Episode 5 Questions for discussion 3rd March 2015
Capital Punishment 1. In which country are two Australian criminals being punished with death? 2. They were part of a group called the ______? 3. Why were they arrested? 4. In which year were they arrested? 5. The death penalty is also referred to as... 6. Australia has never introduced the death penalty. True or false? 7. In which year did Australia remove capital punishment from their laws? 8. What has helped criminals in Australian jails turn their lives around? 9. Name some countries that still have capital punishment laws for some crimes. 10. How did this story make you feel? Discuss as a class. Visit BtN’s Upsetting News page.
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Census Changes 1. Currently, how often does Australia hold the census? 2. What change does the Australian government want to make to the census? 3. The census collects ______every person in Australia. (money from, information about or ideas from) 4. In which year did Australia first hold the census? a. 1811 b. 1911 c. 2011 5. Make a list of the sort of information that the census collects. 6. How can Australians fill out the census? 7. The census is not a compulsory survey for all Australians. True or false? 8. What sort of questions are optional in the census? 9. Explain why the census is important for the government. 10. Why does the government want to make the census every 10 years? Discuss as a class.
Check out the BtN Census Changes resource on the Teachers page http://www.abc.net.au/btn/teachers.htm Would you be happy to only have the census every 10 years to save money? Vote in the BtN poll. Go to http://www.abc.net.au/btn/polls.htm
Wave Energy 1. Where in Australia are scientists experimenting with wave energy? Locate using Google Maps. 2. Where does wave energy come from?
©ABC 2015 a. Swimming pools b. Lakes c. Oceans 3. Where does the energy in a wave come from? 4. What percentage of the earth’s surface is covered in water? 5. Explain how friction is caused to create a wave. 6. In which two Australian states are the waves most powerful? 7. Illustrate how wave energy is harvested. (Include turbines, an electricity grid, buoys, pipes, and an on-shore plant in your diagram) 8. In the story, what is the electricity from wave energy powering? 9. Why are some people concerned about the use of wave energy generators? 10. Wave energy is a renewable source of electricity. True or false?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Drought Doco 1. Before watching this story, talk about what you know about drought. 2. Why did Ellen decide to make a video about her Grandpa’s farm? 3. Where is her grandpa’s farm? Locate using Google Maps. 4. What caused the drought? 5. How did the drought affect her grandpa’s animals? 6. How has Ellen’s family been helping all the cattle survive during the drought? 7. Who is Fergus? How did this story make you feel? 8. Drought is expensive. What does this mean? 9. How did Ellen’s story help you understand more about drought? 10. Write a message of support to Ellen and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Check out the BtN Drought Doco resource on the Teachers page http://www.abc.net.au/btn/teachers.htm
Kid Business 1. What does Loki design? 2. Where does he sell his designs? 3. Describe some of Loki’s first designs that got him inspired to start a business. 4. What is Loki’s business called? 5. What is the printing technique called that Loki uses? Explain the process. 6. How does Loki keep people updated about his business? What types of social media does he use? 7. What was involved in setting up his business? Explain some of the steps. 8. What are some of the challenges Loki faced? 9. What surprised you about this story? 10. Do you have any creative ideas for a new business? Explain.
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
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Episode 5 Activity 3rd March 2015
Census Changes
Key Learning Students will develop questions to guide an investigation into the population of their classroom. Students will gather, interpret and analyse information from observation, print and online sources.
The Australian Curriculum
Economics and Business / Economics and Business Mathematics / Statistics and Probability / Data Skills / Questioning and research representation and interpretation
Develop questions to guide an investigation of an economic or Describe and interpret different data sets in context business issue or event, and gather data and information from (ACMSP120) Year 5 observation, print and online sources (ACHES004) (ACHES012) Year 5, 6
Investigate techniques for collecting data, including census, sampling and observation (ACMSP284) Year 8 Gather relevant data and information from a range of digital, online and print sources (ACHES022) Year 7
Civics and Citizenship / Civics and Citizenship Economics and Business / Economics and Business Skills / Analysis, synthesis and interpretation Skills / Interpretation and analysis Critically analyse information and ideas from a range of Sort data and information into categories (ACHES005) sources in relation to civics and citizenship topics and issues (ACHES013) Year 5, 6 (ACHCS056) Year 7
History / Historical Skills / Historical questions and Interpret data and information displayed in different formats to research identify relationships and trends (ACHES023) Year 7 Identify and locate a range of relevant sources (ACHHS120) Year 6
Discussion Questions 1. Currently, how often does Australia hold the census? 2. What change does the Australian government want to make to the census? 3. The census collects ______every person in Australia. (insert: money from, information about or ideas from) 4. In which year did Australia first hold the census? a. 1811 b. 1911 c. 2011 5. Make a list of the sort of information that the census collects. 6. How can Australians fill out the census? 7. The census is not a compulsory survey for all Australians. True or false? 8. What sort of questions are optional in the census? 9. Explain why the census is important for the government. 10. Why does the government want to make the census every 10 years? Discuss as a class.
©ABC 2015 Activities
What is a census?
Find answers to the following questions:
The census is a ‘snapshot’ of Australia. What does this mean? The word ‘census’ originated in ancient Rome from the Latin word censere. This means... o To estimate o To calculate o To centralise What sort of information does the Australian Bureau of Statistics collect in the Australian census? Who works with data? o A statistician o A physician o A logistician
Categorical values or observations can be sorted into groups or categories. Numerical values or observations can be measured. Sort the following types of data. Which are categorical and which are numerical?
Data Categorical Numerical
Gender Yes No
Height
Arm span
Favourite colour
Weight
Favourite music Eye colour Water usage Time it takes to get to school Method of transport used to get to school Your postcode
Why is some data that contain numbers, such as post codes and birth dates considered categorical? Make a class glossary including the following words: sample size, data, survey, census, categorical data, numerical data, comparison, statistic, trend analysis, tally, spreadsheet, and questionnaire.
©ABC 2015 Data helping us understand information
People process large amounts of information every day. When we read newspapers, watch television or open our mail, we are often looking at information that has been organised in such a way that we can understand it easily. For example, we can easily tell how much water we use at home by looking at the information provided on our water bill.
Find examples of data and statistics that help us understand information in the world around us. Look in the newspaper, on television or on the internet for news stories that include data and statistics. How do you think the information was collected? Was a survey or census taken or was the data recorded through observations? How is the information represented? For example, in a graph, diagram or percentage. Is it clear and simple to understand? Are there comparisons made about the data? Explain. How do these statistics help us understand the information?
Become investigators
Become investigators and hold a census in your classroom.
In this activity you will investigate the eye colour of your class’ population. You will collect the data using a survey, sort the information, analyse the data and communicate your findings.
Survey the students in your class to find out their eye colour, using Survey the table provided below.
Sort and enter the information you have gathered into an excel Sort spreadsheet. Find the sum of students with blue eyes and then calculate the percentage of students with blue eyes. Record these details in your table. Continue this for each different eye colour included in the survey.
What is the best way to represent the data you have collected? Representation Summarise the information you have gathered and create a graph, using excel. Alternatively draw a diagram or infographic to highlight the survey results.
Analyse your results. Analysis o What do the statistics tell you about eye colour in your classroom? o Which eye colour is most common? Which is least common? o Write a short paragraph explaining the results. o If you conducted another survey of a different class do you think the results would differ from your class data? Explain.
©ABC 2015 o If you were to survey student’s eye colour by gender, how would your analysis differ? o Did you have a big enough sample size? If you surveyed the whole school how would this improve the representation of different eye colours?
Eye colour Tally Number of Percentage students Blue Green Hazel Brown Other Whole population of your class
Further activity – Learn more about the population of your class. As a class discuss what you want to learn about the population of your class. Develop questions to investigate student’s experiences, opinions and interests. When designing your classroom census, keep in mind that you will need to respect privacy and protect confidentiality. For example, do not include your names on the census.
Here are some sample questions taken from the 2014 CensusAtSchool questionnaire. In which state/territory and country were you born? In how many languages can you speak? What is your favourite food? How many hours of sleep do you normally get on a school night? What actions do you take in your home to conserve the environment?
Reflection What interesting things did the data tell you about your class? How could the results collected from this data help your school make better informed decisions?
Make a time capsule which includes the data gathered from your classroom census. Future generations at your school, will be able to learn about the population of your class and then compare to their own.
Further activity
Run that town! Use real Census data to discover who’s who in your area, and make decisions that will sway popular opinion in your favour. Choose from hundreds of projects for your town - from the practical to the preposterous. What kind of leader will you be? Will you be treated to a ticker tape parade, or chased out of town by an angry mob? http://runthattown.abs.gov.au/
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Spotlight takes some of the data from the 2011 Census - and turns it into a simple interactive movie, to show just a few of the interesting things that the Census can tell us about Australia's people and population. Once you've explored Spotlight, you can create an infographic of your own - a personalised snapshot of your own numbers that you can share with friends. http://spotlight.abs.gov.au/Flash/
Interactively explore the ABS' 2011 Census data with the SBS Census Explorer. Take a look at the statistics behind the Australians who speak your language, or find a particular place, and compare them with the nation's figures, another language group, or another place.
Related Research Links
Behind the News – Census http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3286382.htm
ABC News – ABS confirms census under review amid concern it may be axed to cut costs, sparking outrage from demographers http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-19/concerns-national-census-may-be-axed/6145052
Australian Bureau of Statistics – Census at School http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/cashome.nsf/Home/Home
SBS Census Explorer (interactive) http://www.sbs.com.au/censusexplorer/
ABS – Run that Town (interactive) http://runthattown.abs.gov.au/
ABS – Spotlight (interactive) http://spotlight.abs.gov.au/
YouTube: Census Australia – Dataman’s guide to the Census https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr3tLZOZNyw
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Episode 5 Activity 3rd March 2015
Drought Doco
Key Learning Students will develop a deeper understanding of how drought impacts on people and places in Australia.
The Australian Curriculum Science / Science Understanding / Earth and Space Science / Science as a Human Endeavour / Use and sciences influence of science
Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community affect Earth’s surface (ACSSU096) Year 6 decisions (ACSHE217) Year 5
Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE220) Year 6 Science / Science Understanding / Biological sciences Living things have structural features and adaptations that help Geography / Geographical Knowledge and them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043) Year 5 Understanding / Unit 1: Water in the world The causes, impacts and responses to an atmospheric or hydrological hazard (ACHGK042) Year 7
Discussion Questions
1. Before watching this story, talk about what you know about drought. 2. Why did Ellen decide to make a video about her Grandpa’s farm? 3. Where is her grandpa’s farm? Locate using Google Maps. 4. What caused the drought? 5. How did the drought affect her grandpa’s animals? 6. How has Ellen’s family been helping all the cattle survive during the drought? 7. Who is Fergus? How did this story make you feel? 8. Drought is expensive. What does this mean? 9. How did Ellen’s story help you understand more about drought? 10. Write a message of support to Ellen and post it in the comments section on the story page.
©ABC 2015 Activities
Negotiate with students how many activities they complete.
How did Ellen’s story help you understand more about drought? How did the drought affect her grandfather and his farm? o How did this story make you feel? Post your comments of support for Ellen on the BtN Drought Doco story page.
Imagine living on a property in Australia that has Ellen on her grandpa’s farm been badly hit by drought, like the farm in BtN’s Drought Doco story. o Write a poem to reflect how the drought has affected Ellen’s grandfather in Coatstoun Lakes. Write the poem in the eyes of a farmer, writing about the harsh land and the hard times you are facing. o Illustrate an aspect of the BtN Drought Doco story.
The impact of drought Why was it important for Ellen to tell her grandfather’s story about drought on his farm to her mates back at school in Brisbane? o Think about how drought affects people that live in cities. Look at the direct impact of drought and the indirect impact of drought. A direct impact of drought may be that there is less water for growing crops. An indirect impact of drought may be that people in cities may have to pay more for food. Ellen’s class o Which of these are direct and which are indirect impacts of drought?
Impact of drought Direct impact or indirect impact
Wheat crop dying Lower water levels in dams Tractor sales down Famer loses money Anxiety about economic losses Loss and destruction of wildlife habitat Lack of food and drinking water for animals Poor soil quality People may have to move from farms into cities
©ABC 2015 Watch Drought Doco and then Drought: graziers turn to droving. Make comparisons between these two documentaries about drought affected farms. o Who is this story about? o Who is telling (narrating) the story? o What are some similarities and differences between these stories? Think of location, the type of farm and affects of drought on the people and animals. o How did drought affect their cattle? Compare and contrast. o How did these cattle farmers respond to the drought? Compare and contrast.
ABC Splash: Drought: graziers turn to droving
Drought research. Use the internet to identify and investigate one location that has experienced drought. Use the ABC’s interactive drought map to find a major drought in the country’s history. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-26/100-years-of-drought/5282030 Your presentation will include the following o A map highlighting the location, including rivers, and other water systems. o A photo of the location in drought o Dates of the drought you have investigated o A summary of the effect that drought has on the local region. o A rainfall chart outlining the patter of drought tin the region (
‘Defining drought isn’t easy’. What does this mean? Use the definition below to help explain your answer. o A drought is a prolonged, abnormally dry period when there is not enough water for users' normal needs. Drought is not simply low rainfall; if it was, much of inland Australia would be in almost perpetual drought. Because people use water in so many different ways, there is no universal definition of drought. Living with Drought, Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/natural-disasters
Interactive: Panorama photos reveal drought conditions. Explore these panoramic photos taken in 2014 to get an insight into drought. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-14/nsw- drought-interactive-panorama-photos/5261242 o What impact has drought had on these environments?
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Related Research Links
ABC Landline – Young filmmaker documents effects of drought http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2015/s4181119.htm
ABC Landline – Tears from the sky http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2015/s4184849.htm
Behind the News – Drought Help http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3953562.htm
ABC Splash – Dealing with Drought http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/525577/dealing-with-drought
National Geographic Education – Drought http://education.nationalgeographic.com.au/education/encyclopedia/drought/?ar_a=1
ABC Rural – Timeline: droughts and Australian drought policy 1895 - 2014 http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/specials/drought-timeline/#5
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BtN: Episode 05 Transcript 3/03/15
Coming up:
Australia's biggest survey - the census might be changed to save cash. We find out how. Join Ellen as she takes us to her Grandpa's drought-stricken farm. And meet the kid running a successful fashion business at just 14.
Hi I'm Nathan and that's just some of the stuff you'll see a bit later on BtN, but first. Death Debate
Reporter: Carl Smith
INTRO: Most people agree that if someone commits a crime they should do the time. But what if the punishment for the crime isn't time in jail? What if it's capital punishment or the death penalty, something Australia stopped many years ago? That's the debate going on right now as two Australian citizens face exactly that in Indonesia. Carl looked into it.
These two men were arrested for breaking the law. They're two members of a group called the Bali Nine. A group that attempted to smuggle drugs out of Bali, Indonesia in 2005. But they were caught.
Seven members of the group were sentenced to life in prison, something that can happen in Australia too. But Indonesia's laws are stricter than Australia's for some crimes, and that's meant the two men in charge, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, have been sentenced to death.
That's also known as capital punishment. In Australia we don't have laws that allow criminals to be sentenced to death, but that wasn't always the case.
The last person killed here because of the death penalty was this man. It happened not so long ago, in 1967. His name was Ronald Ryan. He was hanged for shooting a prison officer during a jail-break. Many people pushed for a different outcome and there were lots of big protests before and after. And by 1985 each of the states and territories had removed capital punishment from their laws.
There are a few reasons why that happened. Jails and rehabilitation programs to help criminals were improving, which meant people could more easily turn their lives around after committing a crime. Others argued some people might be wrongfully convicted of a crime and sentenced to death before the error is discovered, so life imprisonment would be a better option.
©ABC 2015 Although things have now changed here, capital punishment laws haven't changed everywhere around the world. Most countries have abolished it, but more than 50 still have the death sentence for some crimes. And they include big or wealthy countries like Japan, Indonesia and parts of the United States, but also smaller countries like Tonga and North Korea. Of all those nations still using capital punishment China has the largest known number of people sentenced to death each year.
There are people who say the death penalty is an appropriate punishment for some very serious crimes, and they say having such a harsh sentence can stop people from breaking the law.
Then there are others who don't agree with capital punishment but say Bali Nine members Chan and Sukumaran knew about Indonesia's strict laws when they tried to commit a crime there, so they should face Indonesia's punishment for it.
But many are also fighting for the lives of Chan and Sukumaran. They say they were arrested as young men, and have tried hard to build new lives away from crime. They also say there's always hope for someone to turn their life around and that the death penalty is just too harsh.
The Prime Minister has asked Indonesia for mercy.
TONY ABBOTT: My plea even at this late stage is for Indonesia to be as responsive to us as it expects other countries to be for them
And lawyers in Indonesia have been trying hard to have the sentences of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran overturned.
Although time may be running out, they say they'll keep fighting.
The Wire
In other news this week the government's announced plans to put security guards and CCTV systems in a bunch of Aussie schools. It wants to make sure kids are safe from racial or terrorist attacks. So it's going to pay for security at more than 50 schools considered to be at high risk. It'll cost around 18 million dollars.
A new survey has revealed a majority of Aussie school kids don't have high hopes for their future. It also found that less than one third of kids think they'll get a good job. It's got some people worried there's too much pressure on kids to do well.
©ABC 2015 But this week a lot of kids were more worried about something far less serious - this dress! Yes, the question has been raging all week is it blue and black? Or gold and white? People legitimately see it in different colours. And scientists say it all comes down to our brains playing a trick on us!
And students across the country armed with gloves and bins took part in clean up Australia day! Australia is one of the highest waste producers in the world making about 18 million tonnes of rubbish every year, which can be a real problem for our environment and wildlife. But more than two thousand schools hit the streets to help tackle our rubbish problem one piece at a time.
Census Changes
Reporter: Matt Holbrook
INTRO: Every five years, the government holds Australia's biggest poll. It's called the census and it asks every person in the country about nearly every detail of their lives. But now, there's been a call to delay the census from every five years to every ten to save money. Here's Matt with the details.
A long time ago in an Australia far, far away there was a census.
MATT: Actually, it wasn't that long ago, it was in 2011. And it wasn't that far away, either. But that's not the point. In the last census, 65,000 Australians claimed to follow the Jedi religion. Yeah, with the light-sabers, the force, and these incredibly fetching robes. It turns out most of those people were just trying to be funny. Most.
But while the Jedi stuff might not be super helpful, the census does actually tell us really important information about Australia, and has done for a long, long time. The first Aussie census was done back in 1911. The census collects information like, age, gender, income, what you do, and where you live.
These days, it's held every five years on the second Tuesday in August. It's a survey that's mailed out to people, or they can do it online. It's compulsory. That means every Australian citizen has to do it, although some questions, like the one about religion, are optional.
The census is there to tell us about the kind of people, and places that make up Australia. Like which areas are growing in population, or where there are young families, or older people. That's really important, because governments can then decide where new schools, hospitals, businesses or death stars should go.
So why would we think about changing the census? Well, for starters, the census costs a fair chunk of change.
©ABC 2015 PETER MCDONALD, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY: It costs a lot of money, over $400 million. That's acknowledged.
It wouldn't mean abandoning the census entirely though, it'd probably just be held every ten years instead. Which is what happens in the US, and the UK. The Australian Bureau of Statistics says it could collect population info in other ways, too. So increasing the time between censuses might not be as big a deal as it seems. But, even so, a lot of people aren't happy about it. They say the data's really important and if it's out of date, it could cause serious problems, because a big part of using census data is comparing it to previous years.
BERNARD SALT DEMOGRAPHER, KPMG: A country like Australia with 24 million people spread out across a vast continent, we, more than anyone else, need to be very efficient in our resource allocation and you need a census, really, to do that.
While the fate of the census isn't yet decided, it seems, like the force, it's always going to be with us. Or is that with you? I don't know.
Online Poll
So do you support only having the census every ten years to save some cash?
That question is this week's poll.
Should the census be delayed to save money?
We'd love to know what you think. So head to our website to place your vote.
Last week we ran a story on solar power. So we asked you if all homes should have panels on the roof? More than 4 and a half thousand of you voted and most want solar panels everywhere. Thanks for sharing your point of view.
Wave Energy
Reporter: Carl Smith
INTRO: Now, the world's first grid-connected wave energy farm has just been switched on in Western Australia. It amazingly converts the power of ocean waves into electricity. But how? Carl explains.
There's a huge amount of power in the ocean, it's one of the most impressive parts of our world. These surges of energy that we call waves can even be a lot of fun. But have you ever stopped and wondered 'where do waves come from'? And how come they never stop rolling in like that? Well let's have a look at how they're formed.
©ABC 2015 It might surprise you to hear the energy in a wave actually comes from the wind. More than 70 per-cent of the Earth's surface is covered in water, and when wind blows over the surface of all that water, it causes friction. That pushes some parts of the water down, and in turn other areas are pushed up - these areas of water then start spinning in a circle. Which is the beginning of a wave!
And the more wind the bigger those waves can get. But it's only when waves get closer to land that the spinning effect bobs us up and down on the surface and eventually causes waves to crash on the sand. That up and down energy of waves is constantly happening all along Australia's shores. But there are some places like Tasmania and Western Australia where the waves are more powerful, and it's places like that where these things could be installed.
They might look a bit strange, but they're wave energy generators from the world's first wave energy farm connected to the electricity grid just outside Perth. The site has an on- shore plant connected to buoys out at sea. They sit below the surface of the water, and out there these giant floaties move up and down all day, every day because of the constant circular motion of waves.
The buoys are connected to pipes that pump water at high pressure back to the power plant. That forces turbines to spin to make electricity, and that electricity is being used right now to power a nearby naval base. So are we going to be seeing more of these things bobbing around our coastlines?
Well possibly, but probably not anytime soon. While there is a lot of wave energy that we could tap into in Australia. The best sites are often far away in isolated areas. And if there is a good site near a city or town some people are worried the wave generators could disrupt beaches surf breaks or even underwater environments.
On top of that most wave energy generators are still pretty experimental, meaning engineers and researchers are still working on the best ways to build them and they can be expensive to set up.
So for now the closest things to wave generators most of us will see at the beach will be these - which are still quite fetching. But maybe one day we'll have more of these, bobbing away below the surface as we all swim above.
Quiz 1
Okay we've got a wave quiz for you now.
How high was the world's highest recorded wave?
50m
©ABC 2015 500m
Or 5000m
Answer: 500m
It was 524m high to be exact and it was a tsunami in Alaska caused by a huge bit of rock falling into a bay.
Drought Doco
Reporter: Natasha Thiele
INTRO: Okay moving far away from the water. And many farmers around Australia are struggling with drought right now including 10-year old Ellen's grandpa. She went to visit him recently and decided to film how bad conditions were there to show her class back in the city. Here's what happened.
ELLEN: Hi BtN! I want to show you a video that I made of my Grandad's farm. My teacher thought it would be a good idea to take some photos, instead I made a video. I hope you like it!
My Grandfather and Uncle Jeffrey and my Aunt Sue own properties four hours north of Brisbane at a place called Coalstoun Lakes. They have not had any decent rain since January 2013. All the cattle that could be sold has been sold. The rest we are trying to keep alive by feeding.
During a drought there is no rainfall for the grass and no rainfall to fill dams. Without water, the cattle will die. To feed the water to the cattle during the drought, we sometimes use bore water. Here we are placing a tank on the hill. We pump underground bore water up to the tank, which feeds down to a trough for the cattle.
A common thing that happens during the drought is the cattle have no food. If a mother cow dies and it still has a calf that is still suckling, the calf is left without food. This is Fergus, his mum had died and we found him with his head down looking very unwell. We are hand-feeding him a special powdered calf milk mixture. You can see how weak he is as he can't stand and keeps falling. Unfortunately after days of hand-feeding, Fergus died.
This is my 86-year old Grandad Raymond putting out hay with my help. Hay is expensive. We are feeding eight of these large bales a day. This costs $300 a day. Drought is expensive. It seems like forever 'til it will rain, please pray for rain for us and our farmers.
After making the video, I had a chance to show it to my class. Many of them didn't realise how bad drought can be.
©ABC 2015 STUDENT 1: I saw how much it can actually affect people and animals.
STUDENT 2: Not many of us knew much about it, so it was actually more devastating than you would've thought it would be.
My video had an effect on others too. Some kids have even offered to help my Grandpa, but what he really needs is rain to help his land and his animals. And although there's been a bit of rain since I made the video, we're hoping more will come soon!
Quiz 2
Quiz time again. We'll stay with droughts for this one.
How much of Queensland was suffering drought conditions in 2014?
Was it
30%
60%
Or 80%
The Answer: 80%
Crazy. Okay sport time now. Here's this week's hottest moments.
The Score
In the Cricket World Cup the two co-hosts Australia and New Zealand met on the weekend in a nail-biter. The Aussies were bowled out for just 151 as Trent Boult caused a middle order collapse. New Zealand looked set for a big win especially after captain Brendan McCullum blazed his way to 50 off 24 balls even after injuring his arm!
But Mitchell Starc struck claiming 6 wickets and bringing the competition right down to the wire. New Zealand survived with Kane Williamson smashing a six to win by just 1 wicket.
In the NBL the Cairns Taipans will meet the New Zealand Breakers in this season's Grand Final. Minor premiers Cairns defeated the Perth Wildcats to book their place. While the Breakers showed their form against Adelaide breezing past the 36ers in a 2 nil sweep. The teams will meet in a best of three series starting on Friday night in Cairns.
©ABC 2015 In the V8 supercars James Courtney has won the Adelaide 500. He's just the third driver to win the race two years running. There were plenty of crashes over the event. But all eyes were on Courtney yesterday. As he held back teammate Garth Tander for the big win.
And the 2015 trans-Tasman netball championship started over the weekend with the Adelaide Thunderbirds losing by one goal to Waikato Bay of Plenty. The Melbourne Vixens pulled off a convincing win against the Central Pulse. While the Swifts beat the Southern Steel by six points. Kid Business
Reporter: Eloise Fuss
INTRO: A lot of fashion designers dream of creating a brand that blows up and becomes really successful. But not too many can say they're already on the way at just 14 years of age. Lachlan makes t-shirts in his bedroom. And now, he's selling them internationally through his website. Eloise met him to find out what his secret is.
LOKI: Hey I'm Loki, I run an Adelaide based clothing line, I sell my gear across Australia and sometimes overseas.
It all started when he tried tie dying t-shirts with some mates. It was fun, and looked pretty cool too.
LOKI: I think we saw that people liked them and I saw it could be a good business to run, it was fun to make. So I thought yeah, I may as well go for it.
Loki's called his brand Size Seven Clothing Co.
LOKI: How I come up with the designs. I'll draw a concept and take it to a local artist and get them to redraw it so it looks professional and good, because I'm a terrible drawer, I can't draw anything if I tried.
Loki prints all the t-shirts himself using a technique called screen printing. Each t-shirt takes about three days to make.
LOKI: You've got to individually print or cure each shirt so the ink doesn't run off each shirt basically. So you have to spend a bit of time to make a good quality product.
He sells them through his website, and keeps people updated about his new designs on Facebook and Instagram. His t-shirts and hats became so popular they're now even being stocked in a shop. So far he's made 9 different designs, and he sells about 30 hats and shirts a week.
But designing these t-shirts was the easy part. Learning how to run a business, on the other hand, that was kinda hard.
©ABC 2015 LOKI: I spent a fair bit of time looking through Google and just You Tube videos to find the knowledge I needed to start it. It took probably two months, so it wasn't the easiest process to do. I had to find contacts so I could get designers to design for me. I had to work out how to set up social media accounts and properly manage them so it was professional. I had to learn how to make a website so I could sell my product.
He also had to be super organised, so he could balance his business with school work.
LOKI: I have a really easy website that I can process my orders. Nowadays you can get plenty of apps that help you manage things, and school work. I have a diary that I can use to write down things. I also use the calendar on my computer which helps me organise everything I'm doing.
So if this is something you'd like to do, what are Loki's tips?
LOKI: My advice is to be original, have a good quality product, make sure you learn the ins and outs of running businesses, and basically go your hardest.
So if you want to start your own business, there's no better time than now to get rolling.
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