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Questions for discussion

Climate Report 2018

1. Briefly summarise the Climate Report 2018 story.

2. Complete this sentence. A new report has found we need global emissions of greenhouse

gas pollution to reach zero by about the year ______.

3. What impact could an increase in the Earth’s temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius have on

the environment?

4. What organisation released the report?

5. How many scientists helped put together the report?

6. A rise in the Earth’s temperature of just 1.5 degrees Celsius could lead to more…

a. Floods

b. Heat waves

c. Droughts

d. All of the above

7. If the Earth’s temperature increases by 2 degrees, extreme weather events will be worse

and happen more often. True or false?

8. What can people do to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution? Give one example.

9. Illustrate an aspect of the Climate Report 2018 story.

10. What do you think should happen next?

Check out the Climate Report 2018 resource on the Teachers page.

Opera House Advertising

1. In pairs discuss the Opera House Advertising story. What issues were raised in the

discussion?

2. Where is the Opera House? Locate using Google Maps.

3. What is the name of the horse race that was advertised on the Opera House?

4. Who allowed the race to be advertised on the Opera House?

5. Why were some people against the race being advertised on the Opera House?

6. It’s not against heritage site rules to advertise on the Opera House. True or false?

7. Complete this sentence. Hundreds of thousands of people signed a ___________ to try to

stop it from happening.

8. How did people react to the advertisement?

9. Who do you think should decide what can be projected on the Opera House?

10. What do you think? Should advertising ever be allowed on famous landmarks like the

Opera House?

Check out the Opera House Advertising resource on the Teachers page.

China Citizen Surveillance

1. As a class discuss the issues raised in the China Citizen Surveillance story.

2. Where is China? Find using Google Maps.

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3. How many surveillance cameras are there throughout China?

4. What sort of technology is the government looking at using to track people?

5. What happens if people get a bad score? Give one example.

6. What sort of personal records will the system be able to access?

7. How does Dandan feel about the surveillance system?

8. What are some pros and cons of the surveillance system?

9. What was surprising about this story?

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.

Nobel Prize

1. Before watching the BTN story, discuss in pairs what you already know about the Nobel

Prize.

2. What does the Nobel Prize award people for?

a. Singing

b. Dancing

c. Helping mankind

3. What was Alfred Nobel’s most famous invention?

4. In what year was the first Nobel Prize awarded?

5. What are some of the categories that a Nobel Prize is awarded?

6. What are Nobel Prize winners given?

7. Name one well known Nobel Prize recipient?

8. Who is the youngest person to have been awarded a Nobel Prize?

9. Who was the first person to have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice?

10. What did you learn watching the BTN Nobel Prize story?

Do the quiz on the BTN website. Get your class involved in BTN’s Ask A

Reporter! This week’s topic is the Nobel Prize story.

Reading to Cats

1. Discuss the Reading to Cats story with another student.

2. What does AWL stand for?

3. Why are the cats at the AWL?

4. Why is it important for the cats and kittens to learn how to interact with people?

5. How does the reading to cats’ program help the children?

6. What skill does Jayden say is important to have when reading to the kittens?

7. What are some ways that owners can care for their cats?

8. How does the foster care program work?

9. What did the kids in the story say about their experience?

10. What did you like about the Reading to Cats story?

Write a message about the story and post it in the comments section on the story page

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Teacher Resource

Climate Report 2018

1. Briefly summarise the Climate Report 2018 story.

2. Complete this sentence. A new report has found we need global

emissions of greenhouse gas pollution to reach zero by about the

year ______.

3. What impact could an increase in the Earth’s temperature by 1.5

degrees Celsius have on the environment?

4. What organisation released the report?

5. How many scientists helped put together the report?

6. A rise in the Earth’s temperature of just 1.5 degrees Celsius could

lead to more…

a. Floods

b. Heat waves

c. Droughts

d. All of the above

7. If the Earth’s temperature increases by 2 degrees, extreme weather

events will be worse and happen more often. True or false?

8. What can people do to help reduce greenhouse gas pollution? Give

one example.

9. Illustrate an aspect of the Climate Report 2018 story.

10. What do you think should happen next?

Note taking

Students will practise their note-taking while watching the BTN

Climate Report 2018 story. After

watching the story, ask students to

reflect on and organise the information

into three categories.

What information in the Climate Report

2018 story was...?

• Positive

• Negative or

• Interesting

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Students will investigate the effects

of greenhouse gases on the

environment. Students will

investigate ways of reducing

emissions on a local, national and

global level.

HASS – Year 4

The use and management of natural

resources and waste, and the

different views on how to do this

sustainably.

Reflect on learning to propose

actions in response to an issue or

challenge and consider possible

effects of proposed actions.

HASS – Years 5 & 6

Work in groups to generate

responses to issues and challenges.

HASS – Year 7

Reflect on learning to propose

personal and/or collective action in

response to an issue or challenge,

taking into account different

perspectives, and describe the

expected effects.

Collaborate to generate alternatives

in response to an issue or challenge

and compare the potential costs and

benefits of each.

Science – Years 5 & 6

Scientific knowledge is used to

solve problems and inform personal

and community decisions.

Science – Year 7 Scientific knowledge has changed

peoples’ understanding of the world

and is refined as new evidence

becomes available.

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Class discussion

After watching the BTN Climate Report 2018 story, ask students to finish one or more of the following

incomplete sentences and then share their responses with the class:

• This story made me feel...

• This story made me wonder why...

• It was interesting to learn that...

Glossary

While watching the BTN Climate Report 2018 story students will record as many key words about the topic

as they can. Students then clarify their understanding of the key words by writing down what they think the

word means. Students will swap definitions with a partner and ask them to add to or change the definition.

Check them using a dictionary or other source.

Keyword My definition Dictionary definition

Global emissions

Greenhouse effect

Sustainability

Climate science

Global warming

Carbon dioxide

Carbon footprint

Fossil fuels

Take action

Ask your students ‘What can we do and why is it important to get

involved in tackling pollution?’

Facilitate a brainstorming session and record students’ responses on

a mind map. Individually or in pairs, students will explore ways that

their school and home can reduce energy demand, become more

energy efficient and incorporate renewable energy sources.

Students can undertake one or more of the following activities:

• School energy audit – track your school’s energy usage and calculate your carbon emissions. How

can your school reduce its carbon emissions? For example, turn of lights when not in use, turn off

computers at the end of the day, find alternatives to driving to school, buy locally sourced seasonal

food and reduce your waste. Share your results with the school community.

• Does your school have solar panels? If not, conduct a study and present it to your school.

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Research the benefits of using solar energy at your school. Does your school have a plan to reduce

its carbon footprint? If so, find out what your school’s targets are in reducing its carbon emissions.

Would installing solar panels reduce your schools carbon emissions? Explain.

• Write letters to local or federal politicians expressing your school’s views on greenhouse gas

emissions and its impact on communities, plants and animals in your local area.

• Contribute a class article to the school newsletter sharing your research.

• Invite a scientist to visit your school to talk about the effects of global emissions.

• Contact your local council and/or schools in your area to share ideas on how your community can

reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

• Design a special lesson to teach other kids at your school about why it’s important for people to take

action against global emissions.

Picture the future

Students will explore how they see the issue of increasing global emissions, low emission technologies and

sustainable futures, by completing the following sentence.

I hope a clean energy future can include…

Design a sustainable community

Students will design a community that relies more on renewable resources. For example, redesign a

community with an emphasis on pedestrians, bikes and public transport, rather than on the automobile.

Students may create a community where we can work, go to school and shop closer to where we live, create

more bike lanes, have more people living closer together so they can support public transport and create

safer streets to encourage walking and riding.

Students should consider the following:

• What renewable energies will you need to power your city?

• How can your city be more water smart? Consider including storm water harvesting technology.

• Will you build lots of little houses or a few high-density apartment buildings?

• Is your city pedestrian and cyclist friendly?

• What sort of transport will your city use?

• What recycling programs will your city have?

• What other ways can your city be more sustainable?

Watch this YouTube animation about climate change, energy and action to get inspired!

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“What is Climate Change?”

The following video explains what climate change

is and the impact rising temperatures could have.

Watch the Newsround video and answer the

following questions:

• Pollution that causes climate change

comes from what?

• Why is 2 degrees an important number?

• What are some of the effects of climate

change?

• What can be done to reduce the impact of

climate change?

Choose your climate future

Students investigate how their world could change

as global temperatures rise through the WWF’s

interactive. They will see the effects on their home,

community, sports, farming, environment and

beach.

Make a difference Consider setting a challenge for your class to

reduce the amount of fossil fuels you use and build

awareness about the effect increasing global

emissions has on our planet.

Watch this BTN Outdoor Class story, where a class

of school kids in Alice Springs set themselves a

challenge - to spend a whole week outside, with no

access to electricity at all.

ABC News – IPCC issues dire climate warning, says coal must go to save Great Barrier Reef

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-10-08/ipcc-climate-change-report/10348720

CBBC Newsround – Climate change: Scientists warn `urgent change needed’ to reverse warming

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/45094689

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BTN – Climate Talks

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4576638.htm

BTN – Great Barrier Reef Problems

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4887346.htm

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Teacher Resource

Opera House Advertising

1. In pairs discuss the Opera House Advertising story. What issues

were raised in the discussion?

2. Where is the Opera House? Locate using Google Maps.

3. What is the name of the horse race that was advertised on the

Opera House?

4. Who allowed the race to be advertised on the Opera House?

5. Why were some people against the race being advertised on the

Opera House?

6. It’s not against heritage site rules to advertise on the Opera House.

True or false?

7. Complete this sentence. Hundreds of thousands of people signed a

___________ to try to stop it from happening.

8. How did people react to the advertisement?

9. Who do you think should decide what can be projected on the Opera

House?

10. What do you think? Should advertising ever be allowed on famous

landmarks like the Opera House?

Class Discussion

Hold a class discussion about the BTN Opera

House Advertising story. Ask students to

record what they know about the Sydney

Opera House on a mind map. What words do

they associate with the Sydney Opera

House? What questions do they have? Use

the following questions to guide discussion:

• What makes the Sydney Opera House

a special building?

• What type of performances are held at the Opera House?

• Who designed the Opera House?

• The Opera House is one of the most well-known architectural

landmarks. Think of two others in Australia or around the world.

• Why are some people against the idea of having advertising on the

Sydney Opera House?

• Why do some people support advertising on the Opera House?

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Students will investigate the issue of

advertising on the Sydney Opera

House and develop an argument for

or against the issue.

HASS - Year 5

Develop appropriate questions to

guide an inquiry about people,

events, developments, places,

systems and challenges.

English – Year 5

Plan, draft and publish imaginative,

informative and persuasive print and

multimodal texts, choosing text

structures, language features,

images and sound appropriate to

purpose and audience.

Clarify understanding of content as

it unfolds in formal and informal

situations, connecting ideas to

students’ own experiences and

present and justify a point of view.

English – Year 6

Use interaction skills, varying

conventions of spoken interactions

such as voice volume, tone, pitch

and pace, according to group size,

formality of interaction and needs

and expertise of the audience.

Plan, rehearse and deliver

presentations, selecting and

sequencing appropriate content and

multimodal elements for defined

audiences and purposes, making

appropriate choices for modality and

emphasis.

Participate in and contribute to

discussions, clarifying and

interrogating ideas, developing and

supporting arguments, sharing and

evaluating information, experiences

and opinions.

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Students can research answers to questions they have about the Sydney Opera House and present the

information to a small group or the class.

Six Hat Thinking

Working in pairs, students use Edward De Bono’s Six Hat Thinking to explore the issues raised in the BTN

Opera House Advertising story. Ask students to respond to the following questions:

How did the Opera House Advertising story make you feel?

What do you know about the Opera House?

What have you learnt from the story?

Were there any positives from the story? If so, what were they?

What are some of the negatives or challenges that you learnt

from the story?

Why is it important to find out more about the issue?

What questions were raised during this activity?

What do you want to learn further about this topic?

History of the Opera House

Students will investigate the design and building of the

Sydney Opera House. The Building the Sydney Opera

House video gives a brief introduction to the size of the

building project. Ask students to research the following

questions about the design and building process of the

Opera House.

o How many people and how much money did it

take to build the Opera House?

o How long did the project take to complete?

o How do you think Australians see the Sydney Opera House today?

o When and why was the Sydney Opera House added to the UNESCO World Heritage List? What are

the criteria for World Heritage listing? The UNESCO website will help students with their research.

Persuasive text

Students will investigate the issue of whether advertising should be allowed to be projected onto famous

landmarks and develop either a persuasive text or hold a mini debate.

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Students will explore the issue of advertising on the Sydney Opera House (or other famous Australian

landmarks) and develop a persuasive text for or against the following statement: `Advertising should be

allowed on the Sydney Opera House’. Students can use the information collected during the class discussion

and their own research to help develop their argument. Encourage students to use a range of sources.

Provide students with the following structure to follow when completing this activity.

Mini Debate

• Working in pairs, students will prepare a 1-2-minute speech for a mini debate on the topic of advertising

being projected onto the Sydney Opera House (or other famous Australian landmarks). One person will

speak for the affirmative and the other will speak for the negative.

• Before students begin to construct their argument, ask them to record what they already know about the

topic and what they would like to find out. Students then research the topic to gain a greater

understanding of the issue.

• Ask students to list their arguments in point form on paper (without their partner seeing them). When

they have done this, ask them to choose the five best points that will form the basis for their debate.

• Students will write in point form, their debate on cards that fit into the palm of their hand. Their debate

needs to have an introduction (introducing the topic), middle (three main points) and a conclusion

(restating their position). Students practise their speech and then present the mini debate to other

students.

Tips for writing persuasive texts

• Who is your audience? For example,

are you directing your argument at kids,

teachers or politicians?

• Explore how language choices can

have a big impact on persuading your

audience.

• Which language devices give the report

credibility and authority?

• Which are designed to create an

emotional response in the listener?

• Provide facts and evidence to support

your argument.

• Write in the present tense.

• Check your spelling and punctuation.

Use this Read Write Think persuasion map to

plan your exposition text.

Structure of a persuasive text Introduction

• What is the point you are trying to argue?

Construct an introductory paragraph

which states the issue or topic.

• Introduce the arguments that will be

developed in the body of the text.

Body

• Construct arguments that support your

point of view.

• Each paragraph starts with a topic

sentence which introduces each point.

• The rest of the paragraph gives more

reasons.

• Arguments can be ordered from

strongest to weakest.

Conclusion

• Restate your position on the argument.

• Construct a concluding paragraph that

provides a summary of your arguments

and a call to action.

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Opinion Poll

Students will conduct their own opinion poll on the issue of allowing advertising to be projected onto the

Opera House. Working in groups, students will need to decide who their sample group will be and how many

people will be polled. What method will they use to conduct the poll? (Face to face interviews or written

responses).

• Ask students to graph the opinion poll results and display in the classroom. Students can reflect on how

reliable they think the results were. What would they do differently next time?

• Students may want to film their interviews and then create a movie to present to other students.

ABC News – Opera House advertisement defended as NSW Premier stands firm on `good taste’ design

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-08/opera-house-advertising-defended-by-nsw-premier/10350792

ABC News – Sydney Opera House to run horse race promotion on sails after pressure from Government

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-05/sydney-opera-house-to-project-horse-race-promotion-on-

sails/10344958

ABC News – Sydney Opera House painted with light from torches, lamps to disrupt Everest promotion

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-09/opera-house-everest-protest/10357074

Sydney Opera House – World Heritage

https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/our-story/world-heritage.html

UNESCO – Sydney Opera House

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/166

Reflection

• How difficult was it to think of points to

support one side of the argument?

• Do you think you would have done a

better job supporting the other side of

the argument?

• Were you able to convince others of

your opinion?

• Did your opinion change?

• What did you learn from this activity?

Guide for giving feedback

• Was the information clear and

accurate?

• Were the arguments logical?

• Were the counter arguments

accurate and relevant?

• Comment about the presentation

style (tone of voice, body language,

enthusiastic, convincing).

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BTN: Episode 28 Transcript 16/10/18

Hey, Amelia Moseley here you're watching BTN. Hope you enjoyed the holidays. Let’s see what’s

coming up today.

We take a look back at last week's massive Opera House controversy.

Find out why these people were honoured with one of the most prestigious awards in the world.

And I went out to meet the kids spending their holidays reading to cats.

Climate Report 2018

Reporter: Matt Holbrook

INTRO: Apparently the cats get something out of it too. You can see all that later. But first to the

big climate news out this week. An international report for the United Nations has found the world

could be 1.5 degrees hotter by the time you hit your 40s unless some big changes are made right

now. Here's more on the findings.

If you're talking about a cup of tea, studying at university, or building a shelf, an extra 1.5 degrees

can be a good thing. Or, at least not a terrible thing.

But when it comes to the temperature of the Earth, 1.5 degrees Celsius is more than enough to

upset the delicate balance of our ecosystem. That's the finding of a new report from the United

Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC. A team of 91 scientists who found

temperature rises of just 1.5 degrees will lead to more heat waves, floods and droughts. The death

of 90 per cent of the world's coral reefs and damage to crops and fisheries everywhere.

The report also says that at the current rate, we'll most likely hit a 1.5 degree temperature rise by

2040 and 2 degrees sometime after 2060. So, in case you were wondering, we're talking about all

this happening within your lifetime. Easily.

HANS-OTTO POERTNER, IPCC: If action is not taken it will take the world to an unprecedented

climate future.

If we happen to get to 2 degrees, the report predicts even bigger changes. Coral reefs will be all

but wiped out. Rising sea levels will affect up to 80 million people, the arctic could be ice free once

every decade. And extreme weather events will be worse and happen more often. That's why most

scientists are calling for change now.

PETTERI TAALAS, IPCC: The message from the scientist community is that we still have a

possibility to change it and something needs to happen within the coming ten years.

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They have calculated that greenhouse gas pollution needs to reach zero by 2050. Which basically

means changing how we live, what we eat, and how we generate power. For example, phasing

out coal and replacing it with renewables like solar and wind. That could be a really big deal for

Australia. We're the third biggest producer of coal in the world, and most of our power comes from

coal powered stations.

But the Australian Government says there might be other answers by then.

MELISSA PRICE, ENVIRONMENT MINISTER: To say it's got to be phased out by 2050 is drawing

a very long bow. I just don't know how you could say by 2050 that you're not going to have good

clean technology when it comes to coal.

The Government also says that Australia's only a tiny polluter, so bigger polluters should make the

biggest changes. But in the meantime, people will be paying very close attention to this little

number and its potentially big impact.

This Week in News

People in the US are recovering after Hurricane Michael tore through parts of Florida.

The hurricane was category four when it hit the mainland with winds up to 250 kilometres per hour.

Rescue missions are underway to locate missing people and restore power to nearly 200,000

homes.

Meanwhile, back in Australia, people in Southern Queensland were dealing with some pretty

dramatic weather of their own including tennis-ball sized hail, heavy rain and even a tornado.

The storm ripped through the South Burnett region and the town of Tansey, west of Gympie got the

worst of it.

A small tornado ripped through the town tearing roofs off houses and uprooting big trees. Farmers

also lost millions of dollars worth of crops and a lot of animals were hurt by the hail.

A Russian rocket on its way to the International Space Station had many worried after it developed

a problem with its thrusters 2 minutes after take-off. That's bad news because you can't just land a

rocket once it's taken off. So, the astronauts had to blast free and make an emergency landing.

Luckily, they touched down safely, and Alexey Ovchinin and Nick Hague were reunited with their

families.

Russia's now started a big investigation into what went wrong and until that's finished, it won't send

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up any more manned rockets.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in Sydney ahead of their first official royal tour.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will kick off their 16-day trip with a visit to Taronga Zoo and a

meeting with representatives for the Invictus Games, which is a sporting competition for injured

military service people. That we'll tell you more about next week.

And speaking of Royal affairs, Princess Eugene, that's Prince William and Harry's cousin, married

her partner Jack Brooksbank on Friday.

About 1200 guests, including some local school kids, were invited to attend the ceremony which

was held at Windsor Castle and broadcast to audiences all around the world.

Hmmm, my invite must have got lost in the mail.

Opera House Advertising

Reporter: Jack Evans

INTRO: Next today. Should advertising be allowed to be projected onto famous landmarks like this

one? Well that's the question Jack asked this week after there was a big fight over a horse racing

ad. Check it out.

For years these famous white sails have been the blank canvas for everything from this, to this, to

this, even this. Oh wait, that never happened.

JACK: Well, not yet.

But now Australia's most iconic building has lit up a massive debate. Each year a horse race called

the Everest Cup is held in Sydney. And in the lead up to this year's event Racing NSW asked the

people in charge of the Sydney Opera House to advertise the race on its sails in really powerful

lights. The Opera House boss said no. But after a controversial interview with a radio host the

NSW Premier stepped in to allow it to happen.

GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN, NSW PREMIER: I believe what we are doing is in the right interest of

Sydney and NSW. And I say to people take a look at the display before you judge it.

Some people supported the Premier's decision saying it was only going to be lit up briefly for one

night and that it's been used to promote Australian sport before.

ANTHONY ALBANESE, MP: What I have said as shadow tourism minister is it is reasonable that

we promote major events in Sydney.

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SCOTT MORRISON, PM: This is one of the biggest events of the year. Why not put it on the

biggest billboard Sydney has.

But others were very much against the Opera House being used as a 'billboard'. They said the

Opera House is a World Heritage Cultural Site, so it should be treated with respect and technically

it's against heritage site rules to advertise anything on it. Some people especially disliked using

these famous sails to promote a gambling event. So, hundreds of thousands signed a petition to try

to stop it from happening.

GRAHAM QUINT, NATIONAL TRUST: People have a great deal of respect for the Opera House.

It's world heritage so people worldwide treasure it not just Australians and the idea we would use it

for a Parramatta Road billboard is quite wrong.

BILL SHORTEN, LABOR PARTY: The Opera House is not a billboard it's a thing of great beauty,

it’s part of our national treasure and deserves the respect that comes with it.

Despite the days of arguments, the projection went ahead. And at the same time about a

thousand-people showed up to protest and shine torches at the building making the ads harder to

see. In the end Racing NSW says it won't try to do it again next year. And the NSW Premier says

she is disappointed that the heated debate ended up dividing her state. But what do you think?

Should advertising ever be allowed on famous landmarks like the Opera House?

KID 1: Well yes, I think it should have advertisements on it, but maybe not for the jockey race.

KID 2: I don't think that we should put advertisements. I think it's more of a place for art and maybe

like festivals and stuff.

KID 3: Well I think that it depends what it is because like we wouldn't want McDonalds

advertisement on the Sydney Opera House but for certain things it’s OK.

KID 4: The Sydney Opera House is like a monument for Sydney and I don't think it should be used

like that.

Quiz

Quiz time.

Which landmark opened first?

The Sydney Harbour Bridge

or

The Sydney Opera House?

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The answer is the Harbour Bridge. It was opened in 1932, more than 40 years before the Opera

House.

China Citizen Surveillance

Reporter: Matt Holbrook

INTRO: Next up. How would you feel if your every move and decision was being tracked, recorded,

and ranked? Well it's a new system the government of China is testing out. Here's Matt to explain

how it works and why some people are worried about it.

Imagine if everywhere you went, someone was watching you, and judging your every move. Giving

you points for doing good things, and taking them away when you mess up. Or just eat too many

chips.

That is a very real situation here, in China, except for maybe the chips thing. There are around 200

million cameras throughout the country, and the government's looking at using technology like

facial recognition, body scanning and geo-tracking, matched with personal data, to keep tabs on

people all the time. In real life, and online.

It's called the Social Credit System, and all of those points add up or down to an overall score. And

that score has some very real impacts on what citizens here can and can't do. Chinese authorities

have used it to ban more than 7 million people who are considered "untrustworthy" from boarding

flights, and 3 million from riding on high speed trains. But Dandan sees it as a positive.

FAN DANDAN: I think people in every country want a safe and stable society. If, as our

government says, cameras are installed in every corner of public space I'll feel safer.

Spoiler alert, Dandan's got a great score. It's made up of a combination of her positive criminal,

academic and medical records, and stuff like whether she pays her bills on time. Having a good

score does come with some perks.

MATTHEW CARNEY, ABC REPORTER: 773 so what kind of access or privileges does that give

you?

FAN DANDAN: This is for like for rent cars and I don't have to pay deposit.

MATTHEW CARNEY: So, you don't have to pay a deposit?

FAN DANDAN: Yeah and this is also for a hotel. And also, no deposit for renting a house.

Have a bad one, and you could be stopped from doing normal, everyday things. Liu Hu says that's

happening to him. He's an investigative journalist who's outed corrupt Chinese offficials in the past.

He's been accused of not paying a fine, and ever since, this system has prevented from doing all

kinds of stuff.

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MATTHEW CARNEY: Let’s try and book a ticket for the next few days. And what, what is it saying?

LIU HU: It says it failed to make a booking. That my access to high speed rail is legally restricted.

There are a range of different security systems being trialled around China right now, but China's

planning to have the final one in place across the whole country by 2020.

So what do you think about it?

GIRL1: I think it's a good idea because you're being judged, so you will do more good things

regularly.

GIRL 2: I think it might be a good idea because it can monitor the behaviour of citizens to the

country but also there's that other side where it might not be fair because everyone has a right to

privacy.

BOY 1: It's good to have those laws on so people can feel more safe around their environment.

GIRL 3: I think it's creepy because nobody really wants a camera following them everywhere they

go.

BOY 2: I think it's a bit unfair because some people could not have a good score because they can't do anything about it. And if they do have a bad score and they're banned from travelling and if they want to go overseas to see their family from somewhere else and they can't go it would be unfair for them.

Nobel Prize

Reporter: Amelia Moseley

INTRO: Next up, to a bunch of very famous prizes that were announced during the holidays. They

weren't given to sport stars or actors. The Nobel Prizes were given to scientists, writers, doctors

and campaigners. Let's find out all about them.

Winning an award is pretty exciting. I mean it basically says you're better than anyone else. But

while an Oscar, a Grammy, a Tony, a Pulitzer or even an MTV Award is great and all, there's one

award that a lot of people agree is the greatest of them all, because it rewards people for helping

mankind.

The story of this award all starts with this guy, Alfred Nobel or, in this case, a very trustworthy

lookalike. Nobel was a Swedish scientist in the 1800s whose most famous invention was the

explosive, dynamite. While dynamite was handy for lots of things, like mining or clearing the way

for railway lines, it was also used a lot in war.

Legend has it, that one day a newspaper accidently reported Alfred was dead - even though he

wasn't. But the article about his life said he'd got rich from killing people. Alfred didn't like that, so

he decided that when he died for real his massive fortune would be used to set up an annual series

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of prizes for those who did the most to change the world for the better.

The categories - physics, chemistry, physiology (or medicine), literature and peace. The first Nobel

Prizes were awarded in 1901. Every winner gets a gold medal and a serious chunk of money,

which is now around 1.4 million Aussie dollars.

So, who's been awarded a Nobel Prize? Well, a lot of really famous people and organisations, like

physicist, Albert Einstein of E=MC squared fame. Sir Alexander Fleming who discovered bacteria-

killing penicillin, former South African President, Nelson Mandela, The Red Cross, activist Malala

Yousafzai the youngest winner ever and physicist and chemist Marie Curie who made history by

winning a prize twice for her work with radiation.

So these guys, the winners for 2018, are in pretty good company. Canadian Dr. Donna Strickland

is only the third woman ever to take home the physics prize. Her amazing work with lasers, yes

lasers, has been used for important things like eye surgery.

Activist Nadia Murad and surgeon Denis Mukwege, were awarded the peace prize for promoting

equal rights and helping women in developing countries. And a life-changing discovery made by

these two doctors, James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, scored them a nod too. They found a way

to use the power of the body's immune system to fight cancer.

While getting one of these has got to be a great feeling; these guys say it's really all about the work

and getting to help out humanity along the way.

FRANCES ARNOLD, 2018 NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATE: We want to develop the science and

technology that will help us survive on our planet, thrive on our planet and share it with all the other

creatures that we share it with.

Ask a Reporter

Do you have a question about the Nobel Prizes? Ask me live on Friday during ask a reporter. Head

to our website for the details.

Quiz

How many Australians have won a Nobel Prize?

2

8

Or 16

The answer – 16 Aussies.

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Sport

Australia's had a disappointing loss in the Constellation Cup going down 55 to 44 to New Zealand.

It's the first time the Diamonds have lost to the Silver Ferns in two years ending their 9-game

winning streak.

The Diamonds still lead the series 2 -1 ahead of the fourth and final test.

Usain Bolt's scored his first two goals for the Central Coast Mariners. The champion sprinter

impressed in a pre-season game against Macarthur South West United on Friday night.

And while he missed some opportunities in the first half, he wowed the crowd in the second.

USAIN BOLT: I'm here to prove to the world I can be a footballer and I can go push myself and see

how far I can go.

The Mariners went on to win 4 - 0 and with the A League season kicking off for real this week. Bolt

fans are hoping to see more of this sprinting superstar on the soccer pitch soon.

The NBL season has kicked off and the Perth Wildcats have gotten off to a flying start.

They're sitting at the top of the ladder after winning their first two games including smashing the

Illawarra Hawks 101 to 61 at home on Sunday.

And finally, Kurt Fearnley has become the first Paralympian to win the Don Award. It's named after

the famous cricketer Sir Donald Bradman and it's given to an Aussie athlete who inspires the

people of Australia.

Fearnley's a wheelchair racer and has won three gold medals at the Paralympics among many

other achievements

But he said he really wasn't expecting to win.

KURT FEARNLEY, PARALYMPIAN: Mate I'll proudly take it, I'll proudly be the recipient and I'll

proudly try and be worthy of it

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Reading to Cats

Reporter: Amelia Moseley

INTRO: Finally, today. A warning; the story you are about to see contains very cute kittens. Some

kids in South Australia spent their holidays doing something a bit different involving cats and

books. I went along to find out all about it.

These kids are taking part in a purrrfect school holiday activity.

OLGA, ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE: It's really important that we allow the cat to pat us.

They're here at the Animal Welfare League to learn about all things feline. But this is just the warm-

up for the main event. Reading to cats. No, really.

MARCO: That’s the story of my life. So what’s your sister’s name.

MARIAH: One of my favourite animals are cats, so my said we can come here and read to cats

and I said yes, yes, yes. But my brother won't read to cats for two hours and a half, so, just me

here.

While it might seem a tad strange, there are some seriously good reasons for it. All of the animals

here were abandoned or lost and now the AWL is trying to help them find nice, new owners. But

first, some people-skills.

MADDIE MCDONALD, ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE: A lot of them might never have experienced

people before and probably never experienced children. They become more sociable - they might

start coming out of the back of their pens, instead of hiding in a box scared.

But it's a two-way street.

MARCO: It also doesn't just help the cat, it also helps your reading level. Like because then if you

read to the cat and you mispronounce a word, it really doesn't care.

It sure doesn't.

MARIAH: There's only two kittens in here that are hiding and they're not coming out.

Who knew cats could be so stubborn?

MADDIE MCDONALD, ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE: The kids are so great with being patient and

kind and understanding the cat's boundaries.

JAYDEN: Patience is really important, like, especially with the kittens. Cause they're small and

they just don't know about this big world yet.

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These guys also learn a lot about the importance of caring for kitties by desexing and

microchipping them.

MADDIE MCDONALD, ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE: How many cats do you think we care for in a

year? It’s a round about 6,000. The kids get to learn about how desperately the AWL need foster

carers to care for things like this little kitten here. When they're not ready for adoption - they might

be too young beforehand - they need to get used to a family and home life then they come back

into the shelter ready for adoption.

Turns out quite a lot of kids wanna do this.

MADDIE MCDONALD, ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE: We've had nothing but great feedback and a

lot of interest. We have people often asking if we can do this program for adults.

Adults, you say?

These guys agree it's been time well spent.

MADISON: It was really fun to like hang out with the cats and play with them.

JAYDEN: I really like the feeling of when I come here.

Finally, I know what you're thinking - do the cats secretly understand what they're hearing?

GRACE: I don't think the cat could understand because it doesn't speak human.

Well, that clears that up, hey, Cotton Candy?

Closer

That was my favourite story ever. And that wraps us up for today. But you should definitely head to

our website or our YouTube channel for more fun stuff. Thanks for watching – And I'll see you

again next week.