Episode 12 Questions for discussion 15th May 2018 Iran Nuclear Deal 1. Discuss the BTN Iran Deal story as a class. What were the main points or questions raised in the discussion? 2. What did Donald Trump do before he became President of the United States? 3. What is a sanction? 4. How many years did Iran live under strict sanctions? 5. Who placed the sanctions on Iran? 6. What did the sanctions restrict Iran from doing? Give one example. 7. What is one of the key ingredients in nuclear weapons? 8. What is the Iran Nuclear Deal? 9. What country has announced they will withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal? 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. Hawaii Volcano 1. Summarise the BTN Hawaii Volcano story. 2. Which volcano has been erupting in Hawaii recently? a. Mt Vesuvius b. Kilauea c. Krakatoa 3. On which Hawaiian island is the volcano? 4. Describe the damage caused by the erupting volcano. 5. The lava from the volcano is _________ moving. 6. What is a hotspot volcano? 7. Kilauea has been erupting almost continuously since when? 8. As the lava drains out of the volcano, it could get more dangerous. Why? 9. What three facts did you learn watching the BTN story? 10. What questions do you have after watching the BTN story? Do the quiz on the BTN website. Aussie Space Agency 1. What was the main point of the Aussie Space Agency story? 2. What did the Australian Government recently announce about Australia’s space industry? 3. What role has Australia played in space exploration? 4. Why hasn’t Australia been able to control its own space missions? 5. Name one of the six main space agencies. 6. How much money is Australia putting into its space industry? a. 4 million b. 14 million ©ABC 2018 c. 41 million 7. What will Australia’s new space agency be able to do? Give one example. 8. Where do experts think the new space agency will be located? 9. How has your understanding of Australia’s space industry changed since watching the BTN story? 10. Do you think it is important for Australia to have its own space agency? Why or why not? Check out the Aussie Space Agency resource on the Teachers page Young Archie 2018 1. Discuss the story in pairs. Share your thoughts with the class. 2. Which art gallery runs the Archibald Prize? 3. In what year was the first Archibald Prize held? 4. Why is it called the Archibald Prize? 5. What is the difference between the Archibald Prize and the Young Archie? 6. How long did it take James to create his portrait for the Young Archie? 7. Why did James decide to create a portrait of his art teacher? 8. Describe James’ portrait using your own words. 9. Approximately how many kids entered in this year’s Young Archie awards? 10. If you could create a portrait of someone that inspires you who would it be? Explain your answer. Check out the Young Archie 2018 resource on the Teachers page. BTN Investigates - Where does toilet water go? 1. Before watching this story discuss in pairs where you think your toilet water goes. Share your thoughts with the class. 2. What are sewage pipes? 3. What is Kat’s job at the water treatment plant? 4. What is sludge? 5. What microorganism is used to help treat the water? 6. If the water treatment plant smells good the plant is working well. True or false? 7. What is the function of the clarifiers? 8. How do lagoons help kill any nasty bacteria in the water? 9. Which three Ps should people be putting down the toilet? 10. Illustrate the journey of toilet water from the toilet through to the water treatment process. Have you seen or heard something in the news you'd like explained? Ask your question on BTN Investigates Get your class involved in BTN’s Ask A Reporter! This week’s topic is toilet water. ©ABC 2018 Episode 12 Teacher Resource 15th May 2018 Aussie Space Agency 1. What was the main point of the Aussie Space Agency story? Students will choose a space investigation to explore in more 2. What did the Australian Government recently announce about detail. Australia’s space industry? 3. What role has Australia played in space exploration? 4. Why hasn’t Australia been able to control its own space missions? 5. Name one of the six main space agencies. 6. How much money is Australia putting into its space industry? a. 4 million Science – Year 5 b. 14 million The Earth is part of a system of c. 41 million planets orbiting around a star (the 7. What will Australia’s new space agency be able to do? Give one sun). example. Science – Years 5 & 6 8. Where do experts think the new space agency will be located? Scientific knowledge is used to 9. How has your understanding of Australia’s space industry changed solve problems and inform personal and community decisions. since watching the BTN story? 10. Do you think it is important for Australia to have its own space Science – Year 7 agency? Why or why not? Scientific knowledge has changed peoples’ understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available. Science – Year 7 People use science understanding and skills in their occupations and these have influenced the development of Class Discussion practices in areas of human activity. Hold a class discussion about the information raised in the Space Agency story. Create a class mind map about space and space exploration asking students to record what they know. Use the following questions to guide discussion: • Why should we explore space? • Is space exploration important? Why or why not? • Is it important for Australia to be involved in space exploration? Why or why not? • What are some of the benefits of space exploration? • Are there any disadvantages? What are they? • How has space exploration changed since the 1960s? • What is the future of space exploration? ©ABC 2018 Students choose one of the following space investigations. Investigation One – Australia’s involvement in space programs The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) has been involved in some key NASA missions in the past 50 years. Students will choose a mission CDSCC has been involved in and research it in more detail. Here are some questions to investigate: • When did the mission take place? • What was the purpose of the mission? • Briefly summarise the mission. • What were some challenges of the mission? • How did Australia contribute to the mission? Apollo 11 Moon Landing Curiosity on Mars Source: NASA Source: NASA Voyager 1 Fly-Bys Phoenix on Mars Source: NASA Source: NASA Investigation Two – Living in Space Students will explore what life is like on the International Space Station (ISS). Questions to investigate include: • What is the ISS? (Brief history of the ISS) • What do astronauts do on the ISS? (Give an example of an experiment astronauts might do). • How long do they stay on the ISS? • What is it like living in microgravity? (Eating, sleeping, having a shower, going to the toilet). • What impact does microgravity have on the human body? (Bones and muscles, sense of taste). • What food do astronauts eat? • What do you think the challenges of living in space would be? • If you lived in space for a month, what foods do you think you would miss the most? Why? ©ABC 2018 Use these fun activities to investigate how astronauts Taste in Space and discover the challenges for an astronaut living on the International Space Station. Spot the ISS from your home town, enter your location to learn when the space station will be flying overhead. Investigation Three – The Solar System Students begin by recording what they know about the solar system. They will then research one of the planets in the solar system using the following to help guide their research. • Name the 8 planets in our solar system • Conduct in depth research into one of the planets in the solar system. • Include a description of what the planet looks like. • Find out some interesting facts. • Geographical features – Is it gaseous or rocky? Does it have an atmosphere? What are conditions on the surface like? • Distances – how far is this planet from the sun? • Movement – identify the path of this planet. How fast does it travel around the sun? • Present research using Prezi or other publishing software. Include images in the presentation. Students watch these BTN stories about space and answer the following questions: Mars Class 1. Students run their own simulated mission to _________. 2. Their mission is to find out… 3. What is the role of the biologist? 4. Give examples of the different tasks students carry out. 5. What is the role of mission director? 6. Describe the mission control room. 7. What are the diagnostic questions? 8. How do students describe the experience of space school? IAC Space Conference 1. Finish the following sentence: It was announced at the conference that Australia is going to have its own… 2. What areas of space exploration has Australia been involved in recently? 3. Who did Ness interview at the conference? 4. What was a favourite moment for the head of NASA? 5. What would the head of NASA like to see happen in his lifetime? 6. What is the study of space called? ©ABC 2018 ABC News – Budget 2018: `Seed funding’ for Australian space agency to be unveiled http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-03/australia-space-agency-funding-in-federal-budget-2018/9720370 Department of Industry, Innovation and Science – Australian Space Agency https://industry.gov.au/INDUSTRY/IndustrySectors/SPACE/Pages/default.aspx BTN – IAG Space Conference http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4748481.htm ©ABC 2018 Episode 12 Teacher Resource 15th May 2018 Young Archie 2018 Students will explore their own 1.