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Questions for discussion

FIFA

1. What was the main point of the FIFA story?

2. What is FIFA?

3. Why were the FIFA officials arrested?

4. What does corruption mean?

5. What have some of the officials been accused of?

6. What has the boss of FIFA done?

7. Soccer’s biggest competition is the...

8. Which country won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup?

9. Why are there concerns about the treatment of workers building the World Cup stadiums?

10. What did you learn watching the BtN FIFA story?

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

Citizenship

1. Discuss the Citizenship story with another student and record the main points of the discussion.

2. There are a few ways that you can be a citizen of a country. Name one of them.

3. When a person applies to be a citizen, what might they have to do?

4. What is dual citizenship?

5. What special rights do you have as a citizen of Australia?

6. What responsibilities do Australian citizens have?

7. How does the Australian government want to change the citizenship laws?

8. Why are some people worried about changing the laws?

9. Should the government be able to take away a person’s Australian citizenship? Why or why not?

10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN Citizenship story?

Check out the BtN Citizenship resource on the Teachers page

Vote in the Behind the News online poll

Magna Carta

1. Which special anniversary is Magna Carta celebrating?

2. When did King John rule England?

3. Why was he considered a bad leader?

4. Describe who the barons were.

5. Why did King John tax them?

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6. What happened on the 15th of June at Runnymede?

7. What sorts of things did they make King John agree to?

8. The rules were written down in a document which would later be known as what?

9. Magna Carta is also known as The Great _______________.

10. What did Magna Carta represent?

11. Where are the principles of Magna Carta found?

Check out the BtN Magna Carta resource on the Teachers page

Aged Care Kid

1. What inspired Dhruv to create a safety system for the elderly?

2. What does Protego stand for?

3. How many adults over the age of 65 fall each year?

4. What does Protego do?

5. Briefly describe how it works?

6. How did Dhruv learn about designing the system?

7. Describe the success of Protego.

8. How does he hope the system will help the elderly?

9. What does Dhruv want to do with Protego in the future?

10. What did you like about this story?

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

Modern Shakespeare

1. William Shakespeare was a...

2. When was he born?

3. How many plays did he write?

4. List three words invented by Shakespeare.

5. Which Shakespeare play is the `The Lion King’ based on?

6. What sorts of things did he write about?

7. Which play has the Bell Shakespeare company reinvented for kids?

8. What do the kids in the story say about the language Shakespeare uses?

9. What was surprising about this story?

10. Do you think Shakespeare’s plays are still relevant today? Why or why not?

Do the Shakespeare quiz on the BtN website

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Teacher Resource

Citizenship

1. Discuss the Citizenship story with another student and record

the main points of the discussion.

2. There are a few ways that you can be a citizen of a country.

Name one of them.

3. When a person applies to be a citizen, what might they have

to do?

4. What is dual citizenship?

5. What special rights do you have as a citizen of Australia?

6. What responsibilities do Australian citizens have?

7. How does the Australian government want to change the

citizenship laws?

8. Why are some people worried about changing the laws?

9. Should the government be able to take away a person’s

Australian citizenship? Why or why not?

10. What do you understand more clearly since watching the BtN

Citizenship story?

Negotiate with students how many activities they complete from each

section.

After watching the BtN Citizenship story, respond to the

following questions:

- What did you SEE in this video?

- What do you THINK about what you saw in this video?

- What does this video make your WONDER?

- What did you LEARN from this story?

- How did this story make you FEEL?

- What was SURPRISING about this story?

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Students will explore who can be an Australian citizen, the formal rights and responsibilities, and shared values of Australian citizenship.

Civics and Citizenship Years 4, 5 & 6

Present civics and citizenship ideas and viewpoints for a particular purpose using civics and citizenship terms and concepts (ACHCS033) (ACHCS045)

Present evidence-based civics and citizenship

arguments using subject-specific

language (ACHCS059)

Civics and Citizenship – Year 6

Who can be an Australian citizen, the formal

rights and responsibilities, and shared values

of Australian citizenship (ACHCK038)

Identify over-generalised statements in relation

to civics and citizenship topics and issues

(ACHCS041)

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As a citizen of Australia what rights and responsibilities do you have? Fill in the table below.

Rights of an Australian citizen

Responsibilities of an Australian citizen

As a class, talk about your feelings of belonging to your school community. Think about the diversity

in backgrounds, experiences, interests and age of people in your school community. Broaden your

discussion and talk about your local community and Australia as a whole.

Explain to students that developing positive relationships can help build a sense of belonging and

inclusion. Provide a range of opportunities for students to share their personal stories to create an

atmosphere of cultural respect and acknowledgement of diversity.

Students will imagine they have recently become Australian citizens. They will write a letter to family

or friends from their chosen country of origin telling them about why they have become an Australian

citizen, and what it means to them. Alternatively, students could write a blog, or diary entry. Students

could exchange letters with other students in the class.

Create a questionnaire and then survey classmates to investigate the cultural diversity that is

represented in your classroom. Students can formulate their own questions or use the example

questions provided below. Students will collect and record the data from their survey, and then

present their findings in an interesting way. For example a bar graph or an infographic. Show on a

world map where the students in your class come from.

- What do you like about being part of your school community?

- What makes you feel safe in your school community?

- How do you help new students settle into your school?

- What are some of your school’s values?

- Describe some of your school’s traditions. Why are they

important?

- What are the advantages of belonging to a culturally diverse

community?

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Survey people from your school community to find out what values are important to them. What are

the three values that you think are the most important to Australia? Reflect on your own beliefs.

What do you think is the most important value for Australia and why. Compare your findings with the

class.

Many Australian citizens have shaped our nation into what it is today. Students will identify

Australian citizens whom they feel have contributed significantly to our national identity. Students

prepare a short oral or visual presentation for the class about what their chosen person has

contributed to Australia. Students may want to consider producing a painting of a famous Australian

who has made a positive contribution to Australian society and identity. Display the paintings in an

‘Australian Citizenship Gallery of Identities’.

Write a speech that you would like to deliver to guests at a citizenship celebration event. Students

will present their speeches to the class.

Design an ‘Our place story map’. The story map provides opportunities for teachers and students to

investigate the stories of people around Australia. Invite your students to explore the experiences

and create an Our Place story of a family member or someone in their community that has migrated

to Australia and taken up Australian citizenship.

My Place – Story Map

Department of Immigration – Stories

Students will attempt one or more of the Australian citizenship practise tests. Australian Citizenship:

Our Common Bond has all the information students need to help them pass the citizenship test.

Create your own Australian citizenship test and then test your classmates.

Things to think about...

- Who is your audience?

- How will you acknowledge them to begin your speech?

- What are the key ideas relating to Australian citizenship

that you would like to discuss?

Personal stories can help demonstrate a point you want to

make.

Survey questions

- Were you born in Australia or overseas?

- Where were your family members born?

- Do language/s do you speak at home?

- Do you have any family traditions? Describe.

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Australian Government – Australian Citizenship

http://www.citizenship.gov.au/

Coalition backbenchers increase pressure on Cabinet over anti-terrorism citizenship changes

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-01/citizenship-laws-backbenchers-increase-pressure-on-

cabinet/6511178

ABC News – Explainer: Who is at risk of losing their Australian citizenship under the Government’s new

legislation?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-27/citizenship-stripped-under-new-laws-explainer/6500280

BBC News – Australian militants risk losing citizenship

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-32879773

Civics and Citizenship – Education

http://www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au/cce/

Australian Government – Australian Voices

http://www.citizenship.gov.au/learn/schools/_flash/australian_voices/

Encourage your students to be active and informed citizens by watching our 10 minute news program each day. Go to the BtN homepage and

click on the 3News link.

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for an update on upcoming BtN stories and other useful and relevant teacher information. Visit the BtN website and go to the Teachers page to join up.

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Teacher Resource

Magna Carta

1. Which special anniversary is Magna Carta celebrating?

2. When did King John rule England?

3. Why was he considered a bad leader?

4. Describe who the barons were.

5. Why did King John tax them?

6. What happened on the 15th of June at Runnymede?

7. What sorts of things did they make King John agree to?

8. The rules were written down in a document which would later

be known as what?

9. Magna Carta is also known as The Great _______________.

10. What did Magna Carta represent?

11. Where are the principles of Magna Carta found?

Discuss the BtN Magna Carta story as a class. What questions were

raised in the discussion (what are the gaps in their knowledge)? The

following KWLH organiser provides students with a framework to

explore their knowledge on this topic and consider what they would

like to know and learn.

What do I know?

What do I want to know?

What have I learnt?

How will I find out?

Magna Carta

Watch this British Library animation about Magna Carta, and respond

to the following questions.

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Students will recognise the importance of the Magna Carta in influencing Australia’s parliamentary government. Students will identify key elements of Australia’s system of law and their origins.

Civics and Citizenship – Year 6

The key institutions of Australia’s democratic system of government based on the Westminster system, including the monarchy, parliaments, and courts (ACHCK035)

History – Year 6

Key figures and events that led to Australia’s Federation, including British and American influences on Australia’s system of law and government (ACHHK113)

History – Years 4,5 & 6

Sequence historical people and events (ACHHS081) (ACHHS098) (ACHHS117)

Use historical terms and concepts (ACHHS082) (ACHHS099) (ACHHS118)

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Magna Carta is one of the most famous documents in the world. What does this mean?

Why was Magna Carta originally created?

Magna Carta has become a powerful symbol of our rights and freedoms. Imagine what life would be

like if Magna Carta didn’t exist.

Students will research, design and illustrate their own comic strip explaining what Magna Carta is and how it

has influenced Australian law. Write an informative description to match each illustration. Watch this

animation for ideas. Alternatively, provide students with a range of screen grabs (see below) from the

animation, and ask students to write a caption for each image.

Magna Carta – The right to a fair trial

Magna Carta makes reference to the rights of individuals. One of the most celebrated sections is credited

with establishing the principle of a right to a fair trial. It states:

This declaration of individual rights has been seen as an important step towards the development of

democracy, and has influenced documents such as the Australian Constitution. It gave all free men the right

to justice and a fair trial.

Read this part of Magna Carta as a class and then find answers to the following questions.

What do we mean by democracy?

No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed

or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him,

or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land.

To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.

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Where does the word democracy come from? Find a definition as a class.

(Democracy comes from the Greek words demos meaning ‘the people’ and kratos meaning ‘power’.

Effectively, the word ‘democracy’ means ‘people power’ – the right of people to make decisions on

how they are governed.)

Everyone has the right to a fair trial. What does this mean?

How would our lives be different without democracy?

Class mock trial

Convert the classroom into a courtroom, and conduct a mock trial using this script: Mock Trial - a script and

how to guide for the case: Goldilocks v. The Three Bears.

Before starting this activity teach students about the purpose of trials and the procedure involved.

Learn about the roles of the people in a courtroom including the judge, prosecution lawyer, defence

lawyer, defendant, witness and jury. Introduce students to appropriate legal vocabulary.

Consider visiting your local law court to learn more about the courts functions and processes.

o Courts Administration Authority of SA (virtual tour available)

o Magistrates Court of Victoria (virtual tour available)

o The Law Society of NSW

o Legal Aid Queensland

As a class read the Goldilocks and the Three Bears fairytale. Tell students that Goldilocks is on trial

for her crimes and respond to the following questions:

o What happened in the story?

o What crime/s did Goldilocks commit?

o What evidence do you have?

o Do you think Goldilocks should be punished for her crimes?

o What would be a fair punishment?

o What defence does Goldilocks have for her crimes?

o What questions would you ask Goldilocks in a trial?

o What questions would you ask the Three Bears?

Set up a mock trial with a judge and

jury, to determine the guilt or

innocence of Goldilocks. Students

should be selected to play the main

roles, and then groups formed to assist

each witness and lawyer prepare for

the trial. Use this play script for your

class mock trial, with each role reading

their part aloud. Consider rotating

students in the various roles to ensure each student is involved in the process. This script may be

read over the course of a week. Alternatively, choose an excerpt from the script to give your students

an experience of the process.

Students will develop and write their own persuasive argument either for or against Goldilocks and

suggest appropriate punishment (if any). Alternatively, students can prepare a newspaper or TV

report of the proceedings.

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Historical perspective

In this activity students will understand that key civic terms used in Australia (e.g. democracy, citizen,

government and parliament) have been inherited from other times and places.

Australia set up is first parliament in 1901. Compared to some parliaments around the world, Australia’s is

quite young, but it is based on practices and ideals from parliaments in centuries past. Research the origins

of parliament and present your findings in a timeline which highlights significant events. Include 1 or 2

interesting facts for each event on your timeline. Find similarities and differences between ancient parliament

and Australia’s parliament now.

Reflect on ways in which people in ancient societies were governed and compare to Australia today

Parliamentary Education Office – A Short History of Parliament

http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/closer-look/short-history.html

Parliamentary Education Office – Magna Carta

http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/magna-carta.html

Parliamentary Education Office – A Written Agreement: Magna Carta

http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/closer-look/short-history/a-written-agreement-the-magna-carta.html

British Library – Magna Carta http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/videos/what-is-magna-carta CBBC Newsround – Guide: What is Magna Carta?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/31093809

Behind the News – Child Rights http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4126803.htm

2500 BC There is evidence that citizens’ assemblies were held in ancient Mesopotamia as far back as 2500 BC.

509 BC The Roman Republic was founded. The senate comprised of 300 members who were chosen from wealthy and noble families.

500 BC The Ancient Greeks establish an assembly. They met 40 times a year and it was attended by male citizens over the age of 18.

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BtN: Episode 16 Transcript 9/06/15

Coming up:

We look at what it means to be an Australian citizen.

We celebrate the 800th birthday of a very important document called the Magna Carta.

And to be or not to be, studying Shakespeare at school. That is the question we'll take a look at on Behind the News starting now.

Hi, I'm Nathan. You'll see all that a bit later but first.

FIFA

Reporter: Nic Maher

INTRO: We're kicking off today's show with soccer but it's not good news about a big win.

It's about a big corruption case instead. Some officials who worked for the sport's

governing body, FIFA have been arrested and charged with it. And now the head of FIFA

has said he'll step down too. So what's going on? Here's Nic.

NIC MAHER, REPORTING: Whether it's amazing skills, cheeky tricks or match winning

goals.

COMMENTATOR: Australia go in front James Troisi!

Soccer's loved by billions of people right around the world! But recently, a lot of the talk

hasn't been about soccer superstars like Ronaldo and Messi, it's been about FIFA.

REPORTER: When you think of FIFA, this might be the first thing that comes to mind.

FIFA's also the name of the organisation that's in charge of world soccer. Right now, some

of the biggest bosses in FIFA are caught up in a massive scandal. A few weeks ago, 9

current and former FIFA officials were arrested for corruption which means being

dishonest in a position of power. Some have been accused of taking millions of dollars

from countries in return for favours, like the right to host big tournaments.

RICHARD WEBER: This is the World Cup of fraud and today we're issuing FIFA a red

card.

Although he wasn't arrested, FIFA boss Sepp Blatter says he'll step down. Sepp says he

didn't have anything to do with the dodgy stuff going on, but there are reports he's being

investigated by Swiss authorities and the FBI. There's also a massive investigation going

on into the World Cup. It's the biggest sporting tournament in the world, even bigger than

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the Olympics. For the country that hosts it, it can mean heaps of money and lots of

tourists.

A few years ago Australia spent $46 million dollars on a bid to host the 2022 World Cup,

but in the end it went to Qatar. Qatar is here in the Middle East. Only about 2 million

people live there. It's also really, really hot. In June when you'd normally play the World

Cup it can get up to 50 degrees! FIFA actually had to change the date of the World Cup for

the first time in the competition's history so it could be at a cooler time of year. Plus,

Qatar's not exactly a big soccer nation.

But even more importantly, there are worries about how Qatar's been treating workers who

have come to help build stadiums. Human rights groups say Qatar doesn’t have strong

enough laws to protect workers and since the construction started 1200 people have died.

That's way more than any other recent sporting tournament! So, with all those problems,

you might wonder why Qatar was chosen to host such a big event.

Well, investigators are wondering the same thing. They're looking at whether FIFA's

process for deciding who hosts the World Cup was fair or whether officials might have

taken bribes. If investigators find Russia or Qatar did the wrong thing, some say there's a

chance they could lose the right to host the World Cup.

As for FIFA, there'll be a few months still before it elects another leader. Many are hoping

it’s a chance for the organisation to clean up its act and work towards a better future for

the beautiful game.

The Wire

Right, let’s have a look at what else is making news now. Here’s the Wire.

More than 700 Australians have been recognised for their outstanding achievements with

Queen's Birthday honours. Eight people received the top honour, the Companion of the

Order of Australia including Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson, and actor Simon

Burke. Businessman Dick Smith got one too which he said was amazing for a kid who did

badly at school.

DICK SMITH: I was hopeless at school. I just looked up my school report and when I was

in fifth class, I was 45 out of 47 students in the class and they deemed me as

unsatisfactory and I was able to do okay because of this fantastic country.

An unusual fish species is creeping closer to Australia and it's got some Aussie

researchers worried. The invasive climbing perch can walk on dry, land live out of water for

six days and can even choke birds and other animals with its gills. They're native to Papua

New Guinea but recently one has been found near the northern tip of Torres Strait. The

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climbing perch is a big threat to native Australian wildlife but with its impressive walk

stopping it could be quite a challenge.

The BBC got in a bit of trouble this week after it accidentally announced that Queen

Elizabeth had died! She hadn't but the media organisation mistakenly tweeted the news,

while they were rehearsing what they would do if the Queen actually did die. The BBC's

since apologised and removed the tweets.

And sophisticated robots from around the world have taken part in a competition aimed at

helping people during natural disasters. The competition set tasks for the robots to

complete like climbing stairs, turning levers, moving through rubble and even driving.

Some completed the tasks well others had trouble just standing up. The winning team from

South Korea took home 2 million dollars in prize money.

Citizenship

Reporter: Carl Smith

INTRO: Okay, recently there's been a lot of discussion amongst Australia's politicians

about citizenship. The Government wants to change the law so it can take away an

Australian's citizenship if they commit acts of terrorism. It's a controversial idea but what is

citizenship, anyway? Carl had a look.

CARL SMITH, REPORTING: What makes an Aussie, well, an Aussie? Is it loving

vegemite? Playing footy or cricket? Or is it wrestling crocodiles? Nope none of those make

you an Australian. But this single bit of paper can. It's called a Certificate of Australian

Citizenship. But how can this be more Australian than vegemite?

Well it means you are an official member of our nation - an Australian citizen. There are a

few ways to be a citizen of a country. You might have been born there, or have parents

that were born there. You might marry a current citizen, and sometimes you can move

from overseas and be made a citizen, although that's a bit harder. It can mean taking a

test or an interview and then taking part in a ceremony like this. Australians are allowed to

be citizens of other countries as well - that's called dual citizenship. Although some

countries don't let people do that.

So why is it important to be a citizen? Well, citizens of a country have special rights. Here

it means you can: hold an Australian passport and use it to travel around the world, you

can work for the government and the defence force, vote in elections and become a

politician. It also means you can't be deported, or forced to leave the country.

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But being a citizen also comes with responsibilities, like obeying the law, paying taxes,

serving on a jury if you're asked, and in some situations defending the country. So that's

the story of citizenship.

But lately the story's been getting a bit more complicated. Up at parliament house there

have been some big discussions about changing Australia's citizenship laws. The

Government wants to be able take away someone's Australian citizenship if they commit

an act of terrorism. They say it's to make sure the country is safe from terrorist attacks. But

it's got some people worried. The Government says the changes will only apply to people

who have dual citizenship. So if they're no longer Australians they'll still have somewhere

else to go.

But what happens if other countries do the same thing as Australia? Some are worried it

could mean people get left without any citizenship which means they lose the right to call

any country home. Some groups say citizenship is too important to take away. But others

say it's a right that comes with big responsibilities and some crimes are so serious that

taking away citizenship could be an appropriate punishment.

It's something that both sides of politics will be talking about a lot more before making a

decision on how to protect all Australians.

Online Poll

Okay let's find out how you feel about that plan with a poll. Should the Government be able

to take away someone's Australian citizenship? Head to our website to place your vote.

Now last week we asked you if Aussie supermarkets should have to donate their unsold

food to charities. And after more than 4000 votes the yes camp took it out easily.

Thanks for having your say!

Magna Carta

Reporter: Sarah Larsen

INTRO: Next Monday is the 800th birthday of a document called the Magna Carta. Some

people say it's one of the most important legal documents ever written. And while it's pretty

old now you can still find traces of it in modern laws around the world. Here's Sarah to

explain how it all came to be.

SARAH LARSEN, REPORTING: Throughout the history there have been great leaders.

Men and women remembered and admired for their strength, courage and wisdom. And

then here was this guy. King John ruled England between 1199 and 1216. But he wasn't

known as a good king.

JOHN: What?

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In fact King John the Bad is what people still call him.

JOHN: They don’t call me that, they don't call me that.

ASSISTANT: No sire.

For the most part John's remembered as being well, not very nice. He was known as cruel

and spiteful and jealous and vain but that was okay because he was never really

supposed to have any power. John was the youngest son of a big royal family but his older

brothers kept dying. One of them, Richard, managed to rule for a good ten years. They

called him King Richard Lionheart and he was loved and respected by his people. But then

he died and as the only brother left, John took the throne. Early in his reign John

managed to lose a lot of his empire in northern France and he spent the next decade

fighting expensive wars to try to win it back. To pay for that he taxed his Barons, the rich

people who were in charge of his lands.

JOHN: Is this all there is?

ASSISTANT: Yes sire.

JOHN: This isn’t going to be enough, is it?

ASSISTANT: No sire.

JOHN: Well, we’re going to have to raise the taxes again.

ASSISTANT: Are you sure that's a good idea?

JOHN: Yeah, why?

ASSISTANT: Well, you've already raised them eleven times. The Barons are revolting.

JOHN: I know they're revolting! That Robert Fitzwalter, he smells like horse dung!

ASSISTANT: No, they're ready to revolt.

ASSISTANT: They're unhappy with you sire!

JOHN: Why would they be unhappy?

ASSISTANT: Well, you are taking their money and their property.

JOHN: Ahh, Sir William. Have you come to give me money for my war?

SIR WILLIAM: Ahh, no sire, no.

JOHN: Well that's alright then. I'll just take your castle and your land.

SIR WIILLIAM: What! You can't do that!

JOHN: I can do what I like, I'm the king.

JOHN: Guards, arrest him!

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JOHN: I love being king!

By 1215 the Barons had had enough.

BARON: I've had enough of this.

BARON: This is getting ridiculous.

BARON: He stole my castle.

BISHOP: And he stole my abbey but then he sold it back to me!

BISHOP: We need to do something!

BISHOP: We'll form and army, take over London and force him to listen us.

And that's what they did. In June they met at a place called Runnymede to negotiate. The

Barons made the king agree to a bunch of promises, like not raising taxes without the

consent of the barons, respecting the rights of the church and not punishing people,

imprisoning them or taking their property away without a trial by jury.

The rules were written down in a document which later became known as Magna Carta. Of

course, King John being King John broke most of those promises and a civil war broke

out. But later kings would re-issue Magna Carta and it eventually became British law. To

many it represented something really important: That kings weren't all powerful and that

their subjects had rights that had to be respected. Magna Carta helped to inspire Thomas

Jefferson when he wrote the American Declaration of independence. And after World War

Two some of its principles made their way into the UN's Universal Declaration of Human

rights.

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: This universal declaration of human rights may well become the

international Magna Carta of all men everywhere.

You can still find its influence in Australian law and there's a copy from 1297 kept in

Parliament house. 800 years on Magna Carta is still seen as a document that's worth

celebrating. It made people think differently about power and rights. And even earned a

not so great king an important place in history.

Quiz

Okay time for a quiz! What does Magna Carta mean in Latin?

Is it the Great Wagon?

The Great Charter

The Great Democracy

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The answer is, the Great Charter

Aged Care App

Reporter: Carl Smith

INTRO: Our next story is from a 14 year old kid who is using his love of science and

engineering to help keep older people safe. His grandad was hurt in a fall so he invented

an amazing system that would've saved the day. And he's won heaps of awards for it

since. Here's Dhruv to tell you all about it.

DHRUV: My name's Dhruv, I'm 14 years old. I'm just a normal kid and I do like doing lots

of the normal things other kids do. But something happened in my life that got me

interested in something not many other kids would think about.

In 2008, my great grandfather had a fall at home. He suffered internal bleeding and a hip

fracture. It was only four hours before the neighbour sensed that something was amiss.

After the fall, he was no longer able to live independently and he passed away a short time

later. And this is what inspired me to create Protego.

Did you know that one in every three adults over the age of 65 have a fall each year?

Protego's a solution to monitor the movements of elderly people in their own homes. It

consists of a radio frequency identification tag.

Now let's say my grandfather had this RFID tag on him. This RFID tag here is a prototype

and he's currently located in the bedroom as shown here. So now he goes to the lounge

room, where he has a fall. Then the application will send you a notification and if he has

not moved for over ten minutes then that green dot will turn red. And here you'll be able to

call the person, neighbours, or the ambulance.

I learned about this stuff by researching on the internet, I also discussed with my school

science teacher. Anyone else can learn about that too by utilising the resources around

you, researching on the internet or the local library.

Since I’ve made Protego lots of amazing things have happened. I won the BHP Billiton

Science and Engineering Awards, and I've now been selected to attend the Intel ISEF

Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I hope this system will be able

to help people like my great grandfather and my grandfather to live independently at home.

But I also hope that it will be a safety net to help those people if something goes wrong.

The Score

Okay it’s time for sport now, here’s the Score.

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The Women's World Cup has kicked off in Canada and it'll be an exciting tournament for

Aussie fans. The Matildas are hoping to become the first Australian team to win one. But

they've got a big challenge ahead of them. They’ll need to make it out of their group which

features strong teams in the USA, Sweden and Nigeria.

MELISSA HUDSON, MATILDAS GOALKEEPER: `We're going out to win games we're not

there to make up numbers we're not going there to draw or to tie or just scrape through.’

Spanish champions Barcelona have been crowned the top team in Europe after winning

the UEFA Champions League. It's a prestigious competition that pits the best clubs in

Europe against each other. Barcelona beat Italian side Juventus 3 goals to 1 in the final to

take home their 4th cup in the last ten years.

Things are heating up in the NBA finals series. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State

Warriors are now tied at 1 win each after the Cavs 95-93 overtime win in game 2. Aussie

Matthew Dellavadova starred playing some awesome defence on Stephen Curry. And he

also chipped in with some important points in the last few seconds of the game.

LEBRON JAMES, CLEVELAND CAVALIERS: He came out, he defended, he rebounded,

he made timely shots, he was huge for us, we knew we could count on him we've in this

position before and he gave us everything he could and more tonight.

And the AFL could be about to say goodbye to one of its best players. Chris Judd suffered

a season ending ACL injury in Carlton's game against Adelaide over the weekend. Juddy

was given a standing ovation as he came off the pitch. But the Brownlow winner says he'll

wait to hear back from his doctor before he decides whether he wants he wants to hang up

the boots.

Quiz 2

Now our last story today is all about one of the most popular writers ever William

Shakespeare. But first let's find out how much you know about him with a quiz.

Which play written by Shakespeare is about a Scottish King?

Is it Romeo and Juliet?

Macbeth

Hamlet

The answer is Macbeth!

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Modern Shakespeare

Reporter: Eloise Fuss

INTRO: Now Macbeth's not usually the sort of thing you study until you get well into high

school. But some primary school kids are getting an early taste thanks to the Bell

Shakespeare Company. They've put a modern twist on the very old play to try to inspire

more young people to love Shakespeare. Here's Eloise.

ELOISE FUSS, REPORTING: These kids are watching a play filled with murder, mystery,

and mayhem. And believe it or not, the story is more than 400 years old. It's by

Shakespeare. You might have heard of him.

While Shakespearean language might not be quite what you're used to, his works are still

really popular. You might even have seen some without knowing it- did you know The Lion

King was based on one of Shakespeare's plays, it’s called Hamlet?

So, who is this Shakespeare guy? Well, he was born in England in 1564. His father was a

glove maker and at 18 he married Anne Hathaway- no not the actress. He went on to be a

really successful playwright. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. And he actually invented more

than 1700 words that we still use today.

KIDS: Bedroom, gossip, excitement, puking, luggage, eyeball, champion, torture, gloomy,

bump.

He made up heaps of famous phrases too.

KIDS: A wild goose chase, all of a sudden, catch a cold, you’ve got to be cruel to be kind.

Many people say he's one of the most important writers of the English language. And

these guys reckon his plays are still something lots of kids can enjoy.

BELL SHAKESPEARE, ACTOR: Shakespeare is really relevant to any time, because

humans don't change, we still get jealous, and have love and greed and betrayal, and all

those things.

ACTOR: Shakespeare helps us understand what it is to be human.

The Bell Shakespeare company is putting a modern twist on one of his plays, Macbeth.

ACTOR: One day I’m going to be king. King!

They think if kids can start to love Shakespeare now, when they're older they can enjoy

learning more about his famous stories, without being put off by the funny words.

ACTOR: Even though the language can be a bit old, it's just like rap or singing, we don't

speak like that normally but it's great to listen to.

And these old plays are getting lots of new fans.

KID 1: They had a sense of humour that made me laugh a lot.

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KID 2: It was good to see how an original script can be changed into something that still

has the same storyline, but it's a different view of the story.

KID 3: It was really funny and I really enjoyed it.

Closer

And that's it from us for today. But if you're after more you can find it on our website along

with plenty of activities and classroom resources to sink your teeth into too. Thanks for

joining us today. We'll see you next time!