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. ©ABC 2015 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.