a. Oscillation b. Echolocation c. Amplification 6. What did scientists discover when they scanned Daniel’s brain? 7. Describe the sorts of things Daniel is able to do using the technique. 8. Finish the following sentence: Daniel is teaching the technique to… 9. Think of three adjectives to describe Daniel’s skills. 10. Working in pairs, have a go at navigating around a space with your eyes closed, using the tongue clicking technique. Record what you discovered.

Research an animal that uses echolocation and briefly summarise how it works.

Movie sounds 1. Briefly summarise the Movie sounds story. 2. Why do films have sound effects? 3. What objects does Foley artist, John Simpson use to create sounds for movies? 4. What films has John Simpson worked on? 5. How did John make the sound of the penguin feet in Happy Feet? 6. How did he make the sound of a gorilla climbing a building? 7. Why is timing important for Foley artists? 8. What skills does a Foley artist need to have? 9. What was surprising about this story? 10. Illustrate an aspect of the Movie sounds story.

Research the history of Foley. Where did the name Foley artist come from? How has Foley progressed with changing technologies?

Archery kids 1. Who was Robin Hood? 2. Why was archery important many years ago? 3. What sort of bow do many archers start off using? a. Reflex b. Longbow c. Recurve 4. What are bows usually made from and why? 5. What makes the bow easy to balance and hold steady? 6. Explain the aim of target archery. 7. The very centre of the target is called a ______. 8. What protective equipment do archers need? 9. Arrows need to be very sharp to hit the target. True or false? 10. What do you now know about archery since watching the BtN story?

Create a quiz, wordsearch or crossword using the facts in the BtN Archery kids story. Give it to another student to try.