ABC KIDS News Time

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

カテゴリー：Kids & Family

Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.

2024年04月19日

Smart farm and curious clay

On today's show, we're off to a remote farm that's had a high-tech upgrade.

Then, we'll shoot some hoops with some Irish basketball teams, before kicking soccer balls around with some of Australia's newest sporting recruits.

After that, we'll hear about an interesting discovery challenging our ideas about First Nations Australians, before we hop into the…Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1. What is the name of Jack's smart farm?

2. Which country were the two basketball teams from?

3. What's the problem now that so many people were inspired to play soccer by the Matildas?

4. What did archaeologists and traditional owners discover in the middens?

5. How many species of Brown Tree Frog are there?

Bonus Tricky Question

How long was the replay match the officials wanted the two teams to have?

Answers

1. Prenti Downs

2. Ireland

3. There aren't enough fields

4. Clay pottery

5. Three

Bonus Tricky Answer

0.3 seconds

2024年04月12日

Froggy fossil and significant signs

On today's show, we'll start by inspecting an ancient fossil that's reminding scientists of a beloved green frog.

We'll meet a would-be moon-mining rover, and catch up with some kind kids making an important change in their community.

After that, we'll celebrate Eid before heading off on a camping trip for the… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1. Which muppet did the fossil remind scientists of?

2. Can you name one thing that the moon rover might mine for?

3. Which clan are the traditional owners of the land where Lionel and Ella were walking?

4. What is the celebration at the end of Ramadan called?

5. Why did James nearly miss the beetle and keep on walking?

Bonus Tricky Question

What's the word, starting with the letter 'e', for a scientist that studies bugs?

Answers

1. Kermit the Frog

2. Oxygen, Fuel, Water

3. Bedigal people

4. Eid, or Eid Al-Fitr

5. He thought it was bird poo

Bonus Tricky Answer

Entomologist

2024年04月05日

Sporty Special

Lace up your running shoes and strap on your safety gear, this week's episode is all about sport.

We'll meet an athletic school kid being brave and breaking records, and learn about a kooky sport winning over new fans.

We'll head to the ocean, for an adaptive surfing competition, and then dry off before a night at the theatre, to hear about a play telling the story of Indigenous footy players.

After that, it's deep into the mountains for the Wow of the Week!

Quiz Questions

1. Which athletics event is Bella best at?

2. Which two sports is joggling a combination of?

3. In which town in New South Wales did they hold the adaptive surfing competition?

4. What number did Adam Goodes wear on his guernsey?

5. Jasmin is one of only 20 people in the world to have ever finished the Barkley Marathons. What else made her achievement special?

Bonus Tricky Question

Which AFL team did Adam Goodes play for?

Answers

1. Discus

2. Jogging and Juggling

3. Byron Bay

4. 37

5. First woman to do it

Bonus Tricky Answer

Sydney Swans