ABC KIDS News Time

First, we'll learn about how we can use energy from the sun, at night! Then, we'll visit a Top End school that's making class more inclusive for autistic students. After that, we'll head to Queensland for a daring rescue by a terrific teen, before learning about Reconciliation week. Then we'll hear about some social spiders and their huge web.Quiz Questions:1. What's the thing, other than light, that solar panels can capture and make energy from? (Hint: it starts with H)2. What's the invention helping non-verbal students communicate?3. What was Cleo riding when she spotted Rod?4. How long have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lived on this land?5. How big is the web created by the social spiders in French Guiana?Bonus Tricky Question:What's the name of species of spider in the story?Answers:1. Heat2. A book with pictures3. A jet-ski4. Our best estimate is 60,000 years5. As big as a carBonus Tricky Answer:Anelosimus Eximius

On today's show, we'll start with a story about an important art prize, before learning about a picture of something mysterious in our skies. Then we'll head to a fashion show featuring clothes for people with disability, and celebrate a special day for our buzziest friend – the bee! Finally, we learn about Tasmania going carbon negative. Quiz Questions:1. What do the 14 rain clouds in the painting represent?2. What's the word, starting with G, that explains why blackholes suck everything in?3. What's the name for clothing designed for people with a disability?4. What's the word, starting with P, for the way bees help plants and flowers grow?5. What does carbon negative mean?Bonus Tricky Question:How many times has an indigenous artist won the Archibald prize?Answers:1. How many days and nights it rained in Lismore2. Gravity, or gravitational pull3. Adaptive clothing4. Pollination5. They take more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than they put inBonus Tricky Answer: Two; Blak Douglas is the second.

We start today’s show 66 million years in the past, when the last dinosaurs were around, and learn about an impressive fossil. Then, we’ll hear about some important news about traditional owners getting there land back. After that, we’ll head out for a few marathons with a would-be world record holder, before celebrating our amazing frontline workers on International Nurses Day. Then, we’ll reveal our Wow of the Week.  Quiz Questions1.     Where was the asteroid fossil found?2.     What recently happened for Kakadu National Park?3.     How many marathons did Jacky run in a row?4.     Whatday did we celebrate this week?5.     Do all people imagine the same thing when they listen to the same music track?Bonus Tricky Question:What did people in the village in China imagine when scientists played them the music track?Answers:1.     North Dakota, United States of America2.     It was returned to the traditional owners.3.     1044.     International Nurses Day5.     No, they imagine different things dependant on where they live and their culture?Bonus Tricky Answer:They imagined a man thinking about someone he loves.

On today’s show, we’ll meet a pint-sized bug-lover and some encouraging entomologists, and hear some good news from Victoria for our environment. Then, we’ll meet a Muslim woman making Australian history, before heading down south to the most remote post office in the world. Finally, we’ll explore a shipwreck lost for more than 100 years.Quiz Questions1. Who did Lyra's mum first contact to help encourage Lyra?2. Victoria will revegetate an area of land five-times bigger than which city?3. What's the name of the sporting competition Tina will compete at?4. What are the different jobs someone would have to do while working at the Antarctica Post Office?5. What was the name of Ernest Shackleton's lost ship?Bonus Tricky Question:What is the species of penguin the post-office workers would have to count?Answers:1. Dr Ann Jones2. Melbourne3. Commonwealth Games4. Send and receive letters, work at the museum, work at the gift shop, count the penguins (you don't need to get all of these to get it right!)5. EnduranceBonus Tricky Answer:Gentoo penguin

We’re counting down five stories, from number five down to number one – our Wow of the Week! On this week’s show, we’ll discover a precious letter that got lost in the post, and meet Australia’s first ever female indigenous surgeon. Then, we’ll head to the International Space Station to eat some space lettuce, before jetting back down to earth to meet an amazing teacher with a learning difficulty. Then, we’ll learn about a cool new dinosaur. Quiz Questions:1. Where did the postcard end up by accident?2. What’s extra special about Rachel becoming a surgeon?3. What body part will the special lettuce strengthen if you eat it?4. What does Lucy have, starting with D, that can make letters and words feel jumbled up in her head?5. Can you name one of the dinosaurs that Stegorous elengassen is similar to?Bonus tricky question: What is the special name for the spikes all over Stegorous elengassen’s back?Answers:1. Townsville, Queensland, in a shopping centre2. She’s the first female indigenous surgeon in Australia3. Bones4. Dyslexia5. Stegosaurus or AnkylosaursBonus Tricky Answer: Osteoderms

On today's show: The Australian women’s cricket team wins big, humpback whales are making a comeback, the Great Barrier Reef is in trouble, an important Indigenous artefact is returned to its owners, and inventors create a robot made from slime.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. Who scored 170 runs in the World Cup?2. What are humpback whales no longer listed as?3. When did scientists first notice coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef? 4. What is another name for Gununa?5. What controls the slime robot?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:Where was the Lardil headdress worn more than 50 years ago?ANSWERS:1. Alyssa Healy2. Endangered3. 24 years ago4. Mornington Island5. MagnetsBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Opening of the Sydney Opera House

This week’s episode of News Time is a little different. We’re counting down five stories all about clever canines and pawesome puppies – it’s Good Dogs week!Quiz Questions1.What does Vinnie the assistance dog help Lucas with?2.What animal does Rocky help to protect?3.What does having a pet do for your memory.4.Where is the aged care facility that Howard and Kip visit?5.What did North the dog do to help his injured owner?Bonus Tricky QuestionWhat are the names of the special turtles in Livingstone Shire?Answers1.Sleeping, concentration and staying calm.2.Turtles.3.Makes it better.4.Manjimup, WA.5.Slept on them to keep them warm.Bonus tricky answerFlatbacks and Loggerheads.

On today’s show, we’ll meet some mischievous magpies who’ve out-smarted a team of scientists, and learn about World Health Day. We’ll hear about a smart toilet that knows whose sitting on it and salute some good news for students interested in AUSLAN. Then we’ll hear about a special AFL milestone! Quiz Questions: 1. How many magpies did the scientists attach the trackers to? 2. What’s one of the ways we can help keep the planet healthy? 3.Why would someone invent a toilet that recognises who’s sitting on it?4. How do you say ‘thank you’ in Auslan?5. What was the special number goal that Buddy scored?Bonus Tricky Question: What’s the special name for the behaviour that the magpies did?Answers:1. Five2. Use less plastic, use public transport. But there are lots of good answers to this question!3. To check on someone’s health4. Place your fingers on your chin, and then lower your hand down in a flat palm, like you’re holding a plate.5. 1000Bonus tricky answer: Rescuing behaviour

This week, we’ll revisit some would-be world record holders, and go for a bike ride with some moving mothers. We’ll head underwater to hear some sounds of the deep, and learn all about Autism Awareness Day. Then, we’ll hear about a lickable TV screen. Quiz Questions1. Doug turned out to be a root of what kind of food?2. How were the bikes delivered to the island?3. What’s the nickname for The Global Library of Underwater Biological Sounds?4. What’s the word, starting with S, that means Autism affects people differently?5. What country is ‘Taste the TV’ from?Bonus Tricky QuestionWho helped Ms Burrawanga learn to ride a bike again?Answers1. Gourd2. By boat, in a shipping container3. Glubs4. Spectrum5. JapanBonus Tricky AnswerHer daughter.

On today’s show: We celebrate Harmony Week, helpers head to flooded communities, a caring kid raises funds for felines, a new encyclopedia helps readers learn Indigenous language, and scientists suspect they've discovered new types of T-Rex.QUIZ QUESTIONS:1. True or false: Almost half of all Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas.2. How many hours did the Sikh volunteers spend driving to Lismore?3. What did Jonah sell to raise money for stray cats?4. What does the Noongar-Wudjari word 'baardi' mean?5. How many T-Rex species do some scientists think existed?BONUS TRICKY QUESTION:What is another name for Tyrannosaurus Imperator?ANSWERS:1. True2. More than 303. Bookmarks4. Witchetty grub (or endoxyla)5. ThreeBONUS TRICKY ANSWER:Tyrant lizard emperor