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Episode 5 Questions for discussion 6th March 2018
The Coalition 1. Discuss the BTN story as a class. What points were raised in the discussion? 2. Who recently became Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister? 3. The current Deputy Prime Minister is the leader of the… a. Liberal Party b. National Party c. Labor Party 4. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia and what party does he represent? 5. How does the Deputy Prime Minister support the Prime Minster? Give an example. 6. What is meant by the term ‘Coalition’? 7. What are the benefits of being part of a Coalition? 8. What people in Australia does the National Party typically represent? 9. What was the National Party originally called when it first started in 1920? 10. What questions do you have after watching the BTN story?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Fierce Girls Podcast 1. Before you watch the BTN story, predict what you think it’s about. 2. Why do we celebrate International Women’s Day? 3. What is the ABC’s new podcast Fierce Girls about? 4. What did Jessica Watson achieve when she was only 16 years old? 5. Who is Louise Sauvage? 6. What were some of the challenges that she faced? 7. Who started International Women’s Day? 8. About how many girls don’t have access to a good education? a. 60 thousand b. 6 million c. 60 million 9. What changes still need to be made to make women and men more equal? 10. How has your thinking changed since watching the BTN story?
Check out the Fierce Girls Podcast resource on the Teachers page. Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Mardi Gras History 1. What did the Mardi Gras History story explain? 2. How many years has the Sydney Mardi Gras been running? 3. The Sydney Mardi Gras actually started as a big protest. True or false? 4. How were gay and lesbian people discriminated against in the 1970s? 5. Who were the 78ers?
©ABC 2018 6. Describe what happened when the 78ers protested in Sydney on the 24th of June 1978. 7. What impact did the protest have? 8. Why did the NSW Government apologise to the 78ers in 2016? 9. Who from the local community gets involved in the Sydney Mardi Gras? 10. What did you learn watching the Mardi Gras History story?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Dingo Heroes 1. Briefly summarise the BTN story. 2. Some domestic dogs in Australia have dingo blood in them. True or false? 3. What noise do dingoes mainly use to communicate? 4. Dingoes live in every state or territory in Australia, except for… a. ACT b. Tasmania c. Queensland 5. What is the conservation status of dingoes? 6. Why do some farmers see the dingo as a pest? 7. What type of habitat do dingoes like? Describe. 8. What impact has an increase of dingoes had on native animals? 9. What was surprising about the Dingo Heroes story? 10. Illustrate an aspect of the Dingo Heroes story.
Check out the Dingo Heroes resource on the Teachers page. Do the quiz on the BTN website.
V8 Racing Class 1. Discuss the story in pairs. Share your thoughts with the class. 2. What type of cars race in the Adelaide 500? 3. About how fast do the cars travel during the race? 4. What special opportunity did the kids in the BTN story get? 5. Describe the conditions for the drivers during the race. 6. What preparation needs to go into a V8 Supercar before racing? 7. List some of the skills you need to be a racing car driver. 8. What did you like about the V8 Racing Class story? 9. Think of a question you would like to ask one of the drivers from the BTN story. 10. Design and illustrate your own racing car.
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
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Episode 5 Teacher Resource 6th March 2018 November 2016
Fierce Girls
Students will explore and 1. Before you watch the BTN story, predict what you think it’s about. understand the experiences of 2. Why do we celebrate International Women’s Day? democracy of women. Students will 3. What is the ABC’s new podcast Fierce Girls about? plan and create their own podcast about a topic of their choice. 4. What did Jessica Watson achieve when she was only 16 years old? 5. Who is Louise Sauvage? 6. What were some of the challenges that she faced? 7. Who started International Women’s Day? 8. About how many girls don’t have access to a good education? a. 60 thousand HASS / History – Year 3 b. 6 million Days and weeks celebrated or c. 60 million commemorated in Australia 9. What changes still need to be made to make women and men more (including Australia Day, Anzac Day, and National Sorry Day) and equal? the importance of symbols and 10. How has your thinking changed since watching the BTN story? emblems.
HASS / History – Year 6 Experiences of Australian democracy and citizenship, including the status and rights of Note Taking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, migrants, women and Students take notes while watching the BTN children. story. After watching the story, students reflect on and organise the information into three categories. What information was...? • Positive • Negative or • Interesting
Class Discussion After watching the BTN Fierce Girls story hold a class discussion. Here are some discussion starters: • How did you feel after watching the story? • What surprised you about the story? • List some facts that you learnt from this story. • What challenges have women faced in the past? • What challenges do women still face today? • What does gender equality mean to you?
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Class discussion: What is a biography? Before students begin to construct their biographies, hold a class discussion to find out what they already know about biographical writing. Record your student’s responses on the class whiteboard. Below are some discussion starters:
• What does a biography tell us about a person? • Where can you look to find information for your biographical writing? It could include the internet, newspaper articles, magazine articles and interviews, other biographies, historical books or television interviews. Why is it important to use more than one source of information? • What makes a biography interesting? For example, key information and facts, a timeline of events, photographs, illustrations and quotes.
Significant Women – Create a biography Students will choose a significant woman in Australia’s history and write a biography about them. Using the Biography Organiser template students will find and record information about the person they have chosen. Some possible areas of research include:
• Where are they from? Locate using Google Maps. • When were they born? Describe their family life growing up. • What are some of their achievements? Choose one to explore in more detail. • What were their challenges? • How do we recognise their achievements? • How have they made an impact on people’s lives? • How did they change our understanding of the world? • What do you admire about them? • Imagine you could sit down and talk to them. What questions would you ask about their life and work?
Present your findings in an interesting way. • Give a presentation on their achievements • Create a portrait • Make a “Did you know?” for other students • Write a letter thanking them for their achievements and how they have changed the world • Create a timeline highlighting significant events • Using the Bio-Cube template, design and create a 3D model to present their biographical information. Each side of the cube will include a different aspect of your research.
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International Women’s Day International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. How does your school honour and celebrate the achievements of women all around the world? Go to the International Women’s Day website for more information.
Make your own podcast Students will plan and create their own podcasts about a topic of their choice. Begin by clarifying student’s understanding of what a podcast is. Working in pairs, ask students to discuss and record their responses to the following questions: • How do podcasts work? • Do you listen to podcasts? • What podcast topics would interest you?
Steps to create a podcast 1. Make sure you have the required hardware and software – you will need a computer or Smartphone with a microphone and software such as the free Audacity (PC or Mac). Some Mac’s come with GarageBand which is well suited to making podcasts. 2. Decide on your content and write your script. Who is your audience? How will you keep listeners engaged? 3. Rehearse the content (practise speaking). 4. Record. Create and save an audio file, usually in mp3 format. 5. Publish. To make a podcast you will need to use a free service like PodOmatic, Buzzsprout or a paid service like Libsyn. 6. Promote your podcast. Your school's website is a good place to start as well as their newsletter and social media sites. BTN would also love to share your podcast, just email a link to BTN- [email protected].
ABC Radio – Fierce Girls Podcast http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/fierce-girls/
UN Women – International Women’s Day 2018 https://unwomen.org.au/campaign/international-womens-day-2018/
BTN – Women at Work http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4628681.htm
BTN – Young Explorer http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4568430.htm
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Episode 5 Teacher Resource 6th March 2018 November 2016
Dingoes
Students will develop a deeper 1. Briefly summarise the BTN story. understanding of the role dingoes 2. Some domestic dogs in Australia have dingo blood in them. True or play in the ecosystem. They will also false? create an information report about history of dingoes. 3. What noise do dingoes mainly use to communicate? 4. Dingoes live in every state or territory in Australia, except for… a. ACT
b. Tasmania Science – Year 4 c. Queensland Living things depend on each other 5. What is the conservation status of dingoes? and the environment to survive.
6. Why do some farmers see the dingo as a pest? Living things have life cycles. 7. What type of habitat do dingos like? Describe. 8. What impact has an increase of dingos had on native animals? Science – Year 5 Living things have structural 9. What was surprising about the Dingo Heroes story? features and adaptations that help 10. Illustrate an aspect of the Dingo Heroes story. them to survive in their environment.
Science – Year 6 The growth and survival of living things are affected by physical conditions of their environment. Class Discussion Discuss the BTN Dingo Heroes story as a class. What questions were raised in the discussion (what are the gaps in their knowledge)? The KWLH organiser provides students with a framework to explore their knowledge on this topic and consider what they would like to know and learn.
What do I want to What do I know? What have I learnt? How will I find out? know?
Students will develop their own question/s for inquiry, collecting and recording information from a wide variety of sources. Use the following questions to help guide the discussion:
• What role do dingoes have in the ecosystem? • What is the dingo’s role as an apex predator? • How do dingoes help to protect native animals? • What are the similarities and differences between dingoes and other dogs? • What are some unique features of dingoes? • What role do dingoes play in Aboriginal culture? • What is the history of dingoes? • Why was a dingo fence built in the 1880s?
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Creature Feature Students will research and write a Creature Feature about dingoes. Use this Creature Feature: Dingoes worksheet to record your findings. Encourage students to use a range of sources to find their information.
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Students watch the ABC Education video Dapper dingoes then respond to the following: • Describe the appearance of a dingo. • How do they mark their territory? • How do dingoes communicate with each other? • Where do dingo pups live? • What do dingoes eat? • Why do dingo pups have to be careful?
History of Dingoes – Information report Students will create an information report about the history of dingoes. The following may help guide students’ research: • How did the dingo get to Australia? • About how long has the dingo been in Australia? What evidence has been found for this? • What part do dingoes play in Aboriginal culture? • What impact did European settlers have on dingo populations?
Structure and features of an information report Information reports are factual texts written to inform and provide detailed facts about a topic. 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. Source: National Museum Australia
• Purpose – an information report provides information to the reader by stating facts. • Structure – see table below. • Language features – write in the present tense, use technical or scientific words and write in the third person.
Students can then use the following plan to help write their report.
Information report – structure
Title States a topic
Introduction The opening statement explains the subject of the report, and includes a definition or short description.
Body Facts grouped into paragraphs. Starts with a topic sentence. Include subject specific language. Text features such as sub-headings, labelled diagrams, charts and captioned photographs may be included.
Conclusion A summary of what the topic is about and end with an interesting fact.
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Australian Museum - Dingo https://australianmuseum.net.au/dingo
National Museum Australia – Arrival of the dingo http://www.nma.gov.au/online_features/defining_moments/featured/arrival_of_the_dingo
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection – Dingoes https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/livingwith/dingoes/
©ABC 2018 BTN: Episode 5 Transcript 6/3/18
Hey, Amelia here. Thanks for joining me for BTN.
Coming up today.
• We celebrate International Women's Day with a look at some inspirational women and the new podcast that honours them.
• Travel back 40 years to find out why Mardi Gras actually started as a protest.
• And we'll take you to the racetrack to find out what's it's like to be a V8 Supercar driver.
The Coalition
Reporter: Matthew Holbrook
INTRO: All that and more soon. But first. Last week we told you about Australia's new Deputy PM Michael McCormack. He was voted in as the leader of the Nationals which automatically gave him the deputy gig. But why? Well it's all got to do with a secret agreement first struck nearly 100 years ago. Take a look.
He's got the most important job in these here parts: The Prime Minister. But the PM's not in it alone, he's got a very important sidekick who can step in: The Deputy.
When the PM's away, or can't do his job for some reason, this guy puts his boots on and saddles up. They both have a big job to do, so they have to work well together. But did you know, they actually come from different political parties?
The PM, Malcolm Turnbull is the leader of the Liberal Party. His Deputy, Michael McCormack, is the leader of the National Party. But each day, they work together as part of a team called the Coalition. A Coalition is when political parties agree to team up, and hopefully win a bigger share of the votes in an election than if they were just standing on their own. Which, in turn, makes them more likely to be able to win, and form government. Usually they have a pretty similar idea on how things should be run, and while both parties stay separate, and do have different views on some issues, they share enough similarities to be able to compromise.
You can't just make up a Coalition as you go along. You need to go into it with pretty solid agreement about how it will operate. For example, nationally, the Liberal Party earns a bigger chunk of votes. So as part of their agreement, the Prime Minister is selected from the Liberals, while the Deputy comes from the Nationals. (Think of it like dividing up the spoils). But the rest of their agreement is actually secret, so we don't know what's in there, despite pressure from other pollies.
JOEL FITZGIBBON, MP: It would be a very good start for him to do what Barnaby Joyce wasn't prepared to do, and to share the arrangements with Malcolm Turnbull with the Australian people.
The deal between these two parties goes back a long way. The National Party of Australia started in 1920, but back then it was called the Country Party. And it was all about representing the views
©ABC 2018 of Aussies living outside of cities. They focussed on supporting farmers and other industries, like mining.
But after an election in 1922, The Country Party agreed to team up with another party to help form government. That party would later become the Liberals, and the rest is history. (Except for all the times they've split and then got back together since then).
Lately though, things have been pretty solid, and the Liberal and National Parties have worked together to bring law to this tumbleweed town, called Australia. And while it’s been a bit of a bumpy road, this partnership is here to stay. No matter who gets to wear the badges.
Ask a Reporter
Have you got a question about the Coalition? Ask me live on Friday during Ask A Reporter!
Head to our website for all the details.
This Week in News
First up to Tasmania where voters have re-elected the Liberal Party.
Will Hodgman will stay on as the state's Premier.
WILL HODGMAN: And tonight, Tasmanians are giving us the honour and the responsibility of delivering for the next 4 years.
So far, the Liberal party has won 13 seats in parliament while Labor's got 9 and the Greens have 1.
Astronomers say they've picked up a tiny signal from some the oldest stars ever discovered.
They say the stars were formed around 180 million years after the big bang.
That might sound like a really long time but considering the universe is 13 billion years old they're actually quite young!
Astronomers say the stars were some of the first to light up the universe.
They spotted them using this tiny receiver in Western Australia which was built to look for radiation left over from the big bang.
Scientists say the early stars absorbed some of that radiation and that's how they found them.
It was incredibly difficult though they say it was a bit like hearing 'the wings of a hummingbird in the middle of a hurricane!'
Overseas a super storm has covered parts of Europe in a fluffy blanket of snow!
©ABC 2018 They're calling the storm "the beast from the east" and while it made some areas look like a fairy tale, it's also freezing train lines, causing flight cancellations and shutting down 500 schools in the UK.
And while humans in Europe are shivering through the extreme cold, these guys are having a great time!
They're Baltic seals and their thick, fatty tissue keeps them nice and warm in the icy weather.
Although frozen whiskers can't be too comfortable
And finally, to Hollywood's night and nights.
On Monday some of the biggest film stars in the world battled it out at the 90th Academy Awards.
Coco took out best animation, meanwhile best Actress went to Frances McDormand for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri and Gary Oldman took out best actor for Darkest Hour but the biggest award of the night, best picture, went to The Shape of Water.
Fierce Girls Podcast
Reporter: Amelia Moseley
INTRO: The 8th of March is International Women's Day. So next, we're going to give you some inspirational stories to help you mark the day. We'll also tell you why the fight for equality is far from over. Take a look.
Throughout history, wait let's make that HERstory, there have been some very impressive women. Who have achieved some very impressive things. Think Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt; Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean; and Marie Curie, a physicist who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. March 8th is International Women's Day, a day to celebrate the great achievements of women everywhere. Which is why the ABC is releasing a new podcast series called Fierce Girls. It celebrates some amazing Aussie Women. From Jessica Watson who sailed around the world all by herself when she was only 16; to Ronni Kahn the founder of food rescue charity OzHarvest; and Paralympic Gold medallist Louise Sauvage. Here's part of her story voiced by surfing world champion Stephanie Gilmore.
"What's wrong with her?" the nosy lady gawked at the girl with the metal things on her legs. The girl frowned "There's nothing wrong with me!". "That's right" said her mum "you're a champion!". Louise Sauvage was born with one leg bent underneath her body and the other almost touching her shoulder. She couldn't walk properly but when she tried wheel chair racing it was love at first roll. And she was fast, as fast as a road runner. She won race after race and was chosen to compete in a demonstration of her sport at the Sydney Olympics. The gun blasted and Louise pumped her arms, more than 100 thousand people rose to their feet. Louise pushed and pushed she crossed the line and raised her arms in victory. Yet on the podium she noticed her medal was smaller than the others. For a moment Louise doubted herself. Then the crowd roared again. She
©ABC 2018 realised she was a real Olympian in the eyes of the people who really mattered. There was nothing wrong with Louise Sauvage. She was a champion and she had just won gold at the Olympics.
International Women's Day isn't just about celebrating great achievements like Louise's. It was also set up by the UN to help bring attention to the issues still faced by women all around the world. Around 60-million girls still don't have access to a good education. In many places women face discrimination and violence. And on average, they still earn less money than men doing the same role. Fewer women run big companies or sit in parliament and men are more likely to get promoted. But the UN says that by working together and celebrating the achievements women have already made we can all look forward to a more equal future.
And if you liked Louise's story you can hear heaps more just like it on the Fierce Girls podcast. Subscribe to it now on the ABC Listen app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Quiz
Now it's time for our first quiz.
What year were women given the right to vote in Australia?
1802
1902
2002
The answer is: 1902
Mardi Gras History
Reporter: Jack Evans
INTRO: Okay. Next up we're taking a look at a celebration attended by hundreds of thousands of people each year and this year it celebrated its 40th birthday. But how did the Mardi Gras festival actually begin? Take a look.
Kid 1: Mardi Gras is a beautiful thing, it's inclusive, it’s flamboyant, it’s crazy.
Kid 2: Mardi Gras is…
Kid 3: Acceptance
Women: Inclusive
Kid 4: Loud, sparkly and equal.
Kid 5: We have Mardi Gras because we're celebrating gay and lesbian people.
Kid 1: I think Mardi Gras is important because it allows people to really be themselves.
©ABC 2018 Kid 6: Mardi Gras is family.
Kid 7: And it's a day where we are accepted as regular people, not that we already aren't.
Over the weekend hundreds of thousands of people sashayed their way to Sydney to celebrate the 40th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. There were floats, dancing, music and of course plenty of glitter. It's one of the biggest celebrations of the year for this community. But it actually started as a big protest way back in the 1970s. Back then it was illegal for men and women to be openly gay in NSW.
ROBYN KENNEDY: In ‘78 male homosexuality was still illegal. Homosexual people could legally be discriminated against in terms of jobs, education and a whole range of things.
So, on the 24th of June 1978 hundreds of people, known today as the 78ers, took to Oxford Street in Sydney to protest that law. But it quickly turned violent. Police took over the lead float and arrested 53 men and women.
KATE ROWE: I got a dustbin lid thrown in my back I remember because it really, really hurt and then some big boofy blokes, police picked me and then I had other people trying to save me and my glasses got lost and I literally got thrown into a paddy wagon.
Afterward the Sydney Morning Herald posted the names of all the people arrested and, as a result, many lost their jobs and some were even kicked out of home. The next year the NSW Government changed these laws and around 3000 people turned out to show their support.
Over the years, Mardi Gras has transformed from a protest. to a parade with floats, costumes, and performances. Each year reflecting on the progress this community has made in their fight for equality.
DYLAN: The entire difference between now versus back then is so huge so we enormously owe them a debt and need to hear their stories and what it was like.
And in 2016 the NSW Government, Police and Sydney Morning Herald apologised for how they treated the 78ers too.
BRUCE NOTLEY-SMITH, LIBERAL MP: For the mistreatment you suffered that evening, as a member of this parliament who oversaw the events of that night, I apologise and I say sorry.
Today, police and politicians get involved in Mardi Gras. Along with lots of other community groups and businesses. And as Mardi Gras grows it continues to celebrate a push for equality that started 40 years ago.
KIDS: Happy Mardi Gras!
KIDS: Happy Mardi Gras!
KIDS: Happy 40th Mardi Gras! Dingo Heroes
Reporter: Ruby Cornish INTRO: Dingoes can get a bad rap from farmers for hunting their livestock. But a new study has found that they can sometimes be heroes too. Here's the story.
©ABC 2018 Dingoes are one of Australia's favourite animals. Alongside other true-blue characters like kangaroos, echidnas and platypuses, they've been given pride of place as one of our country's most iconic creatures. But what makes dingoes so special? Aren't they just orange dogs? They do look a lot like the family pets we have at home, and a lot of domestic dogs here in Australia do actually have dingo blood in them. But the two are actually very different creatures.
Firstly, dogs bark and dingoes don't. They mainly use growling to communicate. And while man's best friend can be domesticated or taught tricks, pure-breed dingoes can't. The dingo is unique to Australia and lives in every state or territory except Tasmania. Dingoes are classed as a vulnerable species, but to some farmers in Australia they're seen as a pest because they attack livestock like sheep.
There are long fences in parts of the country designed to keep dingoes out of certain areas. Farmers also set traps to catch them, and sometimes the animals are poisoned if they venture too close to farms. But while dingoes might be a nuisance for some farmers, a new study has found they can also act as an important guardian for native Aussie wildlife.
Here's how that happens. Dingoes love dry, open areas, mainly because they make for great kangaroo hunting grounds, so they tend to gather in places recently hit by bushfires. The increase in dingo numbers means animals like foxes and cats tend to stay away. So the smaller native species they'd usually be catching and eating are left alone.
That's a pretty big deal, because introduced animals like foxes and cats are a massive threat to native animals. It's estimated feral cats alone kill around 20 billion native animals per year, so anything that scares them away can make a big difference. This discovery is really interesting because it reminds us that animals like our iconic dingo are part of our complex and ever-changing ecosystem.
Quiz
Are dingoes
Carnivores
Herbivores
or Omnivores?
The answer is: Omnivores. They've been known to eat berries and other fruit, as well as meat.
Sport
70 swimmers have been selected to represent Australia at next month's Commonwealth Games.
And, in a funny coincidence, there's three sets of siblings in the team including Cate Campbell and her young sister Bronte and Emma and David McKeon.
There's also 21 para-athletes including Australia's youngest swimmer 13-year-old Jasmine Greenwood.
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Holden driver Shane Van Gisbergen has dominated at this year's Adelaide 500, cleaning up in both races.
It's Van Gisbergen's second Adelaide 500 win in a row.
Aussie surfer Mick Fanning's announced he'll hang up his wetsuit at the end of the month.
MICK FANNING: It's something I've been thinking about for a few years now and yeah, I just feel like I've sort of lost the drive to compete day-in day-out. he guy's a three-time world champion but says he'll be retiring for good after the Bell's Beach Pro at the end of March.
In Japan where the mascots for the 2020 Olympics have been picked by kids. Students from more than 200 thousand classes voted for the ones they liked best and these were the winners.
What's so great about them? Well turns out they have super powers. They can teleport and move objects with their mind. Something that would probably be called cheating if they were actual competitors at the games.
And finally, the NBL finals are underway and the Adelaide 36ers are off to a good start thrashing the Perth Wildcats by 35 in the first of their three-game semi-final series.
JOSH CHILDRESS: It feels great to play like this in front of our home fans we really set the tone early, we got going in the fourth quarter and it was a great team win.
But the 36ers weren't quite as impressive earlier in the week when they took some time out at training to get hypnotised. Forgetting their own names and getting calls on a shoe phone. Looks like their teammates had a 'ball' watching from the sidelines. V8 Racing Class
Reporter: Matthew Holbrook
INTRO: Finally today. As you saw there, the 2018 V8 Supercar series kicked off this weekend. But before the drivers could hit the track, they took part in a junior press conference where they were grilled by school kids. We tagged along to find out how these rookie reporters went interviewing V8 racing stars.
Racing around city streets at nearly 300 kays per hour involves some serious skill, control, and even a bit of daring. That's something these guys know a fair bit about. They're Supercar drivers, and ahead of the Adelaide 500, they're giving school kids the opportunity to ask them how it's done.
BOY: How did you become a professional supercar driver?
©ABC 2018 SCOTT PYE, SUPERCAR DRIVER: All of us started in go karting it's like any sport you start you do it regularly you get better and better at it. I did it because I loved it I never looked at it as if this was going to pay my bills when I’m older I just wanted to keep racing as long as I possibly could.
GIRL: How hot does it get when you're driving in the car?
SCOTT PYE, SUPERCAR DRIVER: It gets very hot. It varies a lot depending on the week and the temperature outside. It's like getting in your car on a very hot day wrapped in blankets, it's just not very pleasant.
GIRL 2: How often do you train your driving skills?
JACK LE BROCQ: There's a lot of other things you can do off track. Computer games, there's a simulator you can sit in that makes you feel like you're driving a car, to a point. Other people have go karts, there's little bits and pieces that we try to do.
REPORTER: What have you learned from the drivers today?
ELEDY: Mainly I learned that it's pretty tough, it's fun, and when you're in the car it gets really hot and they don't have air conditioning.
HANNAH: It is harder for them than I actually thought it was, to get into a car and drive.
But what happens in the driver's seat is just one part of racing. Inside this garage, a whole team of people is working on this car to make sure it runs at its absolute best on race day. Driver, Lee, has to work closely with race engineer, Stu, both to make tiny tweaks to improve the car's performance, and to plan race strategies.
STUART MCDONALD, RACE ENGINEER: There's a huge amount of work that needs to go into the car in preparation, a lot of its just general maintenance, a lot is development as well. If we turned up at every race meeting with the same components, we'd just be going backwards.
GIRL: How stressful is it during the race?
LEE HOLDSWORTH, SUPERCAR DRIVER: I've been outside the car, it's more stressful outside the car I reckon. These guys have so much information to process at the one time. We do inside the car, but at least we're concentrating on just driving the car as quick as you can. The mechanics also, when the car comes in for a pitstop, they have to put the fuel in, change the wheels as quickly as they can, that's a pretty high adrenaline moment for them as well.
So, it's definitely a team effort. And a chance for these guys to learn what it's like if they ever want to hit the track.
HANNAH: I'm probably not going to race cars myself, but I just like watching it.
TRE: I'd like to race. I'd like to see how I go, like to try it. Closer
And that wraps us up for today. But we'd love to hear what you thought about today's stories on our website. While you're there we'll also have a link on the front page to help you find the Fierce Girls podcast.
I'll see you next week for more BTN.
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