Squiz Kids Classroom

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.

‘Kid-friendly news that keeps them up to date without all the nasties’ (A Squiz Parent)

This Australian podcast for kids easily fits into the daily routine - helping curious kids stay informed about the world around them.

Fun. Free. Fresh. 

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Kids + Media Survey:

Are you a parent, guardian or teacher of primary school kids? Then help us paint a picture of Aussie kids and their media habits by filling out this quick, two minute survey. Thank you in advance!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZBTHR35

Today’s Quick Links: 

Six red blobs that have upended science! Compare the certainty of CNN’s journalists with the caution of the ABC’s:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-02-23/james-webb-space-telescope-massive-galaxies-early-universe/101997596 

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/22/world/webb-telescope-massive-early-galaxies-scn/index.html

Original scientific paper on the red massive galaxies: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05786-2 

Bronze Age brain surgeon: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-02-23/evidence-brain-surgery-brothers-meggido-bronze-era-israel/101989790 

Mexico’s bike desks: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-64489464 

Cricket Australia’s wrap-up of the semi final: https://www.cricket.com.au/news 

Key moments from the Matilda’s Cup of Nations run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_533Eicfk 

Tendulkar’s 200, condensed to two minutes: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8cyu6n 

Dig Deeper: 

Scientific paper on the Bronze Age brain surgery: :https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281020 

The history of surgery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbP0xYB-Rrc

The history of women’s football in Australia: https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/history-womens-football-australia

Forgotten history of Australian women’s football discovered: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/forgotten-history-of-australian-womens-football-discovered/3bhvs4icz

How the Matildas got their name: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/forgotten-history-of-australian-womens-football-discovered/3bhvs4icz

Classroom Companion

Teachers! Want to access free, curriculum-aligned classroom resources tied to the daily podcast? Sign up to be a Squiz Kids Classroom and download the Classroom Companion each day. Made by teachers for teachers, differentiated to suit all primary school ability levels. And did we mention it’s free?

Newshounds

Get started on our free media literacy resource for classrooms

www.squizkids.com.au/newshounds

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