Episode 17 Questions for discussion 20th June 2017
Energy Report 1. Discuss the BTN Energy Report story in pairs. What points were raised in the discussion? 2. About 80 per cent of Australia’s energy currently comes from a. Solar b. Coal c. Wind 3. Where does coal come from? 4. Complete this sentence. Burning fossil fuels, like coal, releases gases like ______into the air. 5. By 2020 the government wants 20% of our power to come from renewable energy sources. Give an example of a renewable energy source. 6. Which industry isn’t happy about the Clean Energy Target? 7. How will the Clean Energy Target affect the mining industry? 8. Do you have any ideas? Discuss as a class. 9. Imagine a world without electricity. How would your life be different? 10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BTN story?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Qatar Tension 1. Explain the Qatar Tension story to another student. 2. Describe the geography of Qatar. Find Qatar using Google Maps. 3. What is Qatar’s TV station called? 4. What has made Qatar the richest country in the world? 5. Name two countries that have recently stopped dealing with Qatar. 6. Why have these countries stopped dealing with Qatar? 7. How has it affected the people living in Qatar? 8. How has the tension caused problems for the rest of the world? 9. What questions do you have after watching this story? 10. What was surprising about the BTN story?
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page
Protecting Desert Animals 1. What was the main point of the BTN story? 2. Where is the Simpson Desert? Locate using Google Maps. 3. Why are more Australian desert animal species becoming endangered? 4. Give an example of a feral animal that can be found in Australian deserts. 5. In which year were feral animals first introduced to Australia? 6. Why were animals like cats and foxes brought to Australia? 7. How many Australian species have become extinct because of feral cats?
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Check out the Protecting Desert Animals resource on the Teachers page
Sheepdog School 1. Before you watch the BTN story, predict what you think it’s about. 2. Explain the BTN Sheepdog School story to another student. 3. What are sheepdogs trained to do? 4. How did the kids get involved in the sheepdog training program? 5. What breed of dogs are mainly used as sheepdogs? 6. How do the kids train their dogs to become sheepdogs? 7. What does ‘balancing’ mean? 8. What are some of the challenges for the kids training sheepdogs? 9. How has the training program helped the kids? 10. Name three things you learnt about sheepdogs.
Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Welcome Book Launch 1. How many drawings were entered in the Welcome Book campaign? 2. Why was the book created? 3. If we had included every drawing as a page in the book, it would have been the ______biggest book every published. 4. How many drawings were included in the book? 5. What country is the Ali family from? 6. What was it like for the Ali family when they moved to Australia 3 years ago? 7. What did you like about the BTN story? 8. How do you welcome new students at your school that have come from another country? 9. Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page. 10. Check out the Welcome Book Gallery on the BTN website.
Check out the Welcome Book Launch resource on the Teachers page
Registrations are now open for BTN’s Aussie Classroom Connection. Head to our website to find out how you can get involved.
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Episode 17 Teacher Resource 20th June 2017
Protecting Desert Animals
1. What was the main point of the BTN story? Students will learn about solutions that scientists are finding to help 2. Where is the Simpson Desert? Locate using Google Maps. protect Australian desert animals. 3. Why are more Australian desert animal species becoming Students will investigate how endangered? desert animals adapt to the natural environment. 4. Give an example of a feral animal that can be found in Australian deserts. 5. In which year were feral animals first introduced to Australia? 6. Why were animals like cats and foxes brought to Australia?
7. How many Australian species have become extinct because of feral Science – Year 4 cats? Living things, including plants and animals, depend on each other a. 2 species and the environment to survive b. 20 species (ACSSU073) c. 200 species Living things have life cycles. 8. The desert bandicoot is extinct. True or false? (ACSSU072) 9. What are scientists doing in the Simpson Desert to help protect native species? Science – Year 5 Living things have structural 10. How has your thinking changed since watching the BTN story? features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043)
Science – Year 6 The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical Watch the BTN Protecting Desert Animals story and discuss as a class. What conditions of their environment questions were raised in the discussion (what are the gaps in their (ACSSU094) knowledge)? The following questions may help guide the discussion: Science – Year 7 Interactions between organisms, • What is a desert? List some of the main characteristics. including the effects of human activities can be represented by • Where are Australia’s deserts located? Locate using a map. food chains and food webs • Think of adjectives to describe the desert environment. (ACSSU112)
The following 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 What do I want What have I How will I know? to know? learnt? find out?
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Desert biome investigation Students will examine the key features of an Australian desert biome – its climate, types of plants and animals, landforms and soil. Use the table below to help organise your information. Before starting this activity learn about biomes and what characterises a desert biome.
Australian desert Research
Where in Australia can desert biomes be found? Describe its location and highlight the area on a map. How much of Australia is desert (find a percentage)?
Describe the climate of Australia’s deserts. How much rainfall does a desert biome normally receive each year?
Describe the landforms of a desert biome. Use words like weathering, erosion, rocks, sandy, plains, oasis.
What animals would you find in an Australian desert biome? • List and describe some of the native animals that live in the desert. • How have these species adapted to the natural environment? • Include photographs and/or illustrations • How have introduced species affected the desert ecosystem?
What plants would you find in an Australian desert biome? • List and describe some of the species found in the desert. • How have these species adapted to the natural environment? • Include photographs and/or illustrations.
What do you think makes the Australian desert special?
Use the information you have found to create a detailed drawing of a desert biome (the diagram needs to include weather, landforms, plants and animals and rocks and soils). Think about how it would look when viewed from above. Alternatively create a diorama of the landscape.
Compare Australia’s desert biome to another desert biome in the world.
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Who am I? Students will make their own Who Am I? game to learn more about native Australian desert animals. • Students will research and write 6 clues to correspond with each animal in the Who Am I? template, with the first clue being the hardest and the last clue being the easiest. • Include clues about the animal’s special features, its predators and how it adapts to its environment. • Students will test their game on a partner.
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Desert knowledge for kids How well do you know your Australian desert animals? As a class look at this interactive illustration of a desert park found in Alice Springs NT. Hover over and then click on each of the animals to find out what animals live in this environment. http://www.alicespringsdesertpark.com.au/kids/plants/
Follow on activity – animal profile Choose one animal that calls the Australian desert their home. Investigate how they survive the harsh conditions of a desert environment. For example, to deal with the extreme heat kangaroos pant to cool down. They also lick their chests and the inside of their forearms until those areas are quite wet. When the moisture evaporates it cools the blood, which circulates close to the surface at these points. This helps keep the animal cool.
Desert tracking As a class watch ABC Splash video - The dynamic Tanami Desert
• Describe how local Aboriginal people and scientists are tracking wild animals in the Tanami Desert. • How does the common cat survive in the Tanami Desert, one of Australia’s most hostile deserts? • According to the narrator in this story, the Mala is most at risk with fewer than 400 remaining on mainland Australia. Research the current conservation status of the Mala. Explain how people have been involved in the protection of the Mala.
Design In the BTN Protecting Desert Animals story, we learn that scientists are designing predator-proof homes for the desert’s smaller creatures to hide in. The chicken wire tunnels are 50 metres long, and allow small animals to run in and out as they please. The tunnels protect native desert animals who are under stress from feral animals.
• What surprised you about the design? • Can you improve on the design? If so, what improvements would you make? • What alternative techniques can you think of? Design your own shelter to help native desert animals hide from predators. Share your design with the class. Describe the materials used to make it, its features and how it will help protect native species.
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ABC News – Endangered desert animals take refuge in man-made homes in outback science project http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-11/endangered-desert-animals-take-refuge-in-manmade- homes/8605320
Alice Springs Desert Park – Animal interactive http://www.alicespringsdesertpark.com.au/kids/plants/
Alice Springs Desert Park – Australian Desert Facts http://www.alicespringsdesertpark.com.au/kids/desert/
ABC Splash – The dynamic Tanami Desert http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/media/1436054/the-dynamic-tanami-desert
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Episode 17 Teacher Resource 20th June 2017
Welcome Book
Students will develop a deeper 1. How many drawings were entered in the Welcome Book campaign? understanding of the challenges refugees and migrants face and the 2. Why was the book created? importance of belonging and feeling 3. If we had included every drawing as a page in the book, it would welcome in a new home. They will have been the ______biggest book every published. also explore ways to recognise Refugee Week in their school. 4. How many drawings were included in the book? 5. What country is the Ali family from? 6. What was it like for the Ali family when they moved to Australia 3 years ago?
7. What did you like about the BTN story? 8. How do you welcome new students at your school that have come History – Year 6 from another country? Stories of groups of people who 9. Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section migrated to Australia since Federation (including from ONE on the story page. country of the Asia region) and reasons they migrated 10. Check out the Welcome Book Gallery on the BTN website. (ACHASSK136)
The contribution of individuals and groups to the development of Australian society since Federation (ACHASSK137)
History – Year 5 & 6 Class Discussion Identify questions to inform After watching the BTN Welcome Book story, respond to the following an historical inquiry (ACHHS100) (ACHHS119) questions:
Civics and Citizenship – Year 6 The obligations citizens may • What did you SEE in this video? consider they have beyond their own national borders as active and • What do you THINK about what you saw in this video? informed global citizens • What does this video make your WONDER? (ACHCK039)
• What did you LEARN from this story? Civics and Citizenship – Year 5 & • How did this story make you FEEL? 6 Identify over-generalised • What was SURPRISING about this story? statements in relation to civics and citizenship topics and issues (ACHCS029) (ACHCS041)
Hold a class discussion to clarify students’ understanding of the following:
• Who is a refugee? (Explain to students the ways in which a refugee and an asylum seeker differ from a migrant) • Where do refugees come from and why? • What has shaped your understanding and opinion of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants?
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Ask students to watch the BTN Refugees and Migrants story then answer the following questions:
1. Which country did Georgia come from? 2. Why did she move to Australia? 3. Finish the following sentence: A migrant is a person who... 4. What does Georgia have to remind her of life in New Zealand? 5. Which country did Mahya come from? 6. Why did she move to Australia? 7. Finish the following sentence: A refugee is someone who... 8. What did Mahya find difficult about moving to Australia? 9. What do you think would be one of the most difficult things about moving to another country?
Watch the BTN Welcome Book Winner story then answer the following questions
11. Why did Veron decide to enter the competition? 12. What does her picture represent? 13. How did she feel about being the winner? 14. How did her classmates react to Veron winning? 15. Explain how Veron felt about having her design on the front cover of the Welcome Book. 16. What is her message to kids who have just arrived in Australia? 17. What did you like about the BTN story? 18. What would your message be to refugee and migrant kids who have recently arrived in Australia? 19. Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page.
Welcoming Migrants and Refugees Discuss with students the importance of feeling welcome and belonging to a community. What gives them a sense of belonging to a community? What things can make them feel welcome in unfamiliar situations? Think about the diversity in backgrounds, experiences, interests and age of people in your school community. Broaden your discussion and talk about your local community and Australia as a whole.
Explain to students that developing positive relationships can help build a sense of belonging and inclusion. Provide a range of opportunities for students to share their personal stories to create an atmosphere of cultural respect and acknowledgement of diversity.
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- What do you like about being part of your school community? - What makes you feel safe in your school community? - How do you welcome new students to your school community? - What are some of your school’s values? - Describe some of your school’s traditions. Why are they important? - What are the advantages of belonging to a culturally diverse community?
Working in small groups, ask students to think of ways to welcome migrants and refugees in their school and local community and on a national level.
Students will explore the theme of Refugee Week 2017 and ways to recognise it in their school. Go to the Refugee Week website and find out what the theme is. Discuss as a class. Record your student’s responses on the class whiteboard. o What does this theme mean to you? o Why do you think the Refugee Council of Australia chose this theme? o Think of reasons why it takes courage to be a refugee. o Students will design a poster using Canva to reflect the theme for Refugee Week 2017 and hold an art exhibition to present their artworks. The exhibition will celebrate the courage, resilience, strength and contributions of people of refugee background. Invite other classes to participate in the exhibition.
Organise your own Refugee Week event or activity at your school. Visit the Refugee Week website and download their resource kit for a guide on planning your own event.
o Brainstorm ideas as a class. o What goals do you have for your event/activity? What are you trying to achieve? o What kind of event will you be holding? o Plan your budget – will you be fundraising? o Use your contacts – including your school community and local council. o Evaluate your event – how much of a success was it?
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BTN – Refugees and Migrants http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4526308.htm
BTN – Welcome Book Winner http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4682117.htm
BTN – Welcome Book Gallery http://www.abc.net.au/btn/topic/welcomebook.htm
Refugee Week 2017 – Resources http://www.refugeeweek.org.au/resources/Resource-kit-2017.pdf
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BtN: Episode 17 Transcript 20/06/17
Hi, I'm Nathan Bazley, welcome to a very special BTN!
Coming up today:
• What's the deal with Qatar? We travel there to find out.
• Find out how chicken wire is saving thousands of small native animals in the Simpson Desert.
• And we officially unveil the BTN Welcome Book and announce a free gift for everyone that helped to make it.
Yep please stay with us for that very exciting news right at the end of the show.
But before all that.
Energy Report Reporter: Amelia Moseley
INTRO: You might remember last week we told you all about the Paris Climate Agreement and how the USA is pulling out. Well, Australia is still part of it and this week, talk turned to how we might achieve our own emissions target. A review suggested big changes to the way our electricity is generated and sold. But the government is split on whether or not to back. Take a look.
Can you imagine a world without electricity?
KID 1: I think it'd kind of turn into a post-apocalyptic type of world where people are fighting over batteries!
KID 2: I would have a plan like I'd try to get all the world's guinea pigs and hamsters and have them running on a wheel and just generate power.
KID 3: Eventually everyone's iPads and computers would eventually run out of power and you'd just have millions of children sitting at home just laying on the couch going 'ahhhhh'!
KID 4: It'd be good because I wouldn't have to do homework, but it'd be bad cause I don't get to watch YouTube.
So, it's clearly a super important thing to have! But it's the way we go about making that electricity that's causing debate. About 80 per cent of Australia's energy comes from coal. It's mined all around Australia and we even sell some overseas. But burning fossil fuels like coal releases gases like carbon dioxide into the air and scientists say that's contributing to climate change.
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So, for a long time, Australia's leaders have been debating the best way to reduce those emissions, but unfortunately it isn't as easy as flicking a switch. There are lots of factors to consider like the cost of changing over to different energy sources, the effect on big industries and lots of people's jobs, how it might affect the cost of electricity for families, and of course the main aim of generating power - making sure the lights stay on!
Back in 2001, the government decided the aim to make 20 per cent of our power come from renewable sources like wind and solar by 2020. But 2020 isn't so far away now and we're still about 7 per cent short of that goal. So, the government asked this guy, Chief Scientist Alan Finkel, to suggest a plan to get us there. He looked into it and released a big government report called the Finkel Review. It suggests a few different options, but the one that has most people talking is a Clean Energy Target.
A Clean Energy Target would basically be a rule that would force the companies that sell electricity to make sure a set amount of it comes from low polluting or totally clean power sources. It's hoped that would encourage businesses to invest in more of those power sources around Australia and would probably reduce the amount of coal power in the future by quite a lot.
Not everyone's a fan of the Clean Energy Target. The mining industry isn't happy because it would be a big hit to the coal industry, which provides a lot of jobs and makes Australia a lot of money. Some government MPs agree. Some have also argued that under the plan Australia's power supply might not be as reliable and that creating more green energy could end up pushing up electricity prices. But others say the target would actually make power cheaper and be a step forward in the fight against climate change.
The government still hasn't made a decision about whether it'll bring in the new energy target and the PM says it'll take some time to work out the best policy. So, for now, we'll have to wait and see what Australia's energy future will look like.
This Week in News
Authorities in the UK are investigating a devastating fire which happened in London last week. It destroyed an apartment building in the city's west and at least 50 people died.
A lot of people are angry at how authorities have been handling the situation and there have been some big protests.
Meanwhile, firefighters have been praised for doing the best they could as well as other people who stayed up all night helping out. Londoners have also been donating clothes, food, blankets, even pocket money to people who lost their homes and giving them a place to stay.
Still in London, there was a big parade on the weekend to mark the Queen's birthday!
While she was actually born in April, the UK always officially celebrates on the second Saturday in June when the weather's there is good.
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The Queen's Birthday Parade was bit more sombre than usual because of the recent tragedies in London.
But lots of people came out to see the Royals and some little Royals even came out to see the parade!
Back in Australia, the future of Network Ten is up in the air, after it went into something called voluntary administration. It means another company's been put in charge to see if it's possible for the network to stay in business.
A lot of TV channels have been struggling to compete with online services lately and Ten was in a lot of debt. Experts say it’s pretty unlikely the channel will disappear altogether but it will have to make some big changes.
And finally, some good news for left-handed people. A new study has shown that lefties might actually be better at maths! Some scientists tested more than 2,300 school students in maths tasks and found, on average, left handers did better in difficult problem solving like big equations.
In the less tricky stuff, there wasn't much of a difference, but researchers reckon it does show lefties could have a bit of an edge!
Qatar Tension Reporter: Jack Evans
Next, we're taking you to the Middle East. Some countries in this area have joined together to cut off another one - Qatar. But why? Here's the background.
Welcome to Qatar, it's a teeny tiny country here in the Middle East. In fact, Qatar is so small that it could fit inside Tasmania 6 times, so yeah, it’s pretty small. But for such a tiny place it's pretty well known. You've probably seen its national airline about the place, Qatar airlines. Or it's TV station, Al Jazeera, that beams right around the world. It's hosting the 2022 FIFA world cup, that's been pretty big news. Then there's the huge reserves of oil and gas that the country sits on that keeps lights on and cars driving in lots of countries and has made Qatar the richest country per person in the world! But for the past couple of weeks, Qatar has been all over the news for another reason. A serious disagreement it's having with some of its big powerful neighbours. Two weeks ago, a whole bunch of middle eastern countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain decided to stop dealing all together with Qatar. They've told any of their citizens living in Qatar to leave and they've stopped importing and exporting goods. They've even stopped their airlines from flying into Doha, which is Qatar's Capital.
That's caused a lot of problems. Doha is a major stopover point for a lot of air passengers and some people were left stranded. Supermarkets in Qatar which import 80% of the food they sell have been cut off and it's put a hold on major building projects. Although so far it hasn't affected construction of FIFA World Cup stadiums.
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So why has this happened? Well Saudi Arabia has accused Qatar of supporting some Islamist groups that have radical religious views and support terrorism. They're also angry because they say Qatar supports Iran which doesn't get along with Saudi Arabia. Qatar leaders say they don't support terrorism and some of its allies, like Iran and Turkey, are now lending support sending food and water supplies.
While this fight is a big concern for Qatar and the people who live here, it could also cause some big problems for the rest of the world. It's had an effect on oil prices and some are worried that if the tension continues it could lead to bigger conflicts. So many are hoping this little country sorts out this big problem soon.
Quiz
Time for our first quiz now. What is the capital of Qatar?
Doha
Ankara
Or Rome
The answer is: Doha
Protecting Desert Animals
Reporter: Sowaibah Hanifie
INTRO: Next today. How can some simple chicken wire save the lives of thousands of small native animals in Australia's Simpson Desert? Well, it's now being used by scientists to protect them from all the feral animals trying to turn them into dinner. Here's more.
The vast, sandy terrain of the Simpson Desert can seem like it’s almost lifeless. But don't be fooled, this place is actually teeming with life. Hiding in the burrows, bushes and scrub are thousands of native Australian animals. But things are getting pretty tough out here for these little guys.
More species are becoming endangered because of feral animals like foxes and cats. Feral animals first came to Australia with settlers on board the first fleet in 1788. They brought animals and plants with them for food, to keep as pets, and to use for hunting sports.
What the settlers didn't realise though was these new plants and animals would end up having a devastating effect on Australia's natural environment. It's estimated feral predators eat tens of millions of native animals each night. Around 20 Australian species are already thought to be extinct because of feral cats alone. Animals like the desert bandicoot and the lesser bilby.
Some people are trying their best to save Australia's native species. Scientists here in the Simpson Desert say there isn't much they can do to stop the ferals moving around.
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CHRIS DICKMAN, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR: Unless you're out there all the time, it doesn't work. The best thing you can do is try alternative techniques.
So instead, they're going to lend these little guys a little bit of protection. Simply using chicken wire.
CHRIS DICKMAN, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR: You can't stop the predators moving in on the environment, but at least you can give the prey a chance to get away.
Shaped into tunnels 50 metres long they'll give native animals somewhere to hide. This idea hasn't been tried in a desert before and they've found that it's working!
CHRIS DICKMAN, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR: The animals recognise these structures and move to them and use them quite intensively and that's the first step to ensuring that the populations will be secure in the longer term.
But they can't cover the entire landscape on their own. So, local farmers are also helping out.
AMANDA WARR, FORMER FARMER: I just look at my children, and they've been given the experience to live out here and the fact that they get to see the most amazing things that a lot of other children would miss out on. If we can help bring the numbers back up so they're there for the future, I think it's a great thing.
It's hoped projects to stop feral animal attacks will be so successful that in the next few years, visiting Australia's deserts could be like stepping back 200 years. When native animals could roam freely without the fear of ferals, they have today.
Quiz
To our second quiz now.
What is the highest temperature recorded in the Simpson Desert?
35 degrees
50 degrees
Or 80 degrees
The answer is - 50 degrees Celsius
Sheepdog School Reporter: Amelia Moseley
INTRO: Now, we're heading to country NSW where a group of kids from Ariah Park are learning to train sheep dogs at their school. We asked them to explain how it works.
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BLAIR Hi, my name's Blair and this is my dog Diesel.
NIC: G'day my name's Nic this is me dog Max.
MITCHELL: This is my dog Rusty and I've been training him up to be a sheepdog.
MITCHELL: The program started a few years ago when a local farmer donated a litter of pups to the school and our school principal got a dog as well and we started training sheepdogs to use on our farms.
BLAIR: I started training my dog about a year after the program started and I saw the other boys had fairly good working dogs, so my dad agreed, well my parents agreed for me to get a work dog so it's a bit easier for me to work sheep on the farm.
NIC: Without a sheepdog, it's very frustrating to work sheep. Sheepdogs make it a lot easier and easier on yourself.
MITCHELL: Kelpies and collies are mainly used for sheepdogs cause it's in their instinct to move sheep, they’re the right size, they’re nice and fast and quick so they're real good sheepdogs.
NIC: How do you train a dog to work sheep? Well it all starts when he's a young pup.
MITCHELL: The first step - you have to give your dog a name and then teach it to come to you.
NIC: Then once you've got that, you move him to a smaller yard with a few sheep and teach him to balance.
BLAIR: Balancing is just when you bring the sheep to you.
NIC: Then teach him the left and right sides so we use that as go back and come over. Then move him out into a bigger paddock with a few more sheep, like whatever you reckon he can handle. Then just keep on working him until you've got good control over him and he can work in the yards.
BLAIR: The hardest thing in the program for me has been controlling my frustrations, because if you're too frustrated on the dog and the dog notices and so do the sheep then they just don't want to work for ya.
NIC: A couple challenges I had with me dog was when he was a young pup getting him to listen to me on the cord. More of a recent challenge now is getting him to be more forceful in the yards and getting him to bark on command.
MITCHELL: I was a quiet person, but now I'm a bit more of a leader cause I have this dog to look after.
NIC: I've just enjoyed the whole program cause I just like training dogs, I like doing farm work with me dog, he's there by my side all the time, I've made a great connection with him.
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BLAIR: My goal is when I leave school to work on the family farm and by having this dog, it'll make my life a lot easier with the sheep work and he'll be able to help out most of the time.
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Sport
Sunshine Coast Lightning has won the first ever Super Netball Grand Final over the weekend.
It was a fitting end to the first year of Australia's brand new netball comp as 2 new teams fought it out for the championship the Lighting and the Western Sydney Giants.
And Lightning scored a big 65 to 48-point win.
Pakistan has scored a big upset win against India in the Champions Trophy final.
Pakistan came in as the lowest ranked team but they pulled off some shock wins along the way and managed to beat their rivals in the final by 180 runs.
Back in Australia and women from East Arnhem Land have started up their own Aussie Rules Competition.
Four teams from local Aboriginal communities will play in the first Indigenous women’s comp next month.
ARALUEN MAYMARU, COORDINATOR: Majority of the supporters who come down to watch footy are women. A lot of the younger girls have grown up watching footy with their fathers and grandfathers and it's just a big part of life here.
MIKAYLA MUNUNGGURR: AFL is really good and it lifts us all up together.
The comp hopes to encourage more girls in the region to get in on the action.
And two teenagers from Japan have set a couple of new soccer world records!
Ryo Sato trained three hours every day for a month before attempting to break the record for most 'around the world' ball tricks in one minute.
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It paid off because he beat it by eight!
Meanwhile Yuuki Yoshinaga now holds the record for most consecutive football touches with the shoulders with one thousand, eight hundred and 54!
Impressive, right?
Welcome Book Launch
Reporter: Jack Evans
INTRO: Okay finally today. Last year we asked you to help us welcome all refugee and migrant kids to the country with the BTN Welcome Book. And you absolutely overwhelmed us with thousands and thousands of beautiful pictures with even more beautiful messages written on them.
It took a while to narrow down our top 180 favourite pics. and then even more time to have them printed together into a book. But now it's time to officially reveal the BTN Welcome Book to the world.
After 294 days and more than 12,000 drawings we can finally unveil your welcome book. Yep this is it, in all its high gloss 42-page glory. So how did we get here?
NATHAN: When refugee or migrant families first move here they're given a welcome pack. It's got a lot of important information for parents but nothing for kids.
Last year BTN launched a campaign to create a book that will be included in the welcome packs that the government gives to migrant and refugee families when they move to Australia. So, we asked you guys to create an artwork that either says welcome, shows your favourite place to visit in Australia or what you love most about living here. We received thousands of drawings. In fact, we received 12,134 and if we had included every drawing as a page in the book It would have been the 2nd biggest book ever published in the world. So, while we would have loved to have used them all we had the hard task of selecting around 180 to put in and that wasn't easy.
Now it’s finally ready to be handed out to families like the Ali’s
ANIQA: I really like this one because it says today might not be the best day. But there is always a great day ahead. So today you should celebrate because you are in Australia.
They moved here from Pakistan around 3 years ago.
KOMAIL: I just remember moving from my old house from my country. Selling everything and just in a hurry packing our bag and getting out of there.
WAJAHAT: It's very hard you know especially the journey of 3 days in a boat that my children didn't eat and drink and they are sea sick it's very hard I never forget these three days in my whole life.
They reckon the welcome book is a great gift to comfort other kids moving here.
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KOMAIL: I thought it would be a great encouragement for the refugee children who arrived like recently because we never had that and we didn't know how like the people would be and how we would get through the days when we first arrived here.
ANIQA: I think the welcome book was really amazing it had really colourful pictures and the messages were really lovely and encouraging people and I really loved it.
We're hoping the messages will help kids as they settle into their new homes in Australia. ABBAS: My advice to other kids would be to be more confident and be brave about what you do.
Closer
If you go to our website right now you'll be able to flick through the entire BTN Welcome Book and look to see if your picture made it into the final product. Plus, as a special gift, we've put an eBook version on there that you can download and keep to say thank you for taking part.
The 7500 printed books will start going into the welcome packs given to refugee and migrant families within the next few months.
But if you want to get your hands on one yourself there are limited numbers available for sale on the ABC's online shop, with all proceeds going to Welcome to Australia, a charity that helps welcome people to their new life down under.
On behalf of the whole BTN Team, I want to thank you for getting behind this project. We can't wait to see all of the happiness it helps create in the years to come.
Well that's all the time we have for this episode. See you next week for more BTN.
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